Marian Robertson Wilson
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Marian Robertson Wilson (born 1926) is an accomplished cellist, linguist and teacher. Probably her most notable role was serving as the music editor for the Coptic Encyclopedia. She is a daughter of Leroy Robertson
and has written scholarly analyses of his works.
Marian Robertson joined the Utah Symphony Orchestra
in 1947. In 1950 she went to study in France on a Fulbright scholarship. In this year her father wrote a cello composition for her to play. It was initially publicly performed by Zera Nelsova. She latter studied extensively under Nelsova.
Marian Wilson married W. Keith Wilson, a retired Utah probation officer, in San Francisco in 1979. Their marriage was latter solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple
. He died in 1994.
Wilson holds two Ph.D.s, one in French and music and the other in Arabic. At least one of these Ph.D.s was from the University of Utah
. Over a 21 year period she taught a wide variety of courses including French, Greek, Italian, German, Music theory and cello at various times at Brigham Young University
, the University of Utah and Utah State University
.
Besides being the music editor for the Coptic Encyclopedia, Wilson also created a guide to the Library of Congress's collection of Coptic music.
Since 1971 Wilson has been closely connected with the work of the Leroy Robertson foundation which awards scholarships to young composers to aid them in furthering their education.
Wilson wrote a biography of her father entitled Leroy Robertson: Music Giant From the Rockies. It received the Association for Mormon Letters
award for Best biography in 1997.
Leroy Robertson
Leroy Robertson was an American composer and music educator.Robertson was born in Fountain Green, Utah. One of his earliest instructors was Anthony C. Lund. He studied violin, composition, and public school music at the New England Conservatory and in Europe...
and has written scholarly analyses of his works.
Biography
Robertson initially studied piano. At age ten, when her younger sister was born, her father bought a half-size cello that was allegedly for the new born Karen but her father urged her to play it until her sister became big enough.Marian Robertson joined the Utah Symphony Orchestra
Utah Symphony Orchestra
-History:The first attempt to create a symphony group in the Utah area occurred in 1892, before Utah was a state. The Salt Lake Symphony was created and presented just one concert before disbanding. In 1902 the Salt Lake Symphony Orchestra was formed, and it remained in existence until 1911...
in 1947. In 1950 she went to study in France on a Fulbright scholarship. In this year her father wrote a cello composition for her to play. It was initially publicly performed by Zera Nelsova. She latter studied extensively under Nelsova.
Marian Wilson married W. Keith Wilson, a retired Utah probation officer, in San Francisco in 1979. Their marriage was latter solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is the largest and best-known of more than 130 temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the sixth temple built by the church, requiring 40 years to complete, and the fourth operating temple built since the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo,...
. He died in 1994.
Wilson holds two Ph.D.s, one in French and music and the other in Arabic. At least one of these Ph.D.s was from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. Over a 21 year period she taught a wide variety of courses including French, Greek, Italian, German, Music theory and cello at various times at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, the University of Utah and Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
.
Besides being the music editor for the Coptic Encyclopedia, Wilson also created a guide to the Library of Congress's collection of Coptic music.
Since 1971 Wilson has been closely connected with the work of the Leroy Robertson foundation which awards scholarships to young composers to aid them in furthering their education.
Wilson wrote a biography of her father entitled Leroy Robertson: Music Giant From the Rockies. It received the Association for Mormon Letters
Association for Mormon Letters
The Association for Mormon Letters is a nonprofit founded in 1976 to promote quality writing "by, for, and about Mormons." The broadness of this definition of Mormon literature has led the AML to focus on a wide variety of work that has sometimes been neglected in the Mormon community...
award for Best biography in 1997.