Versatile and virtuosic violist Colin Brookes delights in drawing audiences into his warm and colorful sound world. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his work as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher has taken him to cities across the United States, Europe, and the Americas.

An avid chamber musician, he is a founding member of the Ulysses Quartet, winners of the Grand Prize and the Gold Medal in the Senior String Division of the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He is also a winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society, Symphony North Competition, Tuesday Musical Club, and Music For Mount Lebanon competitions.