Background
Bahr, Edward Richard was born on April 4, 1941 in New York City. Son of C. Charles and M. Virginia (Rich) Bahr.
Bahr, Edward Richard was born on April 4, 1941 in New York City. Son of C. Charles and M. Virginia (Rich) Bahr.
Bachelor of Music in Music Education with distinction, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1964. Master of Music in Education, Eastman School Music, Rochester, New York, 1965. Doctor of Music in Performance, University Oklahoma, 1980.
Teacher Mount Greylock Regional High School, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1965—1968. Instructor, music Fredonia State University, New York, 1968—1973. Lecturer, music Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma, 1974—1981.
Assistant professor Troy State University, Alabama, 1981—1983. Associate professor Delta State University, Cleveland, 1983—1986, professor, since 1986. Solo euphonium player Westchester Pops Band, White Plains, New York, 1955—1965.
Euphoniumist Eastman Wind Ensemble, 1963—1965. 1st trombonist Berkshire Symphony Orchestra, 1965—1968, Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, Alabama, 1981—1983. 1st trombonist, euphonium soloist, guest conductor Delta Symphony Orchestra, Greenville, Mississippi, since 1983.
Trombonist, euphoniumist White Eagle Band, Dunkirk, New York, 1968—1973. Assistant conductor 1st trombonist Erie Philharmonic Orchestra, Pennsylvania, 1968—1973. Soloist 1st trombone Oklahoma State Fair Concert Band, 1980—1981.
Trombonist Delta Brass Quintet, since 1983. Euphonium soloist International Tuba Toot, Seattle, 1991, Southeast Tuba & Euphonium Conference, 1997. Euphonium soloist & lecturer National Association College Wind and Percussion Instructors Symposium, 1993.
Lecturer, music competition adjudicator. Performer, lecturer & conductor International Trombone Workshop, 1986, 1991, 1995. Conductor St. Mark's Episcopal Church Choir, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Married Jane Ann Hartsell, June 15, 1963. Children: David, Brian.