Carolina Perez 

Carolina Perez is Instructor of Music at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, where she conducts the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Pit Orchestra, teaches courses in music theory, and oversees the Pep Band. In August 2024, she also became assistant director of the Duke University Wind Symphony. She enjoys performing as a cornetist with the Triangle Brass Band and has loved performing with the World Adult Wind Orchestra Project in Schladming, Austria. Mrs. Perez holds a master's degree in instrumental conducting and a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While studying at UNCG, she served as graduate conductor for the university’s three concert bands, the graduate chamber ensemble, and the UNCG Pep Band, and also served as a university supervisor for pre-service student teachers. Prior to her graduate studies at UNCG, Mrs. Perez spent six years teaching in small, rural schools in Union and Randolph counties (NC), where she led successful concert and marching ensembles at the middle school and high school levels. She is an active clinician, guest conductor, and adjudicator for marching band and concert band festivals across North Carolina. Most recently, she has been invited to conduct the Wake, Chatham, and New Hanover All-County Bands, the UNC-Wilmington Honor Band Festival, the UNC-Greensboro Summer Music Camp, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison Summer Music Clinic. Mrs. Perez is a 2023 Morehead-Cain Impact Educator. She is President-Elect of the North Carolina Music Educators Association and also serves on the board for the Central District Bandmasters Association. Outside of music, she enjoys traveling, hiking, disc golfing, and beating escape rooms. She lives in Morrisville with her husband Tony and their sixty-pound "lapdog" Elli.​