Pianist & Violinist Marini Kelley

When I’m playing the violin, you can expect classical violin music accompanied by prerecorded piano accompaniment or backing tracks, which are perfect for weddings and concerts. You can also expect solo violin covers of popular worship songs, as well as some clean secular songs played to a backing track or with my own prerecorded piano accompaniment, which is great for church services, weddings, and parties. I can do the same thing with Christmas songs for Christmas parties. I play all my backing tracks and prerecorded piano accompaniments through a Bluetooth speaker.

When I’m playing piano, you can expect to hear me play my own piano arrangements of popular worship songs such as Build My Life, Goodness of God, and 10,000 Reasons (Bless the LORD), custom arrangements of love songs such as This Will Be (An Everlasting Love), Simply Beautiful by Maxwell, and Why I Love You by Major, and classical music by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Florence Price, and other classical composers. All of which are perfect for weddings and my worship piano arrangements are perfect for church services.
For a church setting, I can accompany a singer on the piano if they are leading a worship song. For Christmas events, I can play solo Christmas piano music or accompany singers on the piano if they want to sing a Christmas song.

Hello, my name is Marini Kelley, and I am a pianist and violinist in Marietta, GA. When I turned 10 years old, my parents bought a piano and hired a music teacher to come to our house and give me piano lessons once a week. When I was 13, I started taking violin lessons from that same teacher. From the age of 10 to my current age of 22, I’ve been honing my craft in classical music, pop music, gospel and modern worship music, R&B, and yes, video game and movie music on both piano and violin ever since. I love creating and performing music that I enjoy and is meaningful to me. I also love teaching other kids piano, being a youth leader at my local church, running, playing tennis, swimming, watching movies, and playing video games and board games with my family.

I have experience performing at several classical piano recitals in malls, churches, and other venues. I even played in a live Zoom piano recital from my house on two occasions during the Covid-19 pandemic: one for Christmas where I played All I Want For Christmas is You and one where I played several of Johann Sebastian Bach’s 2-part inventions.

At a piano competition in 2019, I played all 3 movements of Bartok’s piano sonatina and Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata 3rd movement. In 2021, I received a distinction for my piano performance on a Grade 7 ABRSM exam, where I played Bach's Sinfonias No.1 and 15, Bartok’s piano sonatina 1st movement, & Schumann Kinderscenen Op.15 No.12. Because of that distinction, I was invited to a solo piano recital where I played Florence Price’s Sonata in E minor 3rd movement.

Starting in 2022, I started playing keyboard for Liberty Church’s worship services on Wednesdays and on some Sundays. I’ve also played keyboard for most of their night worship services at their annual summer camps. Their worship services can last anywhere from 30 minutes to 5 hours, so I’m used to playing keys for a long time with a few breaks in between. I still do this today, and absolutely love it! From there, I’ve been hired to play piano or keyboard for worship services at other churches in Georgia, such as Calvary Chapel at Woodstock, Blue Springs Church at Kennesaw, Saehan Korean Presbyterian Church in Alpharetta, and Resurrection Anglican Church in Woodstock. I have a blast worshipping God through piano every single time.

I have also been classically trained on the violin for almost a decade. I have played solo violin arrangements of worship songs at church and for weddings, and one time I did it at a mall. I accompanied a worship team on the violin on Christmas Eve of 2025 at Resurrection Anglican Church and had a lot of fun. I have also performed classical violin at recitals at various venues and even played violin for a graduation party.

I still continue to perform at churches and weddings to this day, which is what I primarily do. I also have taken up playing piano and violin for funerals and Christmas parties. I am also open to playing piano and/or violin at birthday parties, baby showers, and so much more. Just ask for a free quote from me, and I'll be happy to help you.

If I’m hired as a pianist, there must be a piano already at the facility where I’ll be performing. There also must be enough light so I can see the piano I’m playing. If I’m playing piano, the piano provided must also be in good shape for me to use.

For my violin playing, I need a good microphone. If microphones aren't provided, I can bring my own. I also need a speaker to play my backing tracks through. If you can't provide a speaker, I can bring my own.