Kyle Young
Kyle Young (Carmel, IN) is currently Director of Bands at Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. The band program at Carmel High School serves nearly 500 students with six concert bands, five jazz ensembles, marching band, percussion ensembles, chamber ensembles, private lesson program and three winter guards.
The CHS Marching Band is a 29-time Bands of America Regional Champion and most recently made their 29th consecutive appearance in the Bands of America Grand National Championships Finals. They were also named the 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 Grand National Champions. The Marching Greyhounds were recently awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation Sudler Shield for the second time in the ensemble’s history. The ensemble has also performed at both the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Carmel Wind Symphony 1 is a 11-time state concert band champion including the last eight consecutive years. Both Carmel Wind Symphony 1 and 2 have earned a spot in the ISSMA State Concert Band Finals on multiple occasions. The Carmel Band Program was also a recipient of the National Band Association Program of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award.
Young received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Wright State University and his master’s degree from VanderCook College of Music. He was named the 2013 Alumni of the Year for the Wright State University School of Music. He was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity. Young serves nationally as a clinician for concert and marching bands as well as an active adjudicator for Bands of America and Drum Corps International, having had the opportunity to judge DCI Championships several times. Young also serves as an artist clinician for the Vandoren company. Young is a Co-Author of Ensemble: An Integrated Approach to the Yamaha Harmony Director with his longtime colleague, Michael Pote. He lives in Westfield, Indiana with his wife Kelly, their son, Landon, and daughter, Evelyn.