Background
Handy, Vera Sharp was born on October 21, 1912 in Mayfield, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Delmus Prince and Zoda (English) McGee.
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Vera Sharp Handy
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Graduate, Mayfield Business College, 1930. Studied voice culture with various teachers including, Paschal Monk, Julia Monroe. Studied piano and organ.
Career
Piano teacher, sole creator audio-visual music course, Little Princess Symphony Adventures, Pacific Palisides, California.
Achievements
Membership
Active Sacremento Suymphony League. Led citizens commission to form Sacramento Civic Opera Company. Active various fundraising events, Sacramento.
Organizer Junior Music Sponsors (sponsor childrens' concerts). Chairman citizen's committee Sacremento Civic Opera Company. Member Sacremento League of Women.
Member California Federation Music Clubs, National Federation Music Clubs, Music Teachers Association California (W. Los Angles branch, various offices), Women's Club of Pacific Palisides, Viennese Culture Club of Los Angeles, Opera Reading Club of Hollywood, Inc.
Connections
Married second Jamison Handy Junior, June 2, 1983. 1 child by previous marriage, John Sharp.
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Nationality
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Religion
Christian Science Church -
Political Party
Republican
Education
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1930
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Awards
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Recipient award The President Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1986, Maestro Mehli Mehta American Youth Symphony, 1984, Symphony Magazine, 1985. Named Valedictorian Mayfield High School, 1930.Recipient award The President Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1986, Maestro Mehli Mehta American Youth Symphony, 1984, Symphony Magazine, 1985. Named Valedictorian Mayfield High School, 1930.