[AUDITORY] David Huron (1954-2025) (Daniel T Shanahan )

Subject: [AUDITORY] David Huron (1954-2025) From: Daniel T Shanahan <daniel.shanahan@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 20:25:00 +0000 --_000_DM4PR05MB9016C7678F0A70A9D00F938D946FADM4PR05MB9016namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, I'm writing to share the unfortunate news of David Huron's passing. Much mo= re will be written in the coming days and weeks about David, but for now I = will just say that, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and pioneer in= the fields of music cognition and music theory, he was an example of how t= o live a meaningful and rewarding life of the mind while nurturing and supp= orting the work of junior scholars, students, and the community. As recentl= y as Monday, he was hard at work on multiple projects, all of which will se= e the light of day soon. Like many of you, David's impact on my life cannot be overstated. I recent= ly asked if he wanted to say anything to the community, and being a good em= piricist, I asked him this multiple times as a test for intra-rater validit= y. On all occasions, he replied that he was "just so thankful to all of the= musicians for all of the beautiful music." He will be sorely missed. An obituary is below. David Brian Huron (n=E9 Harrison). Born June 1, 1954 in Peace River, Albert= a, Canada. Died in Benicia, California on June 5th, from cancer. Son of All= an Henry Harrison (1919-2011) and Luella Gertrude Scott (1925-2011). Surviv= ed by long-time partner and spouse Kristin Precoda, brothers Douglas Allan,= Kenneth Bruce, sister Marion Gaye, in-laws Beth Harrison-Cain, Peter Thomp= son, and nephew Casey Scott Harrison. David was a music lover, musician, and music scholar. Throughout his childh= ood and adolescence David received extensive training in piano, organ, flut= e, and music theory. He attended Canterbury High School for the performing = arts in Ottawa and subsequently studied flute with Karin Schindler at the R= oyal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. In 1978 he completed an interdiscipl= inary undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo--pursuing mixed st= udies in music, aesthetics, psychology, acoustics, computer science, and en= gineering. For several years after graduation David was active as a composer. His musi= c was programmed in some fifty concerts and was featured in single-composer= productions in Ottawa, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Discouraged by mix-up= s in which he was mistaken for another composer by the same name, David Har= rison legally changed his name to David Huron in 1984. David continued his education, completing a masters degree at York Universi= ty, Toronto (where he worked with semiotician David Lidov), and a doctoral = degree in musicology at the University of Nottingham, UK (where he was supe= rvised by Brahms scholar, Robert Pascall). At Nottingham, David also began = conducting experimental studies, collaborating with psychoacoustician Debor= ah Fantini at the nearby British Institute for Hearing Research. Abandoning= his activities as a composer, David spent the rest of his career conductin= g music research, producing nearly 200 scholarly publications including thr= ee influential books: The Science of Sadness: A New Understanding of Emotio= n (2024), Sweet Anticipation: The Psychology of Expectation (2006) and Voic= e Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art (2016). Upon completing a PhD in 1989, David was appointed Assistant Professor of M= usic at Conrad Grebel College, receiving a promotion to Associate Professor= in 1991. He held concurrent positions at the University of Waterloo, inclu= ding administrative Coordinator and principal instructor at UW's Center for= Society, Technology, and Values. At the University of Waterloo, he also he= ld complimentary appointments as Associate Professor of Psychology (1994-19= 98) and Adjunct Professor of Systems Design Engineering (1994-1998). In 1998, David emigrated to the United States where he took up the position= of Professor in the Ohio State University School of Music with a salaried = joint appointment at the Center for Cognitive Science (later the Center for= Cognitive and Brain Sciences). At OSU he was head of the Cognitive and Sys= tematic Musicology Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 2019 with the rank = of Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor. During his OSU tenure he su= pervised two dozen doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in systematic and= empirical music research. He also taught empirical research methods in mus= icology to nearly two hundred scholars and students from other institutions= through annual week-long summer workshops. David's scholarship was recognized through several awards, including the So= ciety for Music Perception and Cognition's lifetime Achievement Award (2017= ), the Society for Music Theory's Lifetime Membership Award (2019), and a F= ulbright Research Chair (2020) which he was unable to take up due to the Co= vid-19 pandemic. In 2021 he was named Nico Frijda Honorary Chair in Cogniti= ve Science, awarded by the Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Center and the Ins= titute for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Amsterdam. In lieu of a public memorial, friends, colleagues, and family are invited t= o post online reminiscences at legacy.com once the obituary goes online. --_000_DM4PR05MB9016C7678F0A70A9D00F938D946FADM4PR05MB9016namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear Colleagues,<= br> I'm writing to share the unfortunate news of David Huron's passing. Much mo= re will be written in the coming days and weeks about David, but for now I = will just say that, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and pioneer in= the fields of music cognition and music theory, he was an example of how to live a meaningful and rewarding = life of the mind while nurturing and supporting the work of junior scholars= , students, and the community. As recently as Monday, he was hard at work o= n multiple projects, all of which will see the light of day soon. Like many of you, David's impact on my life cannot be overstated.  