Background
Topper, Paul Quinn was born on July 9, 1925 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Quinn Augustine and Ethel Irene (Greenwood) Topper.
Topper, Paul Quinn was born on July 9, 1925 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Quinn Augustine and Ethel Irene (Greenwood) Topper.
Diploma in violin, Juilliard School Music, New York City, 1950. Bachelor of Medicine in Theory, University Missouri, 1958. MM in Violin, University Michigan, 1959.
Associate Mus D, University Michigan, 1971.
Violinist, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1951-1952; violinist, professor, Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1952-1958; concert master, assistant conductor, Burral Symphony Orchestra, Columbia, Missouri, 1952-1958; orchestra conductor, assistant professor, U. Northern Colorado, Greeley, 1961-1963; professor music, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1963; past chairman strings, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina. Violinist Chautauqua (New York) Symphony Orchestra, summers, 1954-1959. Musicaldir., conductor Summer Strings on the Meherrin, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, since 1973.
Lieutenant Army of the United States Air Corporation, 1943-1945.
Married Elizabeth Ann Roberts, January 15, 1955 (divorced 1969). Children: Eric Mehl, Karl Frederick, Robert Quinn. Married Betty Carolyn Long, July 2, 1978.
Stepchildren: Elizabeth Holle Frink, Jennifer Bryan Frink.