Background
Weiss, Renée Karol was born on September 11, 1923 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Abraham S. and Elizabeth (Levitt) Karol.
Weiss, Renée Karol was born on September 11, 1923 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Abraham S. and Elizabeth (Levitt) Karol.
Bachelor, Bard College, 1951. Student, Connecticut School Dance. Studied violin with, Sascha Jacobinoff, Boris Koutzen, Emile Hauser, Ivan Galamian.
Member, Miami University Symphony Orchestra, 1941; member, North Carolina State Sympnony, 1942-1945; member, University of Oxford Symphony, Opera Orchs., England, 1953-1954; member, Woodstock String Quartet, 1956-1960; member, Bard College Chamber Ensemble, 1950-1966; member, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, 1960-1966; member, Hudson Valley String Quartet, 1965; member, Princeton Chamber Orchestra, 1980-1993; orchestral, chamber work, since 1966. Participant Theodore and Renée Weiss poetry writing workshops Princeton University, 1985, Hofstra College, 1985, modern poetry workshop Cooper Union, 1988, Princeton Adult Education. Teacher modern dance to children Bard College, Kindergarten Tivoli, New York Public School, 1955-1958.
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Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association (Nora Magid Lifetime Achievement award with Theodore Weiss 1997).
Married Theodore Weiss.