Charles Rochester Young

Dr. Charles Rochester Young has won high praises and honors for his work as a composer. Young’s original compositions have been performed on five continents, in all 50 states, and in major halls in the US and Europe, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Thousands of known performances of Young’s music have been heard around the globe. His works have been performed by members of most major orchestras in the US as well as some of the world’s foremost soloists and chamber ensembles. His works are widely published and recorded. Young has had performances at leading music conventions including the MENC National Convention, World Saxophone Congress, World Harp Congress, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, National Flute Association Convention, Society of Composers National Conference and the World Association of Symphonic Band and Ensembles (WASBE) convention, to name a few. Young has received awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (annually since 1994); National Flute Association; National Band Association; National Association of Composers; British and International Bassists Federations; National Endowment for the Arts; Aaron Copland Foundation; Meet the Composer; and others. Young is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Michigan. His mentors have included Pulitzer-prize winner Leslie Bassett, Donald Sinta, Marianne Ploger, Bud Beyer and Keith Hill. Since 1994, Young has served as the coordinator of musicianship and director of the Computer Music Center at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Previously, Young served on the faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. A tireless advocate for training musicians in composition and improvisation, Young was named Wisconsin Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education in 1999. The University of Wisconsin system named Young as the recipient of their University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award in 2000, their highest honor. Young is an active presenter, clinician and guest composer around the nation.

Titles:

• 2005 SU507 – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
• R192CB – Concerto for Double Bass and Wind Ensemble
• 2003 S851CB – With Honor and Praise
• 2004 S850CB – Of Spirit and Splendor
• 2006 S886CB – NOBLE DEEDS
• 2008 R33CB – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble
• 2000 S766CB – Legends of the Northern Wind
• 1998, 2008 S726CB – Tempered Steel
• 2003 SU467 – Three Summer Evenings
• 2004 S857CB – In the Evening Quiet
• 2005 S871CB – Songs Without Words
• 2008 S885CB – Ancient Blessings
• 2001 S772CB – A Child’s Embrace