[1] In 1922, Welsh first appeared as a professional pianist and composer in Chicago when she played her Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor alongside violinist Hans Muenzer.
During the same year, Welsh held a piano recital as a tribute to her former teacher from when she taught at the American Conservatory of Music.
[4] She later played her Sonata in B minor for Violin and Piano with violinist Michael de Stefano, who was part of the New York Philharmonic.
[2] She retired from the American Conservatory in 1981, and the Grace Welsh Prize for Piano competition is held there every year during spring.
[2] A yearly piano recital was held for her at a Park Ridge, Illinois, retirement home which included some of her former students.