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", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019.Greg Holt, "Remembering Thurston Dart", NEMA Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 (National Early Music Association UK, 2017), p. 12. The chair in named in honour of Thurston Dart (1921–1971), who was King Edward Professor of Music at the University of London, based at King's College.
List of Thurston Dart Professors of Music 1996/7–2005: Laurence Dreyfus, FBA. 2007–2020/21: Roger Parker, FBA."Parker, Prof. Roger Leslie", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2019). Retrieved 19 December 2019. 2024-Present: Emma Dillon.
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