Gayle Young

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Gayle Young (born 22 Mar 1950) is a Canadian composer and author. Young is an adherent of microtonality who has invented a number of musical instruments and notational systems.

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Early life and education

Young was born in St Catharines, Ontario. She graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1977. [1]

Career

Young began writing for Musicworks magazine in 1978, becoming its managing editor in 1987.

In 1980 Young designed a 24-stringed musical instrument, the amaranth, [2] which she played in many of her performances [3] and later released an album of music performed on it.

Young lectured about the musical creations of Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument builder Hugh Le Caine at the McGill Contemporary Music Festival in 1985, [4] and in 1989 she published a book about him. [5] [6]

In 2012 Young's recorded soundscape, "Avalon Shorelines", was part of a New York concert by cellist Madeleine Shapiro. [7] She continued to act as editor of the magazine MusicWorks. [8]

In 2016 Young performed with her amaranth as part of a deep listening concert in Ottawa organized by composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros. [9]

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References

  1. "Gayle Yong". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. "Gayle Young". AllMusic Biography by Joslyn Layne
  3. IAWM Journal. Vol. 7–8. The Alliance. 2001. p. 30.
  4. Pamela Jones (2007). Alcides Lanza: Portrait of a Composer. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 172. ISBN   978-0-7735-6048-2.
  5. Music Magazine. Vol. 12–13. Barrett & Colgrass. 1989. p. 35.
  6. Lowell Cross. "Review: The sackbut blues : Hugh L e Caine, pioneer in electronic music.". CAML Review, Vol 46, No 3 (2018)
  7. "Water, Water Everywhere with Cellist Madeleine Shapiro". Seen and Heard International, 03/05/2012. review by Bruce Hodges
  8. "MusicWorks". Broken Pencil, by Annie Wong May 22, 2012
  9. "An immersion in music from Pauline Oliveros and friends". OttawaJazzScene.ca, by Alayne McGregor, 19 January 2016