Josh Cvijanovic - Percussion
Josh Cvijanovic is the Director of Bands at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, where he directs the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble Jazz Ensembles I and II, and the Marching Red Wolves. Mr. Cvijanovic began his career at Eastern Randolph High School, where he taught for five years before becoming the second director to lead the band program of Cedar Ridge in 2014. His students frequently participate in collegiate, District, and State level honor bands, including performances with the All-American Marching Band, the NAfME National Jazz Ensemble, and the Grammy Jazz Band. Josh has continued the success of the Cedar Ridge program with many notable performances, including a Jazz Ensemble I concert during the 2015 NCMEA In-Service Conference, an invitation to the Savannah Music Festival in 2017, and High Point University recognizing the Wind Ensemble as an "Honor Band of North Carolina” in 2018. The concert and jazz ensembles receive consistent Excellent and Superior ratings at Jazz and Concert MPA annually.
Mr. Cvijanovic is active with the NC Bandmasters Association and NC Music Educators Association, currently serving as the Past-Chair for the Jazz Education Section, the CDBA Central Region MPA Site Host, High School All-District Clinic Chair, and Central Region Jazz Treasurer. Josh is in demand as an adjudicator and clinician across the state for concert, jazz, and marching events. He has worked as a rehearsal assistant and conductor with the UNCG Summer Music Camp for eleven years, served as an Educational Consultant for Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, and in 2017 was a conductor with the “Carolina Ambassador’s Honor Band,” touring and performing in the U.K., France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Italy. Since 2019, he has served as the Percussion Section Coach for the North Carolina Youth Wind Ensemble.
Mr. Cvijanovic graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (2007) and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance (2009) from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He is a member of the American School Band Directors Association (Class of 2022), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda Honors Society in Music, NAfME, and the Vic Firth Education Team. In 2015, Cvijanovic was awarded the "Ed Rooker Encore Award" by the NC Chapter of the American School Band Directors Association; which is given to honor the achievements and service of new band directors and to promote the ASBDA mission of fostering rising talent in the music education profession. Josh has twice been recognized by his colleagues in the Central District: in 2020 he was elected the "Band Director of the Year," and in 2022 he was elected the recipient of the prestigious Award of Excellence. Josh and his wife Amanda, an EC Teacher and Department Chair at Eastlawn Elementary School, live in Burlington with their sons Henry and Benjamin.
Mr. Cvijanovic is active with the NC Bandmasters Association and NC Music Educators Association, currently serving as the Past-Chair for the Jazz Education Section, the CDBA Central Region MPA Site Host, High School All-District Clinic Chair, and Central Region Jazz Treasurer. Josh is in demand as an adjudicator and clinician across the state for concert, jazz, and marching events. He has worked as a rehearsal assistant and conductor with the UNCG Summer Music Camp for eleven years, served as an Educational Consultant for Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps, and in 2017 was a conductor with the “Carolina Ambassador’s Honor Band,” touring and performing in the U.K., France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Italy. Since 2019, he has served as the Percussion Section Coach for the North Carolina Youth Wind Ensemble.
Mr. Cvijanovic graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (2007) and a Master of Music in Percussion Performance (2009) from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He is a member of the American School Band Directors Association (Class of 2022), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda Honors Society in Music, NAfME, and the Vic Firth Education Team. In 2015, Cvijanovic was awarded the "Ed Rooker Encore Award" by the NC Chapter of the American School Band Directors Association; which is given to honor the achievements and service of new band directors and to promote the ASBDA mission of fostering rising talent in the music education profession. Josh has twice been recognized by his colleagues in the Central District: in 2020 he was elected the "Band Director of the Year," and in 2022 he was elected the recipient of the prestigious Award of Excellence. Josh and his wife Amanda, an EC Teacher and Department Chair at Eastlawn Elementary School, live in Burlington with their sons Henry and Benjamin.