Background
Bales, Dorothy Johnson was born on August 31, 1917 in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. Daughter of Harry and Lillian Mae (Pierce) Johnson.
Bales, Dorothy Johnson was born on August 31, 1917 in Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. Daughter of Harry and Lillian Mae (Pierce) Johnson.
Bachelor, University Oregon, 1948. Bachelor of Music, Boston University, 1950. Postgraduate, Marlboro School Music, Inernat. d'Ete.
Student of Ivan Galamian, Gabriel Bouillon, Henryk Szeryng.
Instructor violin New England Conservatory, 1949-1950, 85-99. Teacher violin Longy School Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950-1958. Violin and chamber music teacher, orchestra director Winsor School, Boston, 1950-1955.
Lecturer music Emmanuel College, 1961-1969, 1974-1978, 90-91, assistant professor, 1969-1974. Lecturer Northeastern University, Boston, 1975-1978, 82-83. Visiting associate professor University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1978.
Board directors Kodaly Center of America, 1988-1989. Solo concert tours throughout United States, 1964-1968. Concerts in Paris, 1952, Salzburg, 1952, 56, 64, 72, Vienna, 1964, 72, Geneva, 1964, Saarbruken, Konstanz, 1984.
Contractor-concertmaster, Choral Art Society, Scituate, 1953-1986. Concertmaster Church of the Advent, Boston, 1966-1983.
Member American String Teachers Association (president Massachusetts chapter, 1974-1984, 94-96, chairman national solo competition, 1981), Music Educators National Conference, American Federation Musicians, Sierra Club, Audubon Society, Nature Consevancy, World Wildlife Federation.
Married Robert Freed Bales, September 14, 1941.
