The Hamilton Harty Professorship of Music was established by the Senate of
Queen's University Belfast
, mottoeng = For so much, what shall we give back?
, top_free_label =
, top_free =
, top_free_label1 =
, top_free1 =
, top_free_label2 =
, top_free2 =
, established =
, closed =
, type = Public research university
, parent = ...
in 1951, and named after the composer Sir
Hamilton Harty
Sir Herbert Hamilton Harty (4 December 1879 – 19 February 1941) was an Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
After an early career as a church organist in his native Ireland, Harty moved to London at about age 20, soon becoming a w ...
; his royalties would fund the chair.
List of Hamilton Harty Professors of Music
* 1951–1954:
Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE.
* 1954–1970:
Philip Cranmer
Philip Cranmer (1918–2006) was an English teacher of and composer of classical music.
Biography
Cranmer was born in Birmingham, England, in 1918, and was a contemporary of composer John Gardner (composer), John Gardner at Wellington College, B ...
.
* 1970–1972:
Raymond Henry Charles Warren.
* 1972–1984:
David Clive Greer.
* 1985–1996:
Adrian Tregerthen Thomas.
* 1996–2016?:
Jan Albert Smaczny.
"Jan Albert Smaczny"
''Companies House''. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
References
{{Reflist, 30em
Queen's University Belfast