Dan Harding is a pianist, conductor, and Deputy Director of Music at the University of Kent. Passionate about contemporary music, especially American Minimalism and British choral composition, he is also an experienced accompanist and jazz pianist. He read Music at the University of York, and has previously been a lecturer in Music in Further Education for ten years. As well as ‘Music Matters,’ Dan writes on cultural issues for Pandora’s Looking-Glass, and about choral conducting on Cantus Firmus. A full professional profile can be found here.