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.
["Dreyfus, Prof. Laurence"](_blank)
''Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019. The chair in named in honour of
Thurston Dart
Robert Thurston ("Bob") Dart (3 September 1921 – 6 March 1971), was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. Along with Nigel Fortune, Oliver Neighbour and Stanley Sadie he was one of Britain's leading musicologists of the post ...
(1921–1971), who was
King Edward Professor of Music at the
University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
, based at King's College.
List of Thurston Dart Professors of Music
* 1996/7–2005:
Laurence Dreyfus
Laurence Dreyfus, FBA (born 1952) is an American musicologist and player of the viola da gamba who was University Lecturer and Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.
Early life
Dreyfus was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and lived in Ch ...
, FBA.
* 2007–present:
Roger Parker
Roger Parker (born London United Kingdom, 2 August 1951) is an English musicologist and, since January 2007, has been Thurston Dart Professor of Music at King's College London.
His work has centred on opera. Between 2006 and 2010, while Profess ...
, FBA.
"Parker, Prof. Roger Leslie"
''Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
References
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