Desmond Sergeant

Dr. Desmond Sergeant studied voice and piano at the Royal College of Music, London, and conducting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. As a singer, he has appeared in many operatic roles, and has wide experience as a choral trainer, having directed many major works of the choral repertoire. He was Head of Music at Froebel College of Higher Education, and later at the University of Surrey, Roehampton. He has also taught in several universities in USA. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Education, University of London.

He was founding editor of the journal ‘Psychology of Music‘ and is a past chair of the Society for Education Music and Psychology Research (Sempre).

Research publications extend to fields of cognitive development, perception of serialism, and voice measurement (in collaboration with Prof. Graham Welch). Publications are mostly in English, but also appear in Spanish, Italian and Japanese. In 1987 he was nominated Distinguished Foreign Scholar by the Mid-America State University Association (MASUA). In 2004 he was awarded a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by SEMPRE.

Desmond has a keen interest in theatre, and has written several musicals for young players.