TCC 31. The Recusant's Dream - Isabella Temperville
This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the composer Isabella Temperville and her album The Recusant’s Dream. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Isabella about her interests, catch up with her since the last time on the podcast, discussing her master’s thesis, further work constructing the multimedia project in The Recusant’s Dream and much more!
Isabella contact:
Email: bellatempmusic@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetcomposer/
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The Recusant’s Dream is written, produced and released by Isabella Temperville
Aaron D'Zurilla
Theorist/TCC Founder
He/Him
Aaron D'Zurilla is the primary host and founder of the Theorist Composer Collaboration. With diverse research interests in both modern classical composition and rap, Aaron has presented work at the 2025 Indiana University Symposium of Research in Music, with a paper titled: “Guess Who’s Back: Narrative Subversions in The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)". In a currently forthcoming presentation, Aaron will also present at the 2025 Analytical Approaches to World Musics Symposium on the Music Theories, Histories, Analysis, and the Musical Cultures of Asia, with a paper titled: "International and Personal Tragedy in "A Vietnamese Mother’s Letter to Nixon" (2023)". Aaron also has a forthcoming publication through SMT-Pod, titled: "Trauma and Vocal Timbre in Ellen Reid’s p r i s m (2019)"
Aaron holds a Bachelor's of Music in Music Theory from the University of Florida and a Master's of Music in Music Theory from Florida State University.
Contact:
acdzurilla@yahoo.com
941-773-1394
Isabella Temperville
Composer
She/Her
Isabella Temperville (b. 2000) is a composer and sound designer based in Baton Rouge, LA. She received a Bachelor’s of Music from Christopher Newport University in 2023 and is currently continuing her studies at Louisiana State University. Temperville’s music has been described as a “journey through sonic storytelling.” Her music “features cavernous, illuminated soundscapes, deceptively accessible melodies, and a clever double-take sense of orchestration.” Temperville’s works “The Thoughts that Corrupt” (2021) and “Fast Traveler” (2022) were featured in CNU’s Contemporary Music Festival, making her the first student at CNU to have a piece featured in the festival. Her work “LIFESTREAM” (2024) was also recently performed by the CRISP Electronic Music Ensemble at CNU. After Temperville completes her master’s degree, she wishes to pursue a degree in video game composition. When she is not composing, Temperville enjoys writing stories, playing difficult video games, and info-dumping about her latest special interest.
Email: bellatempmusic@gmail.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1sHkpJTRo7Rs1gsi0CrKea?si=nZgA67aJSXGtdh_wNWCmEQ
