Bryan Young (bassoonist)

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Bryan Young
Bryan Young in 2018
Bryan Young in 2018
Background information
Born (1974-07-06) July 6, 1974 (age 49)
Washington, District of Columbia, US
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)
Labels
Websitebryanyoung.info

Bryan Young (born July 6, 1974) is an American bassoonist[1][2] and technology entrepreneur.[3][4][5]

Biography[edit]

Young was born in Washington D.C., and later moved to Baltimore.[6] He is African-American.[7]

Career[edit]

Bassoonist[edit]

As a bassoonist, Young is a founding member of the Poulenc Trio,[6] where he has toured internationally and collaborated with violinist Hilary Hahn,[8] clarinetists David Shifrin,[9] Anthony McGill[10] and Alexander Fiterstein,[11][12] and oboists Liang Wang[13][14][15] and James Austin Smith.[16][17] He appears on several commercial recordings with the Poulenc Trio, including Poulenc Plays Poulenc,[18] Creation,[19] and Trains of Thought.[20] He is principal bassoonist with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra[6][2] and performs with the IRIS Orchestra[21] in Memphis, TN. He was a finalist in the Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Bassoon Competition,[22] and has appeared as soloist with prominent American orchestras, including the National Symphony Orchestra[23] and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.[2] Composers have dedicated works to Bryan Young, including Octavio Vázquez,[24] Steven Gerber,[25] and Thomas Benjamin. Young was selected to premiere To Earth by Roydon Tse, commissioned by the International Double Reed Society to celebrate its 50th anniversary.[26] Young is a frequent guest commentator on Maryland's WBJC-FM radio program, Face the Music.[27][28] Young is a Vice President of the board of Chamber Music America,[29] is President of the Board of Candlelight Concert Society,[30] and is a board member of the Boulanger Initiative.[31]

Entrepreneur[edit]

