Advisory Council Membership

The activities of the IMR are overseen by an Advisory Council whose remit is to guide the Director in the formation and execution of the Institute’s policies.

Chair

  •     Sir Nicholas Kenyon (Barbican Centre)

Ex officio

  •     Prof. Roger Kain, CBE, FBA (Dean of SAS)
  •     Dr Paul Archbold (Director, IMR)

Representing the University of London

  •     Dr Michael Fend (KCL), to 31 May 2016*
  •     Prof. Philip Murphy (Director, ICWS), to 31 July 2016
  •     Dr Tom Perchard (Goldsmiths), to 31 May 2016*
  •     Dr Henry Stobart (RHUL), to 31 May 2015*
  •     Prof. Richard Widdess (SOAS), to 31 May 2015*  

Representing the Conservatoire Sector

  •     Prof. Barry Ife (Principal, Guildhall School of Music and Drama), to 31 May 2015*
  •     Prof. Aaron Williamon (Royal College of Music), to 31 May 2015

Representing Musical Research outside the University of  London

  •     Prof. Jonathan Cross (Oxford), to 31 May 2015
  •     Dr Jonathan Impett (Middlesex), to 31 May 2015
  •     Dr Elaine Kelly (Edinburgh) to 31 May 2015
  •     Dr Alan Marsden (Lancaster), to 31 May 2015*
  •     Prof. John Rink (Cambridge), to 31 May 2016
  •     Prof. Jan Smaczny (Queen's University Belfast) to 31 May 2016*

Representing the Music Profession and the Cultural Sector

  •     Dr Esther Cavett (Director of City of London Festival and Trinity Laban Conservatoire, Lawyer and Musician), to 31 May 2016
  •     Ms Sally Groves (Creative Director, Schott Music Limited), to 31 May 2016
  •     Mr Andrew Kurowski, to 31 May 2015

Representing the Research Student Community

  •     Mr Ronnie Gibson (Aberdeen), to 31 May 2015*
  •     Mr Adam Whittaker (Birmingham Conservatoire), to 31 May 2015
  •     * = serving second and final term of office