Obituary: Professor Jonathan Harvey

Composer Jonathan Harvey, who was Professor of Music at Sussex from 1977-93, died in Lewes on Tuesday (4 December) at the age of 73. An internationally renowned modern composer, Professor Harvey was noted for his interest in spirituality and for the imaginative use of electronics in his compositions. He also wrote orchestral, chamber and choral pieces. His works were performed all over the world by some of the finest contemporary music groups. A chorister at St Michael's College, Tenbury, Harvey went on to be a music scholar at St John's College, Cambridge and he gained doctorates from the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow. He lectured at the University of Southampton for 13 years before joining Sussex in 1977 to teach composition. Harvey played a full part in the interdisciplinary 'school' teaching in the School of Cultural and Community Studies (as it was then).