Chelsey Green (MM ’09, Viola Performance) has been elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Recording Academy. Green will be the first Black woman and the youngest person to hold this position in the organization’s 68 years. A native of Houston, Texas, Green is an acclaimed violinist, violist, vocalist, and educator whose genre-blending style spans R&B, jazz, classical, and soul. She earned her Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Austin, her Master of Music from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, and her Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Maryland College Park. Her experience and dynamic sound has led to performances with artists like Stevie Wonder, Lizzo, Samara Joy, Kirk Franklin, and the Wu-Tang Clan. Since joining the academy’s board of trustees in 2021, she has helped lead initiatives such as the Black Music Collective, earning recognition as both a creative force and a committed advocate for the music community.
