Location of Teaching: Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Instruments Taught: Voice.

Times Available: Various mornings, afternoons and evenings.

Rates: Summer: $35.00 per Half Hour. School Year: $30.00 per Half Hour.

Educational Background: Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from U of Toronto. Post Graduate: Opera Division U of Toronto Music Theatre Banff School of Fine Arts.

Experience: Gregory Cross has appeared in Choral Concerts, Musicals, Theatre, Television & Opera across Canada and Great Britain. For five years he played the role of 'Monsieur Firmin' in the award winning Toronto production of 'Phantom of the Opera'. He has appeared on London's West End in such shows as 'Miss Saigon'. In Canada, Mr Cross has sung with choirs coast to coast; his theatrical appearances include the Charlottetown and Shaw Festivals. His operatic performances include appearances with the Edmonton, Vancouver and Canadian Opera Companies, and Opera in Concert in such roles as 'Goloud' in "Peleas et Melisande", 'Ramiro' in "L'heure Espagnol", and 'Papageno' in "The Magic Flute". His TV credits include "Due South", "Wind at my Back", "The Twilight Zone" and a recurring role as "Ed Caruso" (The Singing Telegram Man) on the children's series "Noddy". Gregory has Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Toronto, and is currently on the Voice Faculty of the Music Theatre program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. He has a long history of singing with and conducting various choirs including being Asst. Conductor and Voice Coach for the Choirs Ontario Teen Summer Camp. He is much in demand across the country as an adjudicator and clinician, his areas of expertise being Choirs, Choral Speech, Musical Theatre, Dramatic Arts & Classical Voice. When not teaching singing or adjudicating Music Festivals , Mr. Cross performs concerts across the country with orchestras and choirs. His repertoire ranges from oratorios and operas.. to his favourite The Best of Broadway!

Awards: Winner Silver Tray Competition - Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival. Finalist - Great Lakes Region - Metropolitan Opera Competition.

Additional: Member: NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) ORMTA (Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association) CMFAA (Canadian Music Festival Adjudicator's Assoc) OAC (Oakville Arts Council).

Member Number 1598

Beginning Date 8/27/08