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Delta Chapter
David Young 2005
David W. Young
recently retired as Professor of Instrumental
Music and Director of Bands in the William Carey
College School of Music in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, where he established the degree
program for instrumental music.
He holds a Bachelor of Music Education
degree from Delta State University and a Master
of Music Education degree from Mississippi State
University.
Having held high
school directorships in Ruleville and Grenada
(Mississippi), he served as Director of Bands at
Holmes Junior College before moving to Jones
Junior College (Ellisville, Mississippi) in 1981
to assume a similar position. There he became
the leader of a group of collegiate musicians
who, under his direction, rapidly gained a
reputation as one of the most entertaining
marching showbands in the southeastern United
States. Significant recognition for the Jones
Junior College “Maroon Typhoon” came with their
1990 appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade in New York City. The first selection of
a Mississippi band for this prestigious event in
25 years, their performance resulted in a
invitation to participate in the New Year’s Day
Festival in London, England, as the Lord Mayor
of London’s featured band. In addition to his
dynamic leadership of the “Typhoon,” Mr. Young
was also credited with the building of a strong
symphonic band program at Jones.
Prior to his
retirement from public education in Mississippi,
Mr. Young was an active member of the
Mississippi Community/Junior College Band
Association, having been instrumental in its
founding and serving as its first president. He
also served as conductor of the Mississippi
Junior College All-State Band, and at a ceremony
honoring his retirement, the Association
publicly recognized his years of achievement and
dedicated service to Mississippi bands. Named to
Outstanding Young Men of America and to
Outstanding Bandmasters of the 20th Century,
he was also honored by his undergraduate
university for his contributions in the field of
music when he was inducted into the Delta State
University Music Hall of Fame. He was also
selected for inclusion in the Mississippi Who’s
Who in areas of both music education and
religion.
Mr. Young is in
continuing demand as conductor, adjudicator, and
clinician for both concert and marching band
events throughout the southern United States.
His musical interests are many and diverse. He
is in his sixth season as Director of the City
of Hattiesburg Concert Band, of which he has
been a performing member since its origination
in 1982. In 1997 he established both Hub City
Swing, a 40’s-style jazz group, and Jubilant
Brass, a contemporary Christian instrumental
quintet. Active in the field of church music, he
has long years of service as a church choral and
instrumental director and has been a member of
the Mississippi Singing Churchmen for more than
20 years and, in addition, leads the Churchmen’s
Brass. He directs the Mississippi Baptist
All-State Youth Orchestra, which he founded in
1992, and in 1999 was named Instrumental
Consultant for the Church Music Department of
the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board and now
serves as director of the Mississippi Baptist
Symphony Orchestra.
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