An active performer and committed arts advocate, Abby Young is a violinist, violin teacher, and arts administrator in Miami, Florida. A former Henry Mancini Institute Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Abby earned her Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Violin Performance at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Her doctoral research culminated in her thesis, entitled “Job Satisfaction of Orchestral Musicians: The Effects of Non-Performance Organizational Roles.”
Abby is now Personnel Manager and violinist for Nu Deco Ensemble, as well as the Managing Director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the Frost School of Music. She also performs regularly with the Naples Philharmonic, Florida Grand Opera Orchestra, Palm Beach Symphony, and Atlantic Classical Orchestra, and has also performed with Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bolton, José Feliciano, Natalie Cole, the Marley Brothers, and with KSHMR at the Ultra and Ilesoniq Music Festivals. Abby maintains a private violin studio, and previously served as the Ensemble Librarian for the Frost School of Music.
A native of Ashland, OR, Abby grew up studying Klezmer and Celtic music and performing with her family band. In her free time, she aims to visit a new country each year, and enjoys being outside as much as the South Florida weather will allow.