Background
Toney, Kelly Lynne Smith was born on September 23, 1959 in Tulsa. Daughter of Frederick Lloyd and Harriet Elizabeth (Powell) Smith.
Toney, Kelly Lynne Smith was born on September 23, 1959 in Tulsa. Daughter of Frederick Lloyd and Harriet Elizabeth (Powell) Smith.
Bachelor of Medicine, Juilliard School, 1982. Master of Music, Juilliard School, 1983.
Soloist, Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1983;
1st violinist, assistant concertmaster, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, 1983-1985;
concertmaster, assistant concertmaster, Singapore Symphony Chamber Orchestra & Recording Group, 1983-1985;
concertmaster, soloist, Louisiana Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra, Baton Rouge, since 1985;
first violinist, Campanile String Quartet, Baton Rouge, since 1986;
guest soloist, Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986;
guest soloist, Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble, New York City, 1987;
guest soloist, Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble, Baton Rouge, 1990;
guest soloist, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1990, 92;
recitalist, Music Club of Baton Rouge, since 1987;
rotating 1st violinist, Valcour String Quartet, Baton Rouge, 1986-1988;
first violinist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, since 1986. Judge scholarship auditions Music Club of Baton Rouge, since 1988. Judge string division Solo and Ensemble Festival, Baton Rouge, 1988.
Judge violin All-Parish Orchestra Audition, Baton Rouge, 1986-1987, Student Division AwardLa. Federation Music Clubs, Baton Rouge, 1986. State chair Crusade for Strings and Chamber Music, Louisiana Federation Music Clubs, 1990-1993.
Guest soloist Louisiana United Methodist Annual Conference, Shreveport, 1992. Founding member Zenaida Chamber Group, Baton Rouge.
Member Downtown Development District, Baton Rouge, since 1988, Smithsonian Associations, since 1981, Cherokee Indian Tribe, Capital Area Network, Baton Rouge, 1992-1993. Member Music Teachers National Association, Louisiana Music Teachers Association (state chairman string rally, 1992-1994), Music Club Baton Rouge, Music Club Auxiliary Baton Rouge, Juilliard School Alumni Club, Philharmonic Club Baton Rouge.
Married Gregory Ashby Toney, January 3, 1987. 1 child, Claire.