Hannah Davis-Abraham

Biography

Hannah Davis-Abraham is a PhD candidate in music theory under the supervision of Daphne Tan. Her dissertation explores a collaborative approach to the analytical process, incorporating interviews with performers and composers as a means of discovering and communicating a work’s themes. Hannah published an article “Pacing, Performance, and Perception in Alice Ping Yee Ho’s Angst” in Contemporary Music Review in 2023. She also has presented her work at Music Theory Midwest, Dialogues: Analysis and Performance, and the 2023 Society for Music Theory. Hannah holds an MA in Music Theory from the University of Toronto (2020), as well as a BMus (Honours) in Piano Performance from Memorial University (2018). Her research is supported by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship.