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Christopher Young
Dr. Young, a native of New England, was the winner of the 1988
National Young Artists Competition of The American Guild of
Organists as well as of the 1988 Arthur Poister Competition
(Syracuse University). He was also recognized by Musical America as
one of their outstanding Young Artists of 1989. His concert career
was begun under the auspices of a special young artist program
provided by Karen McFarlane Artists, and continued under the Young
Organists Cooperative, of which he was a co-director until 1993. Dr.
Young has been a featured artist at national and regional
conventions of the American Guild of Organists. He has also been
heard on Minnesota Public Radio’s “Pipedreams,” a program broadcast
on National Public Radio, and has appeared in concert with the
Rochester (MN) Chamber Chorale, the Minneapolis Chamber Symphony and
with his wife, violinist Brenda Brenner. His compact disc To Thee
All Angels Cry Aloud was recorded on the Pro Organo label. In addition to concertizing, Dr. Young presents
masterclasses, workshops, and lectures. He has given classes and
performances at several church music clinics, including the Montreat
Conference on Music and Worship, the St. Olaf Conference on Music
and Theology, and the national convention of the Association of
Lutheran Church Musicians. He has also presented at several National
Pedagogy Conferences, as well national and regional conventions of
the AGO. Several presentations have focused on electronic media,
including a virtual tour of North German Organs, interactive
analyses of organ music, and the theoretical underpinnings to the
organ music of Olivier Messiaen. Dr. Young serves as organist of
First Presbyterian Church, Bloomington. |
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