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Mr. Young’s music education and experience includes a decade of piano lessons from the late Eva Moore, singing in the choir at McClenagen High School under the direction of Margaret Norwood, singing in the South Carolina All State Chorus, and singing in the chorus at Francis Marion University under the direction of Dr. Adrian Ketcham. At the University of South Carolina, Mr. Young studied voice under Mr. Eugene Ferguson and opera under Dr. Donald Gray. Mr. Young performed in The Magic Flute with the Columbia Lyric Opera, studied choral conducting at USC, and participated in a male chorus under the baton of Dr. Arpad Daraz. In 2007, he co-founded (with Mark Railey) the Florence Men’s Choral Society. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association.
Mr. Young has performed in many theatrical productions with the Florence Little Theatre and The Dillon County Theatre including West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, The Exact Center of the Universe, and Bye Bye Birdie. Since 1996, he has also performed with the Mastersingers USA under the direction of Professor Bruce McInnes.
A native of Florence, Mr. Young is the Director of Alumni Affairs at Francis Marion University. He is married to Becky and they have a 16 year old son, Russell.
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