Faculty and Staff
Robert Abbott MM
Kansas City Bronze Associate Director
Kansas City
Robert Abbott was appointed to membership in Kansas City Bronze in 2022 and as Associate Music Director in 2025. A Minnesota native, he holds the Bachelor of Music Education from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, and the Master of Music in Oboe Performance from the UMKC Conservatory of Music.
His career in music education and ministry includes choral and instrumental positions in Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Escola Graduada de São Paulo, Brazil; the American International School in Lisbon, Portugal; and the International Protestant Church in Saigon, Vietnam. For many years he was Music Director at First Presbyterian Church of Branson, Missouri, and formed the Branson Chorale. With the Messiah Project of Springfield he led international tours to Japan, Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, and Russia.
He has been active in handbell leadership for 49 years, establishing ensembles for children, youth, and adults from Branson to Lisbon to Valencia, Spain. His ensembles have participated in Area 8 events of the Handbell Musicians of America.