Flores, Dr. Carolina

Carolina Flores is Associate Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, CT. A native of Spain, Dr. Flores is a frequent lecturer, adjudicator, and clinician, with extensive experience leading choral tours across Europe. Currently, she is the Artistic Chorale director of the Manchester Chorale (MSOC). She has held teaching positions at the University of Rhode Island, and Choate Rosemary Hill and Notre Dame High Schools (CT).  From 2010 until 2024, she was a Professor of Music at CT State Community College-Manchester (formerly MCC), the only nationally accredited two-year music program in CT. She is also the former Director of Music and Choirmaster at St. Theresa R.C. Church in Trumbull, CT.

 

Dr. Flores has held leadership positions within the Connecticut chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), including president from 2013 to 2015, and served on the board of Choral Arts New England (2021-2024). She is an active member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization’s national board and a professional singer with CONCORA. Recently, she has been appointed as the ACDA National Chair of Repertoire and Resources (two-year college).

 

She has received multiple accolades, including the 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award at MCC, the 2016 National NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award, and the 2018 State of Connecticut National Hispanic Heritage Employee Award. A prize-winner in several international and national piano competitions, Dr. Flores has also held church music positions for over 30 years, directing choirs of all ages in New York and Connecticut. Additionally, she has taught piano and chamber music in Spain, New York, and Connecticut.

 

Dr. Flores holds degrees equivalent to a BM and MM in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from the Superior Conservatory of Music in Zaragoza and the Royal Superior Conservatory of Music in Madrid, respectively. She earned BM and MM degrees in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from The Hartt School, University of Hartford, CT.