Peyton and Barber Professor of Music


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. As of 2018, the chair is held by Andrew Kirkman.

Peyton and Barber Professors of Music