
Our Conductor
Music Director and Conductor
Conductor and violist Nicole Peragine received her Bachelor of Music Education at the Crane School of Music and her Master of Music from the UNCG School of Music in Viola Performance. She is currently completing her doctorate in Entrepreneurial Leadership in Education at Johns Hopkins University. Her principal viola teachers include Dr. Shelly Tramposh and Dr. Scott Rawls and her primary conducting teachers include Dr. Christopher Lanz, Dr. John Locke, Dr. Douglas Bish and Juliano Dutra Aniceto.
During her years of study, she attended the Max Aronoff Viola Institute and Brevard Music Center. While at Crane, she was a Presidential Scholar Grant recipient for her work in curriculum design focused on injury-free performance. Ms. Peragine has performed with the Fayetteville Symphony, Carolina Philharmonic, Chappaqua Orchestra, The Symphony of Westchester, and the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. She has served as an education writer for the North Carolina Symphony’s Friday Favorite concert series and regularly consults on education projects. Ms. Peragine is currently the Associate Dean for Programs at the Music Conservatory of Westchester where she oversees program development and directs the orchestras.