James and Constance Alsop Professor of Music

The James and Constance Alsop Professorship of Music at the University of Liverpool was established in 1946; prior to that time, music teaching had been confined to the Department of Education but the new chair marked an attempt to "coordinate the study of music within the University and stimulate interest by lectures and other appropriate instruction"."The new Alsop Professor", Liverpool Echo, 15 October 1947, p. 2. The first holder was Gerald Abraham, who had been director of the BBC's Gramophone Department."University news", The Times (London), 27 December 1946, p. 2. The chair was named for Alderman James W. Alsop, OBE, a major figure in the university's establishment and early administration."Papers of Mr James W. Alsop concerning the University of Liverpool: Biographical information", University of Liverpool Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

The chair replaced the James W. Alsop Lectureship,University of Liverpool Calendar (1972), p. 595. which had been established by Alsop's widow Constance in 1924; she endowed it with the sum of £3,000. Appointments were made for a year "it having been decided at present [by 1928] to invite each year a distinguished musician to deliver a course of public lectures on Music".The University of Liverpool Calendar 1928-29 (1928), p. 445. The lectureship was suspended during the Second World War; once the chair was established, the lectures were given by the professor and after Basil Smallman's appointment in 1965 they were reformed into the Alsop Concerts.Two Centuries of Music in Liverpool (Rockliff Brothers Ltd, 1976), p. 52.

James W. Alsop Lectureship 1925: Gustav Holst. 1926: Sir George Dyson, KCVO. 1927: William Gillies Whittaker. 1928: Sir Percy C. Buck."Liverpool University posts", The Scotsman, 23 May 1928, p. 14. 1929: William Gillies Whittaker."Whittaker, William Gillies", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 28 December 2018. 1930: Thomas F. Dunhill."University news", The Times (London), 12 April 1930, p. 10. 1931: Sir Hamilton Harty."University news", The Times (London), 24 March 1931, p. 18. 1932: Canon E. H. Fellowes, CH, MVO."University news", The Times (London), 14 March 1932, p. 16. 1933: Geoffrey Shaw."University news", The Times (London), 13 June 1933, p. 16. 1934: Ernest Newman."University news", The Times (London), 19 April 1934, p. 9. 1935: J. F. Toye.Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, p. 109. 1936: Sir Stanley Marchant, CVO, FSA."University news" (London), The Times, 5 March 1936, p. 16. 1937: Sir Donald Tovey."University news", The Times (London), 4 March 1937, p. 16. 1938: Albert Coates."University news", The Times (London), 7 July 1938, p. 18.

James and Constance Alsop Professors of Music 1947–1962: Gerald Ernest Heal Abraham, CBE, FBA."Abraham, Gerald Ernest Heal", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 28 December 2018. 1964–1985: (Frederic) Basil (Rowley) Smallman.The Times, 17 Nov. 1964, p. 12; "Education." Times, 9 Dec. 1985, p. 28. 1986–2003: Michael Owen Talbot, FBA."Talbot, Prof. Michael Owen", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 28 December 2018. 2005–2015: Anahid Kassabian. 2017–present: Sara Cohen."Professor Sara Cohen awarded James and Constance Alsop Chair in Music", University of Liverpool, 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018."Sara Cohen", University of Liverpool. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

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