# Gayle Young

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{{short description|Canadian composer and author (born 1950)}}
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'''Gayle Young''' (born 22 Mar 1950) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) composer and author. Young is an adherent of [microtonality](/source/microtonality) who has invented a number of [musical instrument](/source/musical_instrument)s and [notational systems](/source/musical_notation).

==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](/source/Musicworks)'' magazine in 1978, becoming its managing [editor](/source/editing) 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](/source/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==
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* [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]
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Category:20th-century Canadian classical composers
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Category:20th-century Canadian women writers

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