Background
Happel, Dorothy was born on January 5, 1927 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Daughter of William Shields and Halo (Wilson) Merriam.
Happel, Dorothy was born on January 5, 1927 in Winfield, Kansas, United States. Daughter of William Shields and Halo (Wilson) Merriam.
Studies with Jacques Gordon, Music Mountain, Connecticut, 1939-1942; Bachelor of Music, Eastman School Music, 1948; postgraduate, Juilliard School Music, 1949-1953.
Indiana recital violinist, United States and Europe, since 1935. Soloist various symphony orchestras, since 1948. Member Lake Placid (New York ) Sinfonietta, 1948—2005, concertmaster, 1975—2005, Greenwich (Connecticut) Symphony, 1967-1993.
Violinist, board directors Chamber Players, 1971—1993. Concertmaster Greenwich (Connecticut) Choral Society, 1967—1993. Recital on 1st plastic violin Weill Hall, New York, 1990.
President board directors Downtown Music at Grace, White Plains, New York, since 2002.
Married John Happel, May 26, 1951. Children: Jill, George Syms, Ruth Emilie.