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Bahr to perform ‘Let’s Fall in Love, An Evening of Love Songs’ Valentine’s Day at Epiphany Episcopal Church in Cape Coral

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“Let’s Fall in Love, An Evening of Love Songs,” featuring pianist Robert Bahr, will be presented Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at Epiphany Episcopal Church of Cape Coral.

Bahr, who grew up in a large musical family in a small farming community in southern Iowa, started playing piano and reading music at the age of 4.

He was initially taught by his grandmother and by the time he reached 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.

Bahr studied piano performance at Coe College in Iowa with a master’s from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.

He was the music director for ballet companies in Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee.

He 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. Anne was a vocalist and he was directing a local Gilbert and Sullivan production.

Bahr has been producer and musical director of Broadway musicals for regional companies. His wife has performed in many roles in these productions.

Bahr, who continues to perform three nights a week at a supper club in Bar Harbor, “Music is my passion. Music fills my soul. It is what I breathe. It is what I live for.”

Tickets for the performance at Epiphany Episcopal Church are $25 and the concert begins at 6:30 p.m., with a wine and cheese reception to follow.

Visit epiphanyepiscopalchurch.org for information or call the church, which is at 2507 Del Prado Blvd., S., at 239-218-7556.