{{short description|Canadian composer and author (born 1950)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} '''Gayle Young''' (born 22 Mar 1950) is a Canadian composer and author. Young is an adherent of microtonality who has invented a number of musical instruments and notational systems.
==Early life and education== Young was born in St Catharines, Ontario. She graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1977.<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gayle-young-emc "Gayle Yong"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.</ref>
==Career== Young began writing for ''Musicworks'' magazine in 1978, becoming its managing editor in 1987.
In 1980 Young designed a 24-stringed musical instrument, the amaranth,<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gayle-young-mn0001194174/biography "Gayle Young"]. ''AllMusic'' Biography by Joslyn Layne</ref> which she played in many of her performances<ref>{{cite book|title=IAWM Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IHEJAQAAMAAJ|volume=7–8|year=2001|publisher=The Alliance|page=30}}</ref> and later released an album of music performed on it.
Young lectured about the musical creations of Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument builder Hugh Le Caine at the McGill Contemporary Music Festival in 1985,<ref name="Jones2007">{{cite book|author=Pamela Jones|title=Alcides Lanza: Portrait of a Composer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GO1U-jH-4Z4C&pg=PA172|year=2007|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP|isbn=978-0-7735-6048-2|page=172}}</ref> and in 1989 she published a book about him.<ref>{{cite book|title=Music Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkI9AQAAIAAJ|volume=12–13|year=1989|publisher=Barrett & Colgrass|page=35}}</ref><ref>Lowell Cross. [https://caml.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/caml/article/download/3810/3009 "Review: The sackbut blues : Hugh L e Caine, pioneer in electronic music."]. ''CAML Review'', Vol 46, No 3 (2018)</ref>
In 2012 Young's recorded soundscape, "Avalon Shorelines", was part of a New York concert by cellist Madeleine Shapiro.<ref>[http://seenandheard-international.com/2012/05/water-water-everywhere-with-cellist-madeleine-shapiro/ "Water, Water Everywhere with Cellist Madeleine Shapiro"]. ''Seen and Heard International'', 03/05/2012. review by Bruce Hodges</ref> She continued to act as editor of the magazine ''MusicWorks''.<ref>[https://brokenpencil.com/reviews/musicworks-3/ "MusicWorks"]. ''Broken Pencil'', by Annie Wong 22 May 2012</ref>
In 2016 Young performed with her amaranth as part of a deep listening concert in Ottawa organized by composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros.<ref>[https://ottawajazzscene.ca/reviews/35-show-reviews/11072-an-immersion-in-music-from-pauline-oliveros-and-friends "An immersion in music from Pauline Oliveros and friends"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''OttawaJazzScene.ca'', by Alayne McGregor, 19 January 2016</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} * [https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/37596/biography Canadian Music Centre biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093036/https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/37596/biography |date=4 March 2016 }}
==External links== *[http://www.gayleyoung.net Official website] {{Authority control}}
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