Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz
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Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz née Young (b. 1928) is an American
singer, composer and teacher. She graduated from Brooklyn College
with bachelor and masters degrees, and worked as a teacher, choir director and composer. She performed in the United States
and Europe
as a folk singer.
In 2003 her chamber opera The Fountain of Youth based on Nathaniel Hawthorne
's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," won a special commendation at the Nancy Van de Vate International Opera Competition for Women. Her music is performed internationally.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer, composer and teacher. She graduated from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
with bachelor and masters degrees, and worked as a teacher, choir director and composer. She performed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as a folk singer.
In 2003 her chamber opera The Fountain of Youth based on Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...
's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," won a special commendation at the Nancy Van de Vate International Opera Competition for Women. Her music is performed internationally.
Works
Moskowitz is known for songs and chamber opera. Selected works include:- Grass on a poem by Carl SandburgCarl SandburgCarl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Carl Sandburg "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat."-Biography:Sandburg was born in Galesburg,...
- Chicken Little, The Sky Is Falling!, chamber opera
- More than a Voice
- I Am Afraid
- The Fountain of Youth, chamber opera
- Advice to a Girl on a poem by Sara TeasdaleSara TeasdaleSara Teasdale , was an American lyrical poet. She was born Sara Trevor Teasdale in St. Louis, Missouri, and after her marriage in 1914 she went by the name Sara Teasdale Filsinger.-Biography:...
- Joy on a poem by Sara Teasdale
- Gifts on a poem by Sara Teasdale
- Psalm 23 for piano, oboe, cello and voice
- The Masque of the Red Death, music drama in two acts after Poe
- The Buried Life for mezzo-soprano and piano