Contributers
Michael Dixon
Any PronounsMichael Dixon (b. 2003) is a composer and performer based in Gainesville, Florida. He is in his fourth year of study at the University of Florida, working toward a B.M. in Music