Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] David Huron (1954-2025) From: Pierre Divenyi <pdivenyi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 22:31:42 -0700--Apple-Mail-A6EC5DA8-B332-46B8-8BAA-176379E57AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sad news. I liked David a lot. Pierre Pardon my typos. It's Apple's fault.=20 > On Jun 5, 2025, at 21:23, Daniel T Shanahan <daniel.shanahan@xxxxxxxx= edu> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Dear Colleagues, >=20 > I'm writing to share the unfortunate news of David Huron's passing. Much m= ore will be written in the coming days and weeks about David, but for now I w= ill just say that, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and pioneer in t= he fields of music cognition and music theory, he was an example of how to l= ive a meaningful and rewarding life of the mind while nurturing and supporti= ng the work of junior scholars, students, and the community. As recently as M= onday, he was hard at work on multiple projects, all of which will see the l= ight of day soon. >=20 > Like many of you, David's impact on my life cannot be overstated. I recen= tly 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 validity= . On all occasions, he replied that he was "just so thankful to all of the m= usicians for all of the beautiful music." >=20 > He will be sorely missed. >=20 > An obituary is below. >=20 > David Brian Huron (n=C3=A9 Harrison). Born June 1, 1954 in Peace River, Al= berta, Canada. Died in Benicia, California on June 5th, from cancer. Son of A= llan Henry Harrison (1919-2011) and Luella Gertrude Scott (1925-2011). Survi= ved by long-time partner and spouse Kristin Precoda, brothers Douglas Allan,= Kenneth Bruce, sister Marion Gaye, in-laws Beth Harrison-Cain, Peter Thomps= on, and nephew Casey Scott Harrison. >=20 > David was a music lover, musician, and music scholar. Throughout his child= hood and adolescence David received extensive training in piano, organ, flut= e, and music theory. He attended Canterbury High School for the performing a= rts in Ottawa and subsequently studied flute with Karin Schindler at the Roy= al Conservatory of Music in Toronto. In 1978 he completed an interdisciplina= ry undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo--pursuing mixed studie= s in music, aesthetics, psychology, acoustics, computer science, and enginee= ring. >=20 > For several years after graduation David was active as a composer. His mus= ic was programmed in some fifty concerts and was featured in single-composer= productions in Ottawa, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Discouraged by mix-ups= in which he was mistaken for another composer by the same name, David Harri= son legally changed his name to David Huron in 1984. >=20 > David continued his education, completing a masters degree at York Univers= ity, Toronto (where he worked with semiotician David Lidov), and a doctoral d= egree in musicology at the University of Nottingham, UK (where he was superv= ised by Brahms scholar, Robert Pascall). At Nottingham, David also began con= ducting experimental studies, collaborating with psychoacoustician Deborah Fa= ntini at the nearby British Institute for Hearing Research. Abandoning his a= ctivities as a composer, David spent the rest of his career conducting music= research, producing nearly 200 scholarly publications including three influ= ential 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). >=20 > Upon completing a PhD in 1989, David was appointed Assistant Professor of M= usic at Conrad Grebel College, receiving a promotion to Associate Professor i= n 1991. He held concurrent positions at the University of Waterloo, includin= g administrative Coordinator and principal instructor at UW's Center for Soc= iety, Technology, and Values. At the University of Waterloo, he also held co= mplimentary appointments as Associate Professor of Psychology (1994-1998) an= d Adjunct Professor of Systems Design Engineering (1994-1998). >=20 > In 1998, David emigrated to the United States where he took up the positio= n of Professor in the Ohio State University School of Music with a salaried j= oint appointment at the Center for Cognitive Science (later the Center for C= ognitive and Brain Sciences). At OSU he was head of the Cognitive and System= atic Musicology Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 2019 with the rank of A= rts and Humanities Distinguished Professor. During his OSU tenure he supervi= sed two dozen doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in systematic and empir= ical music research. He also taught empirical research methods in musicology= to nearly two hundred scholars and students from other institutions through= annual week-long summer workshops. >=20 > David's scholarship was recognized through several awards, including the S= ociety for Music Perception and Cognition's lifetime Achievement Award (2017= ), the Society for Music Theory's Lifetime Membership Award (2019), and a Fu= lbright Research Chair (2020) which he was unable to take up due to the Covi= d-19 pandemic. In 2021 he was named Nico Frijda Honorary Chair in Cognitive S= cience, awarded by the Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Center and the Institut= e for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Amsterdam. >=20 > 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. > =20 --Apple-Mail-A6EC5DA8-B332-46B8-8BAA-176379E57AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Sad news. I liked David a lot.<div>Pierre</= div><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Pardon m= y typos. It's Apple's fault. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote typ= e=3D"cite">On Jun 5, 2025, at 21:23, Daniel T Shanahan <daniel.shanahan@xxxxxxxx= orthwestern.