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."BBC Prom tells story of Elgar at University of Birmingham", University of Birmingham, 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2018.Michael Kennedy, Joyce Kennedy and Tim Rutherford-Johnson (eds.), The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 6th ed. (Oxford University Press, 2013) p. 89. 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. 1908–1934: Sir Granville Ransome Bantock. 1934–1944: Christian Victor Noel Hope Hely-Hutchinson."Hely-Hutchinson, Victor", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018. 1944–1946: Sir Jack Allan Westrup."Westrup, Sir Jack (Allen)", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 17 December 2018. 1947–1968: Sir Anthony Carey Lewis, CBE."University of Birmingham Staff Papers: Papers of Anthony Lewis", JISC: Archives Hub. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 1968–1986: Ivor Christopher Banfield Keys, CBE.Basil Deane, "Obituary: Professor Ivor Keys", The Independent, 14 July 1995. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 1987–1992: Samuel Basil Deane."Professor Basil Deane", The Independent, 14 October 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 1992–2012: Colin Ronald Timms."Professor Colin Timms", University of Birmingham. Retrieved 17 December 2018. 2013–present: Andrew Kirkman."Professor Andrew Kirkham", University of Birmingham. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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