Dr. Lisa Perry is the Associate Professor of Clarinet at East Tennessee State University and serves as the Principal Clarinetist of the Johnson City Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Perry has also appeared with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, the Brevard Philharmonic, the Symphony of the Mountains, the Stamford International Chamber Music Festival (UK), and has recorded for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). As a member of the International Clarinet Association, Dr. Perry has written for The Clarinet Journal and performed for multiple ClarinetFest conferences, most recently in Dublin, Ireland (2024). As an advocate for new music Dr. Perry is actively engaged in the commissioning and performance of new works for the clarinet, most recently commissioning Smokey Mountain Lullaby (2022) for clarinet ensemble by Roger Zare - a project made possible by a Research Development Grant through East Tennessee State University. Dr. Perry is a founding member of the Nexus Duo, a clarinet/saxophone duo with Dr. Brian Rodesch (East Tennessee State University). The ensemble has presented at regional and national meetings of the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA), the American Single Reed Summit (ASRS), and the Music by Women Festival.  

As an educator, Dr. Perry has assisted at the Interlochen Center for Arts Clarinet Academy and has been on faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (MI), the Minnesota Clarinet Academy (MN), the International Music Camp in North Dakota/Canada, and the International Clarinet Workshop in Mizra, Israel. Dr. Perry has given masterclasses across the nation including Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, The University of North Carolina - Greensboro, The University of North Carolina Carolina -Charlotte, Illinois State University, University of Delaware, Kansas State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Florida State University.

 Dr. Perry earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts in clarinet performance at the University of Minnesota where she was a teaching assistant and Berneking Fellowship Recipient. She received her Master of Music degree in clarinet performance at Florida State University where she served as a graduate teaching assistant to Dr. Frank Kowalsky and Dr. Deborah Bish. Lisa also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in clarinet performance from East Carolina University. Her teachers include Janice Lipson, Michael Cyzewski, Anne Dervin, Christopher Grymes, Frank Kowalsky, and Alexander Fiterstein.