Branden Kelly is the instrumental music director at Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside, PEI and holds a Masters Degree in Percussion Performance at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Music Education at UPEI. He is a proud dad of 2 young children and enjoys any opportunity he can to perform on the side of his teaching and parenting duties.

Some of his past performing credits include performing as a featured soloist with the UPEI Wind Symphony (2010, 2014, 2017) and the PEI Symphony (2016). He represented PEI in the National Youth Band of Canada and at the National Music Festival in 2013 placing third in Percussion.

Most recently, Branden performed Ivan Trevino’s marimba duet “Catching Shadows” with UPEI’s Krista Bryson in PEISO’s Tuning Into Nature and will be accompanying Sirens in their performance of “Birdsong” next weekend in Charlottetown and Summerside.