"Just Don't Quit" with NSO Assistant Principal Bassoonist David Young | Ep9

David Young is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the NSO. He did his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and then went to the University of Maryland to take part in the Woodwind Quintet Fellowship. He actually left his masters studies early to play with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Norway for a few months, and then spent four years in the United Stated President’s Own Marine Band. It’s really inspiring to see David’s commitment to never giving up on his dream of playing in a major symphony orchestra. And it’s amazing to hear how he reaches that goal to now be, in his words, living the dream.

CONNECT WITH DAVID:
David’s Website https://www.davidyoungbassoon.com
David’s YouTube Channel    / @davidyoungbassoon  

DAVID’S EPISODE RESOURCES:
Fav composer: Bach
Fav piece of music: Mozart 41 https://open.spotify.com/album/3OjjBE...
Fav music soundtrack: Lord of the Rings https://open.spotify.com/album/04rz93...
Genre of music: Epik High; Residente; Kanye
Last listened to: Maslanka Symphony No. 4 https://open.spotify.com/track/0v3Nsk... Dizzy Gillespie - Manteca - https://open.spotify.com/track/6KpMB0...
Currently reading: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest https://amzn.to/48jDg40 and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men https://amzn.to/3ULyrgT
Musician you admire: Chris Millard and Hilary Hahn
Resource Recommendation: Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life https://amzn.to/3upnbfC

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TIMECODES

00:00 Introduction
01:05 Intro to Episode
2:26 Start of Interview
3:06 David’s Musical Background
6:08 Getting Serious About Music and Summer Music Festivals
12:03 Choosing Where To Study
15:34 Northwestern: A Rich Experience
25:09 Goals at Northwestern
29:11 Grad School and UMD’s Woodwind Quintet Fellowship
37:22 Post Grad School
42:47 National Repertory Orchestra
43:37 Getting to Norway + Bergen Philharmonic
55:05 from Norway to DC
59:39 US Marine Band
1:12:29 From Marine Band to NSO
1:20:17 7th Year Masters Student + Applying for Teaching Jobs
1:26:57 Managing During COVID
1:29:26 Beta Blockers
1:32:35 NSO Audition Experience
1:36:30 Dealing with Uncertainty
1:40:50 Living the "Dream"
1:42:00 Rapid Fire Q&A
1:47:35 Final Pieces of Advice
1:49:39 Episode Outro
1:50:31 Next Episode Teaser
1:50:55 David’s Bassoon Performance

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ABOUT THE HOST
Rebekah Carpio received her BMus in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in their Orchestral Artistry program, which was in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. She then went on to receive her PhD, also from the Guildhall School, researching the impact of education and community work in conservatoire training.

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MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE
Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree: ⁠   • Symphony No. 1 in D, “Heroes”  | Ben Round...  ⁠
David’s Bassoon Performance:    • Mignone - Valsa Improvisada | David Young,...  

PHOTO CREDIT
NSO: https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/ho...
Northwestern: https://www.music.northwestern.edu/ab...
UMD: https://music.umd.edu
US Marine Band: https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Ab...
Kennedy Center: https://www.kennedy-center.org/our-st...
Brevard: https://explorebrevard.com/event/brev...
MasterWorks: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
EMF: https://easternmusicfestival.org/tick...
Lewis Kirk - https://www.lyricopera.org/about/comp...
Chris Millard: https://www.bossbassoon.com/christoph...
Sue Heineman: https://www.kennedy-center.org/artist...
Audition Success: https://amzn.to/48jmEth
Kanye: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
Epic High: https://www.billboard.com/lists/epik-...
Residente: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residente
Hilary Hahn: https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/h...
Bach: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

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