Robert Bahr grew up in a large musical family in a small farming community in Southern Iowa. Robert started playing piano and reading music at the age of four. He was initially taught by his grandmother. By high school, he was the music director of his church. He performed throughout his high school years and won a spot on a statewide talent concert for a regional TV station.
Robert studied piano performance at Coe College in Iowa with a master’s from Ohio University. He was the music director for ballet companies in Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee. Robert moved to Maine in 1982 where he taught high school choral music for five years. He became executive director of the Bangor Symphony followed by becoming executive director of the Grand Auditorium in Maine.
In 1991 he met his wife, Anne, who owned a bed and breakfast in Bar Harbor, Maine. He met Anne, a vocalist, while directing a local Gilbert and Sullivan production. Robert has been producer and musical director of Broadway musicals for regional companies. Anne has performed in many roles in these productions.
Robert continues to perform three nights a week at a supper club in Bar Harbor Maine. He states “Music is my passion. Music fills my soul. It is what I breathe. It is what I live for"
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