October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023
Now, in my 90th year of life on this planet, I have much to celebrate, much to be humble about as I have been lucky, and much to be grateful for. David became my friend and colleague when he came to me for percussion lessons in 1966, my first year teaching at Stanford.
He was a graduate student in Cognitive Psychology and wanted to know what I was doing with computers at the Stanford AI Lab. I explained my work in computer sound synthesis and composition. I then asked him to tell me what he knew about perception. He knew a lot, so we learned from one another, which continued over the years; I, more from him! Our friendship became ever more rich through the years, as he advised and nurtured many composers and researchers over the years. Among his first students at CNMAT was Matt Wright, who credits David as the(!) major influence in his professional life, and who just a few months ago was appointed Executive Director of CCRMA to help Chris Chafe run CCRMA and its future. So David's legacy was transported to many places, and now with Matt Wright as his agent, back to where David and I began!
He was a graduate student in Cognitive Psychology and wanted to know what I was doing with computers at the Stanford AI Lab. I explained my work in computer sound synthesis and composition. I then asked him to tell me what he knew about perception. He knew a lot, so we learned from one another, which continued over the years; I, more from him! Our friendship became ever more rich through the years, as he advised and nurtured many composers and researchers over the years. Among his first students at CNMAT was Matt Wright, who credits David as the(!) major influence in his professional life, and who just a few months ago was appointed Executive Director of CCRMA to help Chris Chafe run CCRMA and its future. So David's legacy was transported to many places, and now with Matt Wright as his agent, back to where David and I began!