Dr. 保罗T. Barte has been a member of the music faculty at the newbb电子平台 音乐学院 since 1997, where he teaches organ and harpsichord, organ literature and pedagogy, 还有音乐史课程. In 2016, he created a course on Wagner and The Ring, which culminated in taking the class to Washington DC to see the Washington National Opera’s production of the cycle. He was the 2005 recipient of the OU 音乐学院’s Distinguished Teaching Award. In addition to his academic responsibilities, he also serves as University Organist.

From 1990-97, Barte was on the music faculty of Idaho State University in Pocatello. He is a Minnesota native and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, where he was an organ student of Heinrich Fleischer and Dean Billmeyer. Studying with George Ritchie, he completed a master’s degree at the University of 内布拉斯加州-Lincoln in 1987. He began doctoral studies in organ performance at the Eastman 音乐学院 as a student of Russell Saunders in 1987. He graduated with a Doctor of 音乐al Arts degree from Eastman in 1995, having completed a dissertation on the keyboard manuscripts of Johann Christoph 巴赫 (1673-1727) of Gehren, J的表亲. S. 巴赫. The dissertation was written under the supervision of Buxtehude scholar Kerala Snyder.

He has performed extensively in the United States and abroad. Recent performances include recitals on the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle organ. Barte has also presented recitals and workshops at Regional and National conventions of The American Guild of Organists (AGO) and the 音乐 Teacher’s National Association (MTNA). He also gives concerts in costume, portraying Johann Sebastian 巴赫.

Barte served for six years on the AGO National Council, serving as the Regional Councillor for Region V. In this capacity he worked with the Guild's chapters in Ohio, 印第安纳州, 肯塔基州, 伊利诺斯州, 和密歇根州. In 2000, 2003年及2007年, he served as director for AGO-sponsored Pipe Organ Encounters (POE) held at newbb电子平台. POEs provide junior high and high school students an opportunity for intensive exposure to the organ in a summer-camp environment. In 2000 he coordinated newbb电子平台's "巴赫fest 2000" which featured presentations by eminent 巴赫 scholars Christoph Wolff and George Stauffer. Dr. Barte has diverse experience as a church musician, 曾为路德教会服务, 天主教, 卫理公会, 科克大学, 后期圣徒, and Unitarian congregations in Minnesota, 内布拉斯加州, 纽约, 爱达荷州和俄亥俄州.

在业余时间, 他是一个狂热的跑步者, having completed numerous marathons and four ultra-marathons–the JFK 50-miler in 2012 and 2017 and the Thunderbunny 50K in 2016 and 2017. Since beginning running in 2010, he has run more than the Earth’s circumference!