Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz

Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz (January 25, 1928 – May 24, 2024) was an American singer, composer and teacher.

She graduated from Brooklyn College with bachelor's and master's degrees, and worked as a teacher, choir director and composer.

As Gladys Young she performed in the United States and Europe as a folk singer.

[1] [2] 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.

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