Rob has degrees in both Music and French, and has taught French at the university and community college levels, while directing music programs at Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches for 40 years. He retired from St. Michael’s (Episcopal), Colorado Springs, in 2021 and has lived in Spartanburg since then, accompanying services at St. Christopher’s (Episcopal), and then as a professional staff singer at Church of the Advent. He is a lover of “la joie de vivre”, music, languages, and the fine arts.