Bassoon

BM Peabody Conservatory; MM Yale University. Young has studied with Linda Harwell at the Peabody Conservatory and Frank Morelli at Yale University. He was a third prize winner in the Fernand Gillet International Bassoon Competition in the 2002-2003 season. He was the only American semifinalist at the ARD Bassoon Concours in Munich. Young has been a soloist with the National Symphony and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. He has performed in recitals at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and at conferences of the International Double Reed Society. He is a founding member of the Eastwinds Quintet.