TCC Podcast Episodes

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features music theorist Professor J. Daniel Jenkins. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Professor Jenkins about his background, time as a regional conference president, the past and future of public music theory and much more! Spectrum Volume on Public Music Theory: https://societymusictheory.org/announcement/music-theory-spectrum-471-2025-06 Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to fo...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Dr. Robert Gross and his piece Penumbra. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Dr. Gross about his background, various music occupations, several technical approaches to composition and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297 Instagram: htt...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Dr. Carolina Heredia and her piece Resonancia Natural. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Dr. Heredia about her background, multidisciplinary composition, sonic connections with nature and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297 Instagra...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Professor of Composition Roshanne Etezady. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Professor Etezady about her background, journey to professorship, evolution of her compositional work, today’s graduate students and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the music theorist Professor Noriko Manabe. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Professor Manabe about her background, career journey, the relevance of protest scholarship, Kendrick Lamar’s Superbowl performance, the future of music theory and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Dr. Amelia Brey and her piece Becoming Tangible. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Dr. Brey about her background, process of composition, music philosophy and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Dr. Francisco Javier de Alba and Professor Nadine Silverman for a TCC Roundtable on composition festivals and competitions. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Dr. Paco and Professor Silverman about accessibility, the benefits of networking, career development, institutional improvements and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hostin...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the music theorist and former SMT president Professor Michael Buchler. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Dr. Buchler about his background, the current political state of the university system, what really should not be political, the safety of international students, the future of the Society for Music Theory and much more! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC ...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Emelia Ulrich and her piece Vigil . Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Emelia about her background, philosophy in music, the piece Vigil , the place of music theory in composition and much more!! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Citation from episode: Bourne, Janet. “5. Topic Theory and Film: Coming of Age in 1994’s and 2019’s Little Women.” In Film Music Analysis: Studying the ...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Josh Henderson and Mikael Darmanie of the group W4RP Trio alongside their group’s recent collaboration with artist LiKWUiD, Sermon of the MatriarK. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Josh and Mikael about their background, process of collaboration on Sermon of the Matriark, creating art in the current political atmosphere, bridges outside academia, and much more! W4RP Trio Contact: Website: https://www.w4rpmusic.co...

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast! Host Aaron D’Zurilla recaps the past year, lessons learned, the next steps in content, life in general, and the special reveal of the TCC Theme, commissioned from and composed by Will Davenport! Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297 Instagram: ht...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the music theorist Professor Táhirih Motazedian alongside her award-winning book Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Professor Motazedian about her background as a NASA planetary scientist, work as a music theorist, Key Constellations, the future of the Society for Music Theory and much more! Key Constellations: https://www.amazon.com/Key-Constellations-Interpreting-Tonality-C...

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/ YouTube: https...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the artist Purple Kloud and tracks from his album HUGO. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Purple Kloud about his background, the genre of “Pyrofuzz”, his writing and recording process, the album HUGO, the southern music scene, differences between the industry and academia, and much more! HUGO Streaming: https://4bitsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hugo Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to fo...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the composer Quinn Mason alongside his piece A Joyous Trilogy. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Quinn about his background, finding success in collaboration, writing for orchestra, textural storytelling, the potential of modern music theory and much more! Quinn website: https://www.masonianmusic.com/ Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host websit...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the composer Will Davenport and his piece Concerto for 6 String Electric Violin. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla talks with Will about his year in composition, reflections on graduate studies, writing a masters thesis, orchestrating electric strings, composing large pieces, and how to get the most out of academic study. Will contact: https://www.tccollaboration.com/guests/will-davenport/ Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tc...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration features the artist Alivia Hunter alongside her songs, Clementine, You wouldn’t believe, and Icarus. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discusses with Alivia her background, writing process, cultural inspirations, the folk music scene, narrative subversions in lyrics, and her perspective on music theory. Alivia contact: https://www.aliviahunter.com/ Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration Make sure to follow the TCC social me...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast is a TCC Roundtable, with today’s topic being Women in Composition. Featuring the composers Mary Denney and Ky Nam Nguyen, we discuss their own experiences, historical and current discrimination, genuine representation, and ways to create a more open and equitable field. Mary Denney contact: https://www.tccollaboration.com/guests/mary-denney/ Ky Nam Nguyen contact: https://www.tccollaboration.com/guests/ky-nam-nguyen/ Donate to the T...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Katherine Bergman and her piece Land of Cloud Tinted-Water. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discusses with Katherine her background, evoking natural landscapes, field research, writing for percussion ensembles, and composing for both educational and professional settings Katherine contact: Website: https://www.katherinebergman.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinebergman/ Donate to the TCC: http...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Dr. Francisco Javier de Alba and his piece Uncharted. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discuss with Dr. “Paco” de Alba his background, diverse musical influences, career anxiety, expression in music, and the directions of modern composition. Dr. de Alba contact: Website: https://www.fjdmusic.com/ Email: contact@fjdmusic.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacodealba33/ Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccoll...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast is the first TCC Roundtable, with today’s subject being The Classical Canon. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discusses with performer/educator Dr. Pamela Mireles and music theorist Albert Wheeler to define the canon, who is in it, who is excluded, issues with pedagogy, structural change with tangible solutions to these issues. Dr. Pamela Mireles contact: https://www.instagram.com/pamina_miza/ Albert Wheeler contact: https://www.inst...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Professor Nadine Silverman and her piece Voix des Femmes. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discuss with Professor Silverman her background, styles of composition, networking, subverting sexism in musical form, pushing for representation, and other issues in modern music theory/composition. Professor Silverman contact: Website: https://www.nadinesilverman.com/ Email: nadinesilvermanmusic@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.inst...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features Professor Douglas Boyce and his piece Ars Poetica. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discusses with Professor Boyce his background, modernism, Ars Poetica, collaborating with the poet Marlanda Dekine, issues with market thinking and topics in modern music theory and composition. Professor Boyce contact: Website: https://www.douglasboyce.net/ Email: douglasboyce@gmail.com Marlanda Dekine Website: https://www.marlandadekine...

This episode of the Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast features the composer Michael Dixon and their piece Albireo. Music theorist Aaron D’Zurilla discusses with Michael experiences in compositional development, writing for the carillon, Albireo, “democratized” music, accessibility in composition, and music theory as a profession. Michael contact: Email: mrdixon1015@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013712014894 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michael...