Caleb Young is an American conductor.[1][2]
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| Alma mater | University of Alabama Jacobs School of Music |
| Occupation | Conductor |
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| Website | www |
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 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]