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cit= e"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF <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>@xxxxxxxx { font-family: "Cambria Math"; } @xxxxxxxx { font-family: Aptos; } p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; fon= t-family: Aptos, sans-serif; } span.EmailStyle17 { font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: windowtext; } .MsoChpDefault { } @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 1in; } div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }</style> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none">Dear Colleagues,<b= r> <br> I'm writing to share the unfortunate news of David Huron's passing. Much mor= e will be written in the coming days and weeks about David, but for now I wi= ll just say that, in addition to being a brilliant scholar and pioneer in th= e fields of music cognition and music theory, he was an example of how to live a meaningful and rewarding l= ife of the mind while nurturing and supporting the work of junior scholars, s= tudents, and the community. As recently as Monday, he was hard at work on mu= ltiple projects, all of which will see the light of day soon.<br> <br> Like many of you, David's impact on my life cannot be overstated. I re= cently asked if he wanted to say anything to the community, and being a good= empiricist, I asked him this multiple times as a test for intra-rater valid= ity. On all occasions, he replied that he was "just so thankful to all of the musicians for all of the beauti= ful music." <br> <br> He will be sorely missed. <br> <br> An obituary is below.<br> <br> David Brian Huron (n=C3=A9 Harrison). Born June 1, 1954 in Peace R= iver, 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 Harrison= . <br> <br> David was a music lover, musician, and music scholar. Throughout his childho= od and adolescence David received extensive training in piano, organ, flute,= and music theory. He attended Canterbury High School for the performing art= s in Ottawa and subsequently studied flute with Karin Schindler at the Royal Conservatory of Music in To= ronto. In 1978 he completed an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree at the= University of Waterloo--pursuing mixed studies in music, aesthetics, psycho= logy, acoustics, computer science, and engineering.<br> <br> For several years after graduation David was active as a composer. His music= was programmed in some fifty concerts and was featured in single-composer p= roductions in Ottawa, New York, and Rio de Janeiro. Discouraged by mix-ups i= n which he was mistaken for another composer by the same name, David Harrison legally changed his name to David= Huron in 1984.<br> <br> David continued his education, completing a masters degree at York Universit= y, Toronto (where he worked with semiotician David Lidov), and a doctoral de= gree in musicology at the University of Nottingham, UK (where he was supervi= sed by Brahms scholar, Robert Pascall). At Nottingham, David also began conducting experimental studies, c= ollaborating with psychoacoustician Deborah Fantini at the nearby British In= stitute for Hearing Research. Abandoning his activities as a composer, David= spent the rest of his career conducting music research, producing nearly 200 scholarly publications incl= uding three influential books: <i>The Science of Sadness: A New Understanding of Emotion</i> (2024), <= i>Sweet Anticipation: The Psychology of Expectation</i> (2006) and <i>Voice Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art</i> (2016).<br> <br> Upon completing a PhD in 1989, David was appointed Assistant Professor of Mu= sic at Conrad Grebel College, receiving a promotion to Associate Professor i= n 1991. He held concurrent positions at the University of Waterloo, includin= g administrative Coordinator and principal instructor at UW's Center for Society, Technology, and Values= . At the University of Waterloo, he also held complimentary appointments as A= ssociate Professor of Psychology (1994-1998) and Adjunct Professor of System= s Design Engineering (1994-1998).<br> <br> In 1998, David emigrated to the United States where he took up the position o= f Professor in the Ohio State University School of Music with a salaried joi= nt appointment at the Center for Cognitive Science (later the Center for Cog= nitive and Brain Sciences). At OSU he was head of the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology Laboratory fo= r 22 years, retiring in 2019 with the rank of Arts and Humanities Distinguis= hed Professor. During his OSU tenure he supervised two dozen doctoral and po= st-doctoral researchers in systematic and empirical music research. He also taught empirical research methods in m= usicology to nearly two hundred scholars and students from other institution= s through annual week-long summer workshops.<br> <br> David's scholarship was recognized through several awards, including the Soc= iety for Music Perception and Cognition's lifetime Achievement Award (2017),= the Society for Music Theory's Lifetime Membership Award (2019), and a Fulb= right Research Chair (2020) which he was unable to take up due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021 he was named= Nico Frijda Honorary Chair in Cognitive Science, awarded by the Amsterdam B= rain and Cognition Center and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, U= niversity of Amsterdam.<br> <br> In lieu of a public memorial, friends, colleagues, and family are invited to= post online reminiscences at legacy.com once the obituary goes online.<o:p>= </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-A6EC5DA8-B332-46B8-8BAA-176379E57AF0--