Richard Hallam

Richard John Hallam MBE (born 1948) is an English musician and music educator. He is best known for his work as the Director of Music in Oxfordshire from 1987 to 2008 and for advising successive UK governments on music education policy from 2003 to 2012. This included serving as the National Music Participation Director for the Department for Education from 2008 to 2011. He is also well known for his work in relation to El Sistema internationally.

Hallam has been chair of the National Association for Music Education, President of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and Chair of the UK Music Education Council.

Hallam was awarded the MBE in 2003 for services to music education. He is an honorary fellow of Trinity College of Music, Oxford Brookes University and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. In 2019, he received honorary lifetime membership of Music Mark. Provided by Wikipedia