Bob Barr Community Band
Bob Barr
Mr. Robert (Bob) M. Barr (1918-1988)
Bob Barr, a native of Hartford, Oklahoma, attended high school at
Wewoka HS in Oklahoma. A graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, he also studied at the University of Alabama, University
of Georgia, Oklahoma State Teachers College, and Auburn University.
A published composer and arranger, he was awarded the First Chair
of America by the National Band Organization and the Teacher of
Excellence Award by the Valley Forge Foundation. He directed the
Jordan HS Band of Georgia from 1946 to 1964 where he led them to
national attention. He served as guest conductor for the All State
Bands of Alabama; Oklahoma; Florida, North Carolina; South Carolina;
and the All-Canadian Band.