Please welcome Mr. Kyle Young as the new Associate Director of Bands at Carmel High School. Mr. Young fills the position left vacant by Mr. Michael Pote, as Pote was named Director of Bands in early April. As a new Associate Director of Bands at Carmel, Mr. Young will conduct multiple concert bands, a jazz ensemble and will assist with the Marching Greyhounds as well as direct the basketball pep bands.
Mr. Soo Han, Director of Orchestras and Chairman of the William H. Duke Center fo rthe Perfoming Arts said, “One will quickly learn when reading Mr. Young’s extensive list of accomplishments, what a distinguished educator we are so fortunate to be gaining in our performing arts department. One cannot gain from reading his bio is what an incredibly kind, warm, and caring human being Mr. Young is. I could tell immediately, that based on his positive energy, Mr.Young is someone who will truly care about our kids and make them the center of everything that he does. I’m ecstatic about Mr.Young joining our CHS Performing Arts family and I look forward to our collaboration and friendship.”
On hiring Mr. Young, Mr. Pote said, “As most people would imagine, there were many great candidates interested in coming to the Carmel Band Program. Mr. Young stood out as an incredibly gifted musician and educator. He is an accomplished saxophone performer as well as conductor. His experience includes teaching middle school and high school age students and at all levels he has created amazing sounding ensembles. The Carmel Band Family will immediately benefit from Kyle’s skills!”
Mr. Young comes to Carmel High School from the Mason City School District in Mason Ohio. His responsibilities at Mason included directing middle school concert bands, jazz bands, instructed woodwind and brass courses as well as served as the district woodwind specialist. He also severed as assistant director of the nationally recognized William Mason Marching Band.
The Mason Band is one of only fourteen programs internationally to have received both the Sudler Flag of Honor and the Sudler Shield. These awards are administered by the John Philip Sousa Foundation and are considered to be the highest honors that a band program can receive for excellence in concert band as well as marching band. The William Mason Marching Band has been named a Bands of America Regional Class Champion, Regional Champion and National Finalist at the Bands of America Grand National Championships.
Mr. Young is a graduate of Wright State University in which he graduated cum laude with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. He received his Masters Degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois. He was named the 2013 Outstanding Alumni of Wright State University. As a saxophonist, he has performed with the Dayton Philharmonic Concert Band and the Sinclair Wind Symphony. As a college student, Mr. Young toured nationally for a summer as a trumpet performer with the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps from Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Young is a professional member of the National Association for Music Education, the Golden Key International Honor Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Please welcome Mr. Kyle Young and his wife, Kelly to the Carmel Bands family.
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