Peyton and Barber Professor of Music explained

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

• 1904–1908: Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO.^{[1] [2]}
• 1908–1934: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock.^[2]
• 1934–1944: Christian Victor Noel Hope Hely-Hutchinson.^{[2] [3]}
• 1944–1946: Sir Jack Allan Westrup.^{[2] [4]}
• 1947–1968: Sir Anthony Carey Lewis, CBE.^{[2] [5]}
• 1968–1986: Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE.^{[2] [6]}
• 1987–1992: Samuel Basil Deane.^[7]
• 1992–2012: Colin Ronald Timms.^{[2] [8]}
• 2013–present: Andrew Kirkman.^{[1] [9]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2013/08/elgar.aspx "BBC Prom tells story of Elgar at University of Birmingham"
2. Michael Kennedy, Joyce Kennedy and Tim Rutherford-Johnson (eds.), The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 6th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2013) p. 89.
3. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/abstract/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-226681 "Hely-Hutchinson, Victor"
4. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-160864 "Westrup, Sir Jack (Allen)"
5. https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/50f3d5c6-52f7-3479-b6e0-c17e9c9e000d "University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of Anthony Lewis"
6. Basil Deane, "Obituary: Professor Ivor Keys", The Independent, 14 July 1995. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
7. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-basil-deane-6230996.html "Professor Basil Deane"
8. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/music/timms-colin.aspx "Professor Colin Timms"
9. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/music/kirkman-andrew.aspx "Professor Andrew Kirkham"