Caleb Young | |
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| Alma mater | University of Alabama Jacobs School of Music |
| Occupation | Conductor |
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| Website | www |
Caleb Young | |
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| | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama Jacobs School of Music |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Organizations | |
| Website | www |
Young was born in Asheville, North Carolina. [1] [3] From an early age he was interested in music and at the age of three, he was introduced to piano by his parents. [1] [4] During his time at high school, he played wind instruments. [1] He studied euphonium at the University of Alabama and then later attended and graduated from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University with a master's degree in orchestral conducting in 2013. [1] [4] During his time at Indiana, he studied with conducting pedagogues, David Effron and Arthur Fagen. [1]
His career started in 2013 in Bloomington, when he created an orchestra named KammerMahler. [1] [5] The orchestra specializes in performing symphonic works in a chamber orchestra setting. [1]
After graduating from Indiana University, Young served as assistant conductor with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic beginning in 2016. [1] [3] [6]
In September 2018, he became the associate conductor at the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. [1] [7] As an associate conductor, he has conducted more than two hundred performances. [8] His other notable works at Philharmonic include, starting Music+Mixology series and Musically Speaking pre-concert talks. [9] In the same year, he was selected as "The Great Eight of 2018" for his contributions to Fort Wayne's arts community. [10] Later, he received an Emerging Artist Award, awarded by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne. [11] [12]
In 2021, Young was invited by Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste to join the inaugural roster of Lead! Artists. [13] [14] He had his debut in Finland with the Finnish Chamber Orchestra in 2021 sharing a concert with Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Esa-Pekka Salonen. He has also worked with John Williams at the Berlin Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. [13] [15]
As of 2021, Young currently serves the Fort Wayne Philharmonic as the Guest Conductor for Engagement, while living in Europe. [16] [8]
During his career, he has participated as a conductor at the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, and Toledo Symphony Orchestra. [15] [4] [17]
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