Jay Gregg
CELLO
Jay Henry Gregg recently relocated to Great Falls after spending a year in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he worked as a Family Case Manager for the Indiana Department of Child Services. Jay's love for music began at age 10 as he began playing cello at his local elementary school and later joined the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association.
Through the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, Jay was introduced to the world of chamber music at the Manitou Springs Chamber Music Festival. Later in his career, Jay participated in the Woodrose, Fry Street, Colorado Spring Youth Symphony, Masterworks, and Wheaton College chamber music programs.
Jay received a bachelor's degree in cello performance from Wheaton College, IL in 2024. While a student at Wheaton, Jay won first prize in the Wheaton College Concerto Competition, String Division, as well as first prize in the Chamber Music Competition.
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Outside of Wheaton, Jay was awarded first prize at the Pikes Peak Philharmonic Youth Concerto Competition, second prize at the Colorado Spring Philharmonic Guild Young Artists Solo Competition, and received an honorable mention with the Loveland Orchestra.
Jay has served as principal cello with the Colorado All-State Orchestra, Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, and the Masterworks Festival in South Carolina. In the 2024-25 season, Jay was an associate member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and the associate principal of the Laporte County Symphony Orchestra in Indiana.
Through The Colorado Springs Youth Symphony and Wheaton College, Jay has toured both nationally and internationally, performing in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.
Outside of music, Jay enjoys card games, hiking, trying new foods, and horror movies.
