Lenny Young, in addition to being a sought-after collaborative artist and teacher, is Principal Oboe of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Pittsburgh, Wheeling, and McKeesport Symphonies He has worked with local composers and arrangers in productions for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater, Point Park Conservatory, and Pennsylvania Dance Theater. As a soloist, he composed and performed original music for Point Park Repertory Company’s productions of Knights Of The Round Table, The Third Lie and Death Of A Salesman. He worked extensively with Pittsburgh improvisation ensemble Dust & Feathers as well as with choreographers and visual artists. Currently, he plays in Duo Paginas with his wife, mezzo-soprano Raquel Winnica Young, and the two of them perform with pianist Corrine Adkins in Trio Serrano.

He holds BFA and MM degrees in music performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied oboe with Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, improvisation with Eric Kloss, and composition with Reza Vali. Mr. Young also sings with The Pittsburgh Camerata and the Professional Core group of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. He maintains a teaching studio and conducts the choir at Third Presbyterian Church in Shadyside.