32. The Joy of Music with Dr Young

Today, April 22, we had a conversation about Dr. Jonathan Young and his journey as a well rounded artist with experience in percussion, voice, and his main instrument the piano.

"Dr. Jonathan Young is an active pianist, composer, teacher, conductor, and accompanist. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance at the University of Kansas, studying with Dr. Steven Spooner. Career highlights include performing Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody with the Purdue Fort Wayne Orchestra, advancing to the final round of the American Prize for Solo Piano - Professional Division in 2021, the establishment of the American Liszt Society's Northern Indiana Chapter in 2021, working as coach/accompanist at Opera in the Ozarks in Summer 2018, attending the Bel Canto Summer Academy in Germany as a collaborative pianist in 2016, and performing solo piano at Haydn’s Esterhazy Palace in Austria through the Classical Music Festival in 2013. In concerto performances, Dr. Young has performed Mozart's Piano Concerto in C Minor with the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra and Mozart's Piano Concerto in D Minor with the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Orchestra. He is an avid performer of chamber music, vocal, instrumental, and choral music. He also served as vice president of KU’s Collegiate Chapter of MTNA. Jonathan currently serves as Lecturer of Piano at Purdue University - Fort Wayne and maintains an active piano studio at the Community Arts Academy." (Young, J., 2024)


Music:
Piano Recording by Dr. Young
Rondeña from Iberia Book 2, composed by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909).

Enjoy Dr Young Recital HERE!

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