Glad Robinson Youse facts for kids

Glad Robinson Youse (born in 1898, died in 1985) was an American composer. She wrote many beautiful songs and pieces for choirs and pianos. Her music was both sacred (religious) and secular (non-religious). Today, she is remembered through music contests and scholarships that help young musicians.

Early Life and Musical Training

Glad Robinson Youse was born in Miami, Oklahoma. She loved music from a young age. She went to Stephens College and earned a music degree in 1919. After college, she moved to New York. There, she studied how to compose music with a famous teacher named Tibor Serly.

Family Life and Community

Glad married Clare Youse. They decided to make their home in Baxter Springs, Kansas. They raised their daughter, Madolyn, there. Glad Youse was also a member of important music organizations. She was part of the ASCAP. This group helps protect the rights of musicians and writers. In 1971, she also served on the board of the Sigma Alpha Iota Foundation.

Glad Youse's Amazing Music

Glad Robinson Youse composed many different kinds of music. She wrote songs for solo singers. She also created pieces for choirs, which are groups of singers. Many of her compositions included piano music. Her songs were performed in churches and concert halls.

Types of Compositions

Glad Youse wrote music for various voices and groups. Some pieces were for men's choirs. Others were for women's choirs or mixed choirs (men and women). She also wrote songs for solo sopranos (high female voices). All her compositions were written with piano accompaniment.

Famous Works by Glad Youse

Here are some of the musical pieces Glad Robinson Youse composed:

• A Man Must Have a Song (for men's choir)
• April is Forever (for women's choir or soprano)
• "Arise My Love" (for solo voice)
• As Long as Children Pray (for women's choir or soprano)
• "Beatitudes" (for soprano)
• Behold, God is My Salvation (for mixed choir)
• Bless Us, O God (for women's choir)
• Glorious Easter Morning (for mixed choir)
• "God's World" (for one or two voices)
• Great is Thy Mercy (for mixed choir)
• He Who Believes in Me (for mixed choir)
• Hear Me Lord (for mixed choir or soprano)
• High Upon a Hilltop (for women's choir)
• Hungry Pagan (for mixed choir)
• "I Knelt at Thy Altar" (for soprano)
• I Placed My Heart Within a Rose (for mixed choir)
• In a Corner of My Heart (for various voices)
• Let Us Smile (for children)
• "Little Lost Boy" (for soprano)
• Lovely the Dawning (for women's choir)
• "My Dream of Springtime" (for soprano)
• My Heart is Ever Grateful (for women's choir)
• O, it is Lovely, Lord (for women's choir)
• Perhaps I May (for women's choir)
• "Red Bird" (for soprano)
• Ring Out Ye Bells! Sing Out Ye Voices! (for mixed choir)
• Salute to America (for mixed choir)
• So Near, So Dear (for three sopranos)
• "Some Lovely Thing" (for soprano)
• Song-Trip Around the World (for children)
• Thirty-Fourth Star (for various voices)
• This Nation Under God (for mixed choir)
• "Thou wilt Light My Candle" (for soprano)
• Why? (for women's choir)
• Winds of the Prairie (for women's choir)
• Wishing (for women's choir)
• (The) World is About Me (for various voices)

Glad Youse's Lasting Legacy

Glad Robinson Youse's contributions to music are still recognized today. The National Federation of Music Clubs holds a special contest in her name. It's called the Glad Robinson Youse Adult Composers Contest. This contest happens every two years. It helps new composers share their music.

Scholarships and Awards

Stephens College, where she studied, also offers a special scholarship. It's called the Glad Robinson Youse Scholarship. This helps students who want to study music. The Texas Federation of Music Clubs also has a special position called the Glad Robinson Youse Chair. These honors show how much her work is still valued in the world of music.