Lisa Perry is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Perry has appeared with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, the North Carolina Master Chorale, the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, the Symphony of the Mountains, 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 at the 2012 ClarinetFest in Lincoln, Nebraska, and the 2019 ClarinetFest in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the 2022 ClarinetFest in Reno, Nevada. 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. Additionally, Dr. Perry commissioned Bunun Fantasy for clarinet and electronics by composer Roger Zare that was premiered in December of 2016. Dr. Perry is a founding member of the Nexus Duo, a clarinet/sax duo committed to furthering the medium through the commission and performance of new works, including Katherine Bergman’s Alone Together - premiered at the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance biennial conference held at Texas Tech University, Gustav Westin's Divertimento - premiered at the 2017 North American Saxophone Alliance Regional conference at South Dakota State University, and Sam Krahn’s Moon Forms - premiered at the 2018 American Single Reed Summit at Truman State University.

As an educator, Dr. Perry is on faculty at East Tennessee State University. During the summer, 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 International Music Camp in North Dakota/Canada, the Minnesota Clarinet Academy (MN), and the International Clarinet Workshop and Competition (ICW) in Mizra, Israel.

Dr. Perry earned her doctor of musical arts degree in clarinet performance at the University of Minnesota. She received her master of music degree in clarinet performance at Florida State University and 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.