I r= ecently asked if he wanted to say anything to the community, and being a go= od empiricist, I asked him this multiple times as a test for intra-rater va= lidity. On all occasions, he replied that he was "just so thankful to all of the musicians for all of the = beautiful music." He will be sorely missed. An obituary is below. David Brian Huron (n=E9 Harrison). Born June 1, 1954 in Peace Riv= er, Alberta, Canada. Died in Benicia, California on June 5th, from cancer. = Son of Allan Henry Harrison (1919-2011) and Luella Gertrude Scott (1925-201= 1). Survived by long-time partner and spouse Kristin Precoda, brothers Douglas Allan, Kenneth Bruce, sister Marion Gaye= , in-laws Beth Harrison-Cain, Peter Thompson, and nephew Casey Scott Harris= on. David was a music lover, musician, and music scholar. Throughout his childh= ood and adolescence David received extensive training in piano, organ, flut= e, and music theory. He attended Canterbury High School for the performing = arts in Ottawa and subsequently studied flute with Karin Schindler at the Royal Conservatory of Music in T= oronto. In 1978 he completed an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree at t= he University of Waterloo--pursuing mixed studies in music, aesthetics, psy= chology, acoustics, computer science, and engineering. For several years after graduation David was active as a composer. His musi= c was programmed in some fifty concerts and was featured in single-composer= productions in Ottawa, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Discouraged by mix-up= s in which he was mistaken for another composer by the same name, David Harrison legally changed his name to Davi= d Huron in 1984. David continued his education, completing a masters degree at York Universi= ty, Toronto (where he worked with semiotician David Lidov), and a doctoral = degree in musicology at the University of Nottingham, UK (where he was supe= rvised by Brahms scholar, Robert Pascall). At Nottingham, David also began conducting experimental studies,= collaborating with psychoacoustician Deborah Fantini at the nearby British= Institute for Hearing Research. Abandoning his activities as a composer, D= avid spent the rest of his career conducting music research, producing nearly 200 scholarly publications inc= luding three influential books: The Science of Sadness: A New Understanding of Emotion (2024), = Sweet Anticipation: The Psychology of Expectation (2006) and Voice Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art (2016). Upon completing a PhD in 1989, David was appointed Assistant Professor of M= usic at Conrad Grebel College, receiving a promotion to Associate Professor= in 1991. He held concurrent positions at the University of Waterloo, inclu= ding administrative Coordinator and principal instructor at UW's Center for Society, Technology, and Value= s. At the University of Waterloo, he also held complimentary appointments a= s Associate Professor of Psychology (1994-1998) and Adjunct Professor of Sy= stems Design Engineering (1994-1998). In 1998, David emigrated to the United States where he took up the position= of Professor in the Ohio State University School of Music with a salaried = joint appointment at the Center for Cognitive Science (later the Center for= Cognitive and Brain Sciences). At OSU he was head of the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology Laboratory f= or 22 years, retiring in 2019 with the rank of Arts and Humanities Distingu= ished Professor. During his OSU tenure he supervised two dozen doctoral and= post-doctoral researchers in systematic and empirical music research. He also taught empirical research methods in= musicology to nearly two hundred scholars and students from other institut= ions through annual week-long summer workshops. David's scholarship was recognized through several awards, including the So= ciety for Music Perception and Cognition's lifetime Achievement Award (2017= ), the Society for Music Theory's Lifetime Membership Award (2019), and a F= ulbright Research Chair (2020) which he was unable to take up due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021 he was name= d Nico Frijda Honorary Chair in Cognitive Science, awarded by the Amsterdam= Brain and Cognition Center and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies= , University of Amsterdam. In lieu of a public memorial, friends, colleagues, and family are invited t= o post online reminiscences at legacy.com once the obituary goes online.<o:= p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_DM4PR05MB9016C7678F0A70A9D00F938D946FADM4PR05MB9016namp_--

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