Pratt was born in Boston, taught music and drama at Virginia and directed the Virginia Glee Club.
Pratt was born in Boston and studied music at Harvard University before joining the University of Virginia faculty at the appointment of University president Edwin A. Alderman. Harry Rogers Pratt (January 17, 1884  May 7, 1956) was a professor of music and drama at the University of Virginia from 1923 to 1954. Pratt, who directed the Virginia Glee Club from 1933 through 1943, was remembered as a director who had less polish than those who succeeded him, but who possessed great enthusiasm and who was responsible for bringing the Glee Club to national prominence through radio broadcasts and the group's first New York City performances. 
