The Thurston Dart Professorship of Music at King's College London was established in 1996 or 1997. The first holder of the chair was Laurence Dreyfus, who had been Professor of Performance Studies in Music at King's College since 1992; his chair was titled the Thurston Dart Professorship in Performance Studies in Music.[1][2] The chair in named in honour of Thurston Dart (1921–1971), who was King Edward Professor of Music at the University of London, based at King's College.[3]
List of Thurston Dart Professors of Music
edit- 1996/7–2005: Laurence Dreyfus, FBA.[1]
- 2007–2020/21: Roger Parker, FBA.[4][5]
- 2020/21–Present: Vacant
References
edit- ^ a b "Dreyfus, Prof. Laurence", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Greg Holt, "Remembering Thurston Dart", NEMA Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 (National Early Music Association UK, 2017), p. 12.
- ^ "Thurston Dart and the New Faculty of Music at King's College London by kcl ah issuu - Issuu". issuu.com. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Parker, Prof. Roger Leslie", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ London, King's College (6 July 2023). "Roger Parker". King's College London. Retrieved 30 November 2023.