Peyton_and_Barber_Professor_of_Music

Peyton and Barber Professor of Music

Peyton and Barber Professor of Music

Professorship; named chair at the University of Birmingham, England

The Peyton and Barber Professorship of Music is a named chair at the University of Birmingham. It was established in 1904 when Richard Peyton, a local businessman, endowed it with £10,000. The inaugural holder was the composer Edward Elgar, who left the post in 1908.[1][2] As of 2018, the chair is held by Andrew Kirkman.

Peyton and Barber Professors of Music

References

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