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Caleb Young
Born
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Jacobs School of Music
OccupationConductor
Organizations
Websitewww.calebwyoung.com

Caleb Young is an American conductor.[1][2]

Early life and education

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]

Career

His career started in 2013 in Bloomington, when he created an orchestra named KammerMahler.[1][5] The orchestra specializess 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]

Awards and recognition

  • The Great Eight of 2018[10]
  • Mayor's Arts Award[18]
  • The Ansbacher Fellowship[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Get to know new Philharmonic assistant conductor, concertmaster". The News-Sentinel.
  2. ^ McMaken, Corey. "Phil returns with 'Patriotic Pops' series". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
  3. ^ a b "Conducting a path | FortWayne.com".
  4. ^ a b c Gazette, Keiara Carr | The Journal. "Phil to welcome new assistant director". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr". Toledo Symphony Orchestra.
  6. ^ "Changes at the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops promise to offer "fresh musical experience"".
  7. ^ Gazette, The Journal. "Philharmonic extends contract, promotes assistant conductor". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
  8. ^ a b Melick, Jennifer (October 20, 2021). "Caleb Young takes new title as guest conductor for engagement at Fort Wayne Philharmonic". The Hub.
  9. ^ "A Young approach to classical music". Input Fort Wayne.
  10. ^ a b DeVinney, Michele. "Celebrating local people who made this year special". Whatzup.
  11. ^ "Arts United Center" (PDF).
  12. ^ "ARTS UPDATE". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
  13. ^ a b McMaken, Corey. "Berlin mentorship opens doors for conductor". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
  14. ^ "New International Leadership Agency Launched For Conductors". December 3, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Staff, NBC Montana (January 17, 2022). "Bozeman Symphony to host special concert". KECI.
  16. ^ "Caleb Young Takes New Title - Guest Conductor for Engagement | Fort Wayne Philharmonic".
  17. ^ "Caleb Young | Fort Wayne Philharmonic".
  18. ^ "Arts United presents annual awards, first-ever Mayor's Arts Awards". January 21, 2018.
  19. ^ "Ansbacher Fellowship" (PDF).