Professor Steve Stanton

Professor of Music & Performing Arts

Centre for Music Studies

E: S.Stanton@city.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)20 7040 3272

Overview

Professor Stanton completed his BA in Music at the University of York, from where he also received his doctorate in Composition. He joined City University in 1977 when the music degree programme was in its first phase and, until recently, had the responsibility for directing and developing the undergraduate music programmes.

He is an ethnomusicologist with special interests in Oriental music, African-American music, European folk musics, oral tradition and popular music idioms. He is also engaged in interdisciplinary studies in 20th century music-theatre and the performing arts.

In his role as Dean of Validation he has the responsibility for overseeing the academic standards of the University’s portfolio of validated degrees which currently include music and performing arts programmes offered by the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Performance, Composition, Acting, Stage Management and Music Therapy), Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (including Performance, Musical Theatre, Dance Theatre, Scenography and Dance Science), Arts Educational Schools (Acting and Musical Theatre), and the Nordoff-Robbins Centre for Music Therapy.

Research interests

Japanese and Oriental music, African-American music, Eastern European folk music, ethnochoreology, intercultural music, music theatre, composition.