Praised as “master of the strong lines”, violist Colin Brookes is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he made his solo debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony at 17. As founding member of the award-winning Ulysses Quartet, he performed with them from 2015-2023. Colin holds a Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School and a Master of Music, Artist Diploma from Yale. His mentors include Ettore Causa, Heidi Castleman, Misha Amory, Nicholas Cords, Larry Dutton, Marylene Gingras-Roy, Roger Chase, Jeffrey Irvine, and Carolyn Hills. He currently plays a 19th-century Italian viola on loan from Maestro Foundation, and a Thomas Tubbs bow.