As an entrepreneur, Young is recognized for his work in health care,[4] software[5] and e-commerce.[3] Young served as a judge advisor for the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge.[32] As founder of Intertwine Systems,[5] Young worked with Johns Hopkins researchers to deliver cardiac monitoring software to patients in Trinidad and Tobago,[33][34] and was named a 'Mobile Entrepreneur to Watch' by the Baltimore Business Journal.[3] Young was a partner and Chief Technical Advisor for SailTime,[35][36] a global e-commerce platform for boating and leisure maritime activities. Young is the former Director of Connected Healthcare Solutions at Asymmetrik,[4][37] where he led digital healthcare transformation and innovation initiatives. Young is currently Principal Group Leader for Advanced Health Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at The MITRE Corporation.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (March 27, 2016). "Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Klang,' an Epic Cycle at 3 Met Museums". The New York Times. music that...is often yearning and delightful, like the tangy combination of bassoon, English horn and oboe (Bryan Young, Michelle Farrah and Kemp Jernigan) in "Glück" ("Bliss"), the eighth hour.
  2. ^ a b c Smith, Tim (March 5, 2004). "Delightful departures from the mainstream". The Baltimore Sun. An orchestral program that features two sizable bassoon works is a very rare thing. A concerto by Vivaldi and a colorful creation from 1933 by Villa Lobos showcased the technical agility, mellow tone and thoughtful phrasing of Bryan Young, an active soloist.
  3. ^ a b c Dance, Scott (July 28, 2008). "Applying Themselves: Local tech companies hope to cash in on latest iPhone craze". Baltimore Business Journal. iPhone could create a billion-dollar industry, analysts say, and Baltimore-area tech entrepreneurs, including Bryan Young, founder of Intertwine Systems are angling to get in on it...
  4. ^ a b c Keet, Einav (December 13, 2018). "Why a modern office matters for Asymmetrik's growing culture". Technical.ly Baltimore. The company's Director of Healthcare Strategy Bryan Young says its continued expansion into healthcare leverages the company's strengths in cybersecurity, analytical insights and cutting edge software development.
  5. ^ a b c "Bryan Young: Renaissance Man". Peabody Post. September 1, 2011. Young is also an accomplished mobile software designer. He merged both sides of his career when he created and launched Peabody's new mobile phone app last June.
  6. ^ a b c Smith, Tim (August 18, 2014). "For these musicians, a fateful first listen". The Baltimore Sun. A native of Washington, D.C. who lives in Baltimore, Bryan Young is principal bassoonist of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra and member of the Poulenc Trio.
  7. ^ Bell, M.M., Ian Anthony (2019). African-American Bassoonists and Their Representation within the Classical Music Environment (PDF) (Thesis). Ohio State University. p. 16.
  8. ^ "The Poulenc Trio plays with Hilary Hahn violin - Russian Tour - Hermitage State Museum". YouTube.
  9. ^ "Concert Preview: Poulenc Trio, David Shifrin To Perform Season Opener For Newtown Friends Of Music". The Newtown Bee. September 8, 2016. The addition of superstar David Shifrin for this one concert will be a first for the Trio, and a triumph for NFM.
  10. ^ "Poulenc Trio Performs Second of Two Concerts, March 26". University of Baltimore News Releases. March 12, 2010. McGill will perform with the trio in a program called "The Afro-Cuban French Connection."
  11. ^ Shapiro, Dean M. (September 13, 2019). "Friends of Music opens season with Poulenc Trio, guest clarinetist". NOLA.COM. New Orleans Friends of Music opens its 2019-20 season in Tulane University's Dixon Hall on Tuesday night with the return of the Poulenc Trio, featuring guest artist Alexander Fiterstein on clarinet.
  12. ^ "Friends of Music – Poulenc Trio and Alex Fiterstein". Tulane University News. September 24, 2019. Alex Fiterstein joins the trio in the premiere of a newly-composed work by highly praised composer Viet Cuong.
  13. ^ "The Poulenc Trio Releases New Album". The Peabody Post. February 8, 2018. The Poulenc Trio – Bryan Young (BM '96, Bassoon); Preparatory faculty artist Irina Kaplan Lande, piano; and Liang Wang, oboe – has a new album currently available for pre-release
  14. ^ "YouTube: Poulenc Trio: NYC - Chill". YouTube.
  15. ^ "The Poulenc Trio: NYC - Thrill". YouTube.
  16. ^ "James Austin Smith, oboe; Bryan Young, bassoon; Irina Kaplan Lande, piano". Women's Musical Club of Toronto.
  17. ^ "James Austin Smith (Bio)". Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Smith is an artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), the Talea Ensemble and the Poulenc Trio as well as co-Artistic Director of Tertulia
  18. ^ a b Poulenc Plays Poulenc, AllMusic
  19. ^ a b Creation, AllMusic
  20. ^ a b Trains of Thought, AllMusic
  21. ^ "Meet the Iris Musicians". IRIS Orchestra. Winds: Bryan Young (bio)
  22. ^ "Gillet-Fox Archives". IDRS: International Double Reed Society. Past Winners: 2002 (Bassoon): Bryan Young
  23. ^ Carrington, Mark (February 8, 1993). "NSO YOUNG SOLOISTS' COMPETITION". The Washington Post. bassoonist Bryan Young [will] appear as soloist with the NSO next season.
  24. ^ "Octavio Vázquez Catalog". Octavio Vázquez. Suite for Bassoon and Piano (1996)
  25. ^ "STEVEN R. GERBER: Soliloquy for Solo Bassoon (based on the first 4 notes of Le Sacre du Printemps)". YouTube.
  26. ^ "Bryan Young bassoon, Annie Center, piano; To Earth (2021) Roydon Tse". YouTube.
  27. ^ "11-23-19 FACE THE MUSIC LISTINGS". 91.5 FM WBJC. This week we had a great panel. The Bassoon Duo of Bryan Young from the Poulenc Trio and Dave Donovan from Pratt Library Fine Arts. Also on the panel Jose Luis Novo from The Annapolis Symphony.
  28. ^ "8-31-19 FACE THE MUSIC LISTINGS!". 91.5 FM WBJC. This week our panel was made up of old friends! Brian Young from the Poulenc Trio, Ed Goldstein from the Peabody Ragtime and Baltimore Jazz Orchestra and Ernie Green from the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra.
  29. ^ "Board of Directors". Chamber Music America.
  30. ^ "Candlelight Concert Society". Candlelight Concert Society.
  31. ^ "Board of Directors–Boulanger Initiative". Boulanger Initiative.
  32. ^ "CMS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge". CMS.GOV. Partnering with the American Academy of Family Physicians the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge will engage with innovators [including Young] to harness AI solutions to predict health outcomes.
  33. ^ "Trinidad and Tobago Health Sciences Initiative". Johns Hopkins Medicine.
  34. ^ "Healing Hearts on an Island Nation". Johns Hopkins Medicine News. June 7, 2013. he has worked tirelessly to improve cardiac care in Trinidad and Tobago, an island nation of 1.3 million people and five public sector hospitals
  35. ^ "SailTime's fractional boating membership climbs". Boating Industry News. January 6, 2009. growth allowed the company to increase its support staff in 2008 with the addition of...Intertwine for Web site design and development.
  36. ^ "Sailtime Blog: Intertwine Systems". SailTime Australia. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. SailTime's web and IT services are provided by Intertwine Systems. Intertwine has 10 years experience building successful web solutions with clients in corporate, government, non-profit and healthcare sectors.
  37. ^ "THE A TEAM: BRYAN YOUNG". Asymmetrik. Bryan Young has no shortage of talents. Around here, he's not just a software engineer and key member of our healthcare team, he's a globe-trotting bassoonist too

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