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Gregory Perrin enjoys a versatile career as an orchestral and chamber musician. A former member of the Palm Beach Opera, Miami City Ballet Opus One Orchestra, Mobile Symphony Orchestra, and South West Florida Symphony Orchestra, he also served as Principal Viola of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra for four seasons. In addition, he has performed with the San Diego Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Golden State Ballet, California Chamber Orchestra, and San Diego Opera.

As an avid chamber musician, Gregory has performed in many venues, including California Center for the Arts Escondido, Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Point Loma Assembly Hall, Conrad Prebys Music Center, Coachella Valley Repertory Theater, The Merc, and The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park among others. He performed with cellist Joshua Roman in the premier performances of  “Un Amour Lointain” and “Drive” in a live stream broadcast. He has performed with the Noble Trio, the new music ensemble, Palimpsest, and has also performed with the Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble. Gregory performed in La Jolla Playhouse's premiere run of the musical Lempicka and will be performing in their upcoming 3 Summers of Lincoln. He has also been a guest artist at the Lake George Music Festival, Villa-Lobos International Chamber Music Festival, and Saint Augustine Music Festival for multiple seasons.

A devoted teacher, Gregory taught students of all ages at the Eastman Community Music School, where he also conducted the New Horizons Orchestra. As a teaching assistant at Florida State University, he taught music majors and minors in private and chamber music settings. He was a Guest Viola Faculty at the 2018 Miami ViolaFest where he gave a masterclass at the New World School of the Arts. In the summer of 2022, Gregory taught at the International Youth Symphony. Currently, he is a Teaching Artist for the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory.

Gregory began his musical studies on violin at the age of 12 and later earned degrees in both violin and viola. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music from Florida State University, and a Professional Performer’s Certificate from Lynn Conservatory of Music. His principal teachers include Zvi Zeitlin, Ralph Fielding, Corinne Stillwell, and Eliot Chapo. In addition, Gregory earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Rochester. He has also written for Strings Magazine with his article “Remembering Violinist and Pedagogue Zvi Zeitlin”, published in 2012.

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