It was a way of honoring her. We always choose a worthy Utah pianist every year to receive this scholarship, which pays for their tuition.

Maurice Abravanel adored her. She was absolutely as important as Abravanel was to the musical life here in the early days. There was no one really quite like her.

After I played through it, Gladys said, ‘Learn the second half for next week.’ I thought she was joking, but she wasn’t.

She took over your life in a good way. Towards the end of her life, I thought of her as a mother as well as a teacher and musician. She was remarkable.

There will be maybe just one or two sentences to describe the piece or the composer, so it will be an educational concert as well.

It’s going to be fun and exciting.