Background
Kelley, Chauncey Vernon was born on September 23, 1913 in Pittsburgh. Son of Chauncey Vernon and Anna Elizabeth (Henderson) Kelley.
Kelley, Chauncey Vernon was born on September 23, 1913 in Pittsburgh. Son of Chauncey Vernon and Anna Elizabeth (Henderson) Kelley.
Bachelor, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1935. Student, Julliard School Music, 1937.
Oboist, Pittsburgh Symphony, 1935-1938; oboist, New York City Symphony, 1946; oboist, NBC Symphony, New York City, 1947-1952; conductor, ABC Symphony, New York City, 1947-1953; founding conductor, Savannah (Georgia) Symphony Orchestra, 1953-1969; head orchestra department, assistant head music department, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1969-1974; conductor, McKeesport (Pennsylvania) Symphony, 1974-1979; evaluator orchestra and opera theater, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, since 1984.
President Shenandoah Arts Council, Inc., Winchester, Virginia, 1987-1989. With United States Army, 1941-1945. Member American Symphony Orchestra League (board directors 1957-1960), Condr's.
Guild, American Federation Musicians. Lodges: Rotary (president Strasburg, Virginia chapter 1984).
Married Fay Evans, 1947.