Gladys "Glad" Robinson Youse (1898 – 1985), was an American composer.
Born in
Miami, Oklahoma, Gladys Robinson graduated from
Stephens College in 1919 with a music degree, then studied composition with
Tibor Serly in New York. She married Clare Youse and the couple settled in
Baxter Springs, Kansas, where they raised their daughter, Madolyn (1924-2018), later Mrs. Babcock, who earned her AA degree in 1944 from Stephens College and a Masters of Science Degree in Analytical Chemistry from the
University of Minnesota.[1] Glad Robinson Youse was a member of
ASCAP[2] and served on the board of the
Sigma Alpha Iota Foundation in 1971.[3]
Youse composed sacred and secular music for solo voice, choir, and piano. Today, the
National Federation of Music Clubs sponsors the biennial Glad Robinson Youse Adult Composers Contest,[4] and Stephens College offers a Glad Robinson Youse Scholarship.[5] The Competitions and Awards Division of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs has a Glad Robinson Youse Chair.[6]
Her compositions (all with piano accompaniment) include:[1]
(The) World is About Me (for unspecified voices)[18]
References
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abCohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York.
ISBN0-9617485-2-4.
OCLC16714846.{{
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