Carolina Johnson is a native of Brazil, and hails from a vast family of musicians. She began her studies at the age of 4 with her mother, Patricia Johnson, and grandfather, Juarez Johnson. Prior to moving to the United States, she studied with Nelson Campos, at Universidade Federal da Paraiba, where she was a member of the Orquestra Infanto-Juvenil da UFPB for many years. Carolina studied in Austin, Texas, under Joel Becktel, and at Florida International University, under Keith Robinson, where she was awarded her Bachelor of Music. She continued her studies at FIU, where she received her Master of Music degree, under Javier Arias. Upon graduating she performed as a soloist of the Cello Ensemble, in Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, under the baton of the director Luis Carlos Durier. Carolina excels at all different genres of music. She is a private cello instructor and performs with many South Florida orchestras and chamber groups, including the
