Charles Rochester Young
Professor of Theory/Composition/Electronic Music
Education:
- 1993: Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Michigan
- 1990: Master of Music - University of Michigan
- 1988: Bachelor of Music Education - Baylor University
Courses Taught:
- Composition
- Sophomore Theory
- Form and Analysis
- Private Composition
Biography:
Charles Rochester Young (b. 1965) has won high praises and honors for his work as a composer. Major awards include: First prize in the National Flute Association New Publications Competition, First Prize in the National Band Association/Merrill Jones Composition Competition, Second prize in the 1990 Fischoff Competition, Second prize in the National Association of Composers in the USA Young Composers Competition, Special Commendation from the British and International Bassist Federations, Prize winner in the Vienna Modern Masters Competition and financial awards from ASCAP (for the unique prestige value of his original works), The National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer, The Aaron Copland Foundation, The Minnesota Composers Forum, The Presser Foundation and Arts Midwest. Dr. Young is widely commissioned by arts around the globe.
Dr. Young’s works have been performed and broadcasted in Europe, Japan, Central America, Canada, and in major halls in the United States, including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His works are widely published and recorded.
Dr. Young is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of Michigan. He held as his mentors Pulitzer-prize winner Leslie Bassett, Donald Sinta, Keith Hill and Marianne Ploger. Dr. Young is the Coordinator of Musicanship at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Previously, Dr. Young served on the faculty at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In 1999, Dr. Young was named "Wisconsin Professor of the Year" by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. The University of Wisconsin System named Dr. Young as the recipient of their University of Wisconsin System Career Teaching Excellence Award in 2000.