Victoria Kelly is a

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composer, arranger, and vocalist.

Background

Kelly studied music performance (oboe) at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

, later focussing on composition. After finishing first equal in the University of Auckland composition prize concert, winning a TVNZ Young Achievers Award, and being awarded a professional development grant from

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, Kelly studied film composition at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

Career

Kelly has composed over twenty film and television soundtracks, primarily in New Zealand. These include soundtracks for: Under the Mountain, Out of the Blue, Black Sheep, and Realiti. In 2007, she received a NZ Screen Award for her soundtrack for the television series Maddigan's Quest. As well as her composition and orchestration work, Kelly was the featured vocalist for the song Beautiful Skin the New Zealand group Strawpeople. She was also the musical director of the opening ceremony for the 2011

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. She was a member of The Bellbirds with

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, Sean Donnelly, and Sandy Mill. In 2014, she was appointed as the NZ Members Manager of APRA AMCOS NZ. She also acted in

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and short film Charlie's Box. Musicians, film, and television directors that Kelly has worked with, in addition to those mentioned above, include:

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, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, The Auckland Philharmonia, The New Zealand String Quartet,

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Harry Sinclair Harry Alan Sinclair (born 1959) is a New Zealand film director, writer and actor. In his early career he was an actor and member of The Front Lawn, a musical theater duo. He went on to write and direct several short films, a TV series and thr ...

, Peter Jackson,

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, and

Robert Sarkies Robert Sarkies (born 6 March 1967) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin. He attended Kaikorai Valley College. His three feature films to date have been set in Dunedin, or in the lowe ...

. Kelly has been nominated for awards including: ARPA Silver Scroll,

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, and TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards.

References

External links

Personal website
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