David H. Young

David H. Young double bass, earned a B.M. in Music Education with a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School and M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Southern California. He has studied with Oscar Zimmerman, Peter Mercurio, and Dennis Trembly, and he is a former member of the Rochester Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. He is currently principal bass with Los Angeles Opera and the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, and his faculty positions include the Colburn School of Performing Arts and California State University at Long Beach. He has wide experience developing concerts for children and performing chamber music with the String Family Players string quintet. Currently he concentrates upon teaching bass students and leading bass ensemble class at the Colburn School as well as playing in the opera pit. To all this he recently added a new undertaking at Cal State Long Beach – a bass orchestra repertoire class.