Brian De Young
Piano
Piano
Brian De Young is a pianist and organist who has performed musical theatre, opera, and chamber music throughout the Midwest. He has collaborated with members of the Chicago, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Marquette, and Sioux City Symphonies at events such as the Saugatuck Chamber Music Festival, White Lake Chamber Music Festival, and Grand Rapids Symphony Bach Fest, and has performed theatre and cabaret shows with Broadway veteran Tom Zemon and soprano Rachael Gates, among others.
As a teacher, Brian has served on the faculties of Grand Valley State University and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in addition to teaching award-winning piano and voice students. He has also directed many community choirs and church music programs, and is currently the Director of Traditional Music at All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka.
Brian holds a bachelor's degree from Dordt College, where he studied organ and piano pedagogy. Graduate work in organ, voice, and choral conducting was done at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and he studied piano with Helen Marlais and chamber music with Arthur Campbell at Grand Valley State University, where he received a Piano Pedagogy Certificate.
As a teacher, Brian has served on the faculties of Grand Valley State University and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in addition to teaching award-winning piano and voice students. He has also directed many community choirs and church music programs, and is currently the Director of Traditional Music at All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka.
Brian holds a bachelor's degree from Dordt College, where he studied organ and piano pedagogy. Graduate work in organ, voice, and choral conducting was done at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and he studied piano with Helen Marlais and chamber music with Arthur Campbell at Grand Valley State University, where he received a Piano Pedagogy Certificate.