Dr.Frank Pérez is an accomplished conductor, educator, and trombonist who currently serves as Director of Instrumental Music at Gloria Willis Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas. He brings a wealth of experience from his previous role as Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, where he led the Symphonic Winds, Jazz Ensemble, taught applied low brass, and mentored future educators through a range of music education courses

Before his tenure at Baker University, Dr. Pérez held the Vredenburg Endowed Chair and served as Director of Bands at Graceland University, and previously led the band program at Ganesha High School in Pomona, California. His Commitment to music education and performance excellence has led him to conduct honor bands across Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, and to present clinics and workshops nationally and internationally.

As a freelance trombonist, Dr. Pérez has performed with a wide range of ensembles, including the La Jolla Symphony, Los Angeles Guild Opera, Des Moines Big Band, KC Bones Connection, Bones West, Bones Midwest and the Free State Brass Band. He is currently the principal trombonists for the De Soto Brass Band and is co-founder and co-conductor of Trombone Christmas Kansas City, a festive and growing regional event for trombonists.

Dr. Pérez earned dual bachelor degrees in trombone performance and Music Education, along with a Master of Music Education  from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Band Conducting from the University of Kansas School of Music. He has been recognized for academic excellence by Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lamda, and Blue Key Honor Society. Additional honors include Who's Who Among American Teachers, membership in the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, and being named as a Melvin Jones Fellow one of the highest distinctions awarded by Lions Clubs International for humanitarian service.

Dr. Pérez is also deeply engaged in leadership and advocacy for music education. He is the Immediate Past-President of the Kansas Bandmasters Association, Kansas Representative for the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE), and ARticit and Educational Advisor for Impulso Marching Latinoamérica. He is proud to be a Trombone Artist and Educational Clinician for Conn-Selmer and a Denis Wick Performing Artist.