First, Youngest, And Unstoppable: Inside Dr. Chelsey Green’s Vision As The Recording Academy’s First Black Woman Chair

By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated September 17, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

The violin has always been Dr. Chelsey Green’s voice—literally and figuratively. 

But even at four years old, when she first held the instrument in her hands, she probably would have never imagined that same

Kimberly Wilson
Author: Kimberly Wilson