Subsequently, he completed a Masters at the University of Leeds and, in 1984 embarked upon a second master's degree, at the University of York, choosing this time the music of southern India as the topic of his thesis.
In 1991, Druce stood down from his long-standing post as senior lecturer at Leeds University's Bretton Hall Campus, to continue to work as a performer and composer.
[1] One of the few living British champions of the viola d'amore, he was a member of Christopher Hogwood's Academy of Ancient Music, was an original member of the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists and continued to play with groups such as the Pennine Chamber Ensemble.
In 1984, Druce finished a new completion of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem, which was performed at The Proms in 1991.
In his preface to the score, Druce explains: Other Mozart works which Druce completed include Quintet Movement for clarinet and strings K.516c (commissioned by Alan Hacker), a quintet in F for clarinet, basset horn, violin, viola and violoncello K. Anh.