Our story begins at the beautiful Grand Hotel on Michigan's Mackinac Island. We met while performing at the Grand Hotel in the summer of 2001. Kelly was performing as part of the classical duo in the parlor, and Darryl was performing with the Terrace Room and Dining Room Bands.
As we built a life together, we both continued to perform in our respective genres, classical and jazz music. We began to explore the possibilities of performing together - blending our different musical backgrounds into a sound that was unique to us. We formed the Kelly & Darryl Violin and Piano Duo.
We perform concerts around Michigan, sharing classical pieces as well as popular standards that Darryl has arranged for violin and piano. We love to highlight works by composers who may be new to our audiences - works by women composers, African-American composers, and composers from the present day.
As we built a life together, we both continued to perform in our respective genres, classical and jazz music. We began to explore the possibilities of performing together - blending our different musical backgrounds into a sound that was unique to us. We formed the Kelly & Darryl Violin and Piano Duo.
We perform concerts around Michigan, sharing classical pieces as well as popular standards that Darryl has arranged for violin and piano. We love to highlight works by composers who may be new to our audiences - works by women composers, African-American composers, and composers from the present day.
Kelly Roenicke, Violin
M.M., Violin Performance, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, B.M., Violin Performance, Western Michigan University.
Kelly is an active performer and teacher in the Metro Detroit area. She has appeared as part of the Classical Duo at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. She has also performed with artists such as Richard Marx, Anne Murray, Mannheim Steamroller, Il Divo, Celtic Thunder, and Amy Grant, as well as playing with orchestras all over Michigan.
As a member of the Terra Voce Ensemble, she performs regularly on chamber music programs throughout the Metro Detroit area. Kelly is also a visual artist. Her mural, Melody and Harmony, was featured in the City of Rochester Magical Mural Tour in the summer of 2022.
Kelly is an active performer and teacher in the Metro Detroit area. She has appeared as part of the Classical Duo at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. She has also performed with artists such as Richard Marx, Anne Murray, Mannheim Steamroller, Il Divo, Celtic Thunder, and Amy Grant, as well as playing with orchestras all over Michigan.
As a member of the Terra Voce Ensemble, she performs regularly on chamber music programs throughout the Metro Detroit area. Kelly is also a visual artist. Her mural, Melody and Harmony, was featured in the City of Rochester Magical Mural Tour in the summer of 2022.
Darryl Roenicke, Piano
M.M., Jazz Studies, Indiana University, B.M., Jazz Studies, Western Michigan University.
Darryl has three years of experience performing all styles of music on cruise lines around the world. He is an active performer and can be heard at a variety of venues in the Metro Detroit Area, including the Franklin Hills Country Club, Andiamo's, and Cliff Bell's. He has appeared as part of the Terrace Room and Dining Room Bands at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. He has been the keyboardist for productions of Meshuggah Nuns, Beauty and the Beast, White Christmas and Little House on the Prairie.
Darryl also accompanies student ensemble events as well as school choirs. He also plays the electric bass.
Darryl has three years of experience performing all styles of music on cruise lines around the world. He is an active performer and can be heard at a variety of venues in the Metro Detroit Area, including the Franklin Hills Country Club, Andiamo's, and Cliff Bell's. He has appeared as part of the Terrace Room and Dining Room Bands at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. He has been the keyboardist for productions of Meshuggah Nuns, Beauty and the Beast, White Christmas and Little House on the Prairie.
Darryl also accompanies student ensemble events as well as school choirs. He also plays the electric bass.