Journal of Singing Associate Editor

Recorded Music Reviews: Gregory Berg

Gregory Berg is an Assistant Professor of Music at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisonsin, where he teaches private voice. He is Fine Arts Director for local public radio station WGTD FM 91.1, for which he hosts a daily classical music program, "The Music Potpourri," and a daily interview program called "The Morning Show." A church organist since the age of eight, he serves Holy Communion Lutheran Church as Minister of Music. He graduated from Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) in 1982 and earned his master's degree in vocal performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During his undergraduate and graduate years, he earned four first-place finishes in state and regional NATS competitions; he also won first place in the District Metropolitan Opera Auditions and was an apprentice with the prestigious Lyric Opera Center for American Artists in Chicago. Since moving to southeastern Wisconsin, Berg has been an active soloist with area orchestras and wind ensembles. He is also a composer of church music with two contemporary liturgies and three commissioned hymns to his credit.