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University of Otago

Arts and Culture Education Music Musicology Performing Arts Arts Education

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5.04/23/2026

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John Drummond is Emeritus Professor of Music and held the position of Blair Professor of Music from 1976 to 2014 in the School of Performing Arts, Humanities Division, at the University of Otago. He obtained a BA (Hons) First Class and BMus from the University of Leeds, and a PhD from the University of Birmingham. His early career included serving as Haywood Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in 1969 and as Lecturer in Music there from 1970 to 1976. During his tenure at Otago, Drummond took on significant administrative roles, including Dean of the School of Language, Literature and Performing Arts from 2002 to 2006, Associate Dean (Academic) in the Division of Humanities from 2006 to 2009, and Humanities Ambassador from 2010 to 2011. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Leeds in 1995, the University of Washington School of Music in 2009, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Malmö Conservatory of Music, and Dartington College of Arts.