Philip M. Young

b. 1937

Philip M. Young is a native of Greenville, South Carolina. He received his education at North Greenville University, Furman University, and the Graduate School of Music of Florida State University. In 1987 he was awarded the honorary Doctor of Letters from Campbell University.

He served as Minister of Music of The First Baptist Church of Henderson, NC from 1959 to his retirement in 2004, when he was named the church's Composer in Residence.

As a composer he has received numerous awards and commissions. Over two hundred of his choral, handbell, and organ compositions have been published. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, having won numerous ASCAP standard compositions annual awards. He is also a member of the American Guild of Organists, and a past president of the North Carolina Baptist Music Conference.