Gayle Young (born 22 Mar 1950) is a Canadian composer and author.
Young is an adherent of microtonality who has invented a number of musical instruments and notational systems.
Young lectured about the musical creations of Canadian physicist, composer, and instrument builder Hugh Le Caine at the McGill Contemporary Music Festival in 1985,[4] and in 1989 she published a book about him.
[5][6] In 2012 Young's recorded soundscape, "Avalon Shorelines", was part of a New York concert by cellist Madeleine Shapiro.
[8] In 2016 Young performed with her amaranth as part of a deep listening concert in Ottawa organized by composer and accordionist Pauline Oliveros.