Baritone Gregory Brookes has been praised for his “rich baritone sound” and “Shakespearian acting.”  After receiving a BMus in clarinet performance from the University of Calgary, he pursued graduate work at the Eastman School of Music where he earned a Master of Music in vocal performance and literature. He subsequently earned a Performer’s Diploma and a Doctor of Music from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. He has earned praise for both his operatic and musical theatre roles some of which include, Leporello in Don Giovanni, the title role in Sweeney Todd, Pooh Bah in The Mikado and Billus in South Pacific.

Gregory’s performances have been heard on NPR, CBC and the BBC and he has performed internationally in China, Honduras, Canada and France. Dr. Brookes has just published the IPA transcriptions of the Italian, French and German songs from Plangere’s new five volume song anthology.   He has been a member of the faculties of St. Lawrence College in Brockville Ontario, Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario, Colorado State University and is currently an Assistant Professor of Voice at Texas Tech University’s School of Music where he teaches applied voice, opera workshop, diction, and graduate and undergraduate vocal pedagogy.