Erin Young is a classical guitarist based in Los Angeles. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Classical Guitar Performance at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music where she studied with Scott Tennant, Brian Head, and Jason Yoshida. She has performed in masterclasses for Pepe Romero, Dimitri Illarionov, Álvaro Pierri, SoloDuo, Roland Dyens, Gaëlle Solal, and The Kupinski Duo among others.

Erin has a passion for early music and was an active member of the USC Baroque Sinfonia, a period-instrument ensemble specializing in music from the seventeenth- through mid-eighteenth century. She performed with the USC Collegium Workshop in the Early Music America’s 8^th annual Young Performers Festival in Bloomington Indiana. She plays frequently with the Delirium Musicum ensemble, and recently had her debut concert with the ensemble Ciaramella at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

Erin is actively involved with the Guitar Foundation of America, where she works as an instructor for the annual GFA Guitar Summit. In addition to pursuing a performance career, Erin works in online music education as Guitar Operations Manager for tonebase.co.