Dame Janet Elizabeth Ritterman (born 1 December 1941) is the Australian-educated former Director of the

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...

in London, from 1993 to 2005. Ritterman was educated at

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, the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music (now Sydney Conservatorium of Music, part of the University of Sydney), the

University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It was the first recognised university to ...

, and

King's College, London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

. She held academic positions in England from 1975 when she was Senior Lecturer in Music at the

Middlesex Polytechnic Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated to MDX) is a public research university based in Hendon, northwest London, England. The university also has campuses in Dubai and Mauritius. The name of the university is ...

(to 1979). Ritterman became the third

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Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated to MDX) is a public research university based in Hendon, northwest London, England. The university also has campuses in Dubai and Mauritius. The name of the university is ...

on 3 July 2013. Ritterman was appointed

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(DBE) for services to music in the 2002 Birthday Honours list, see

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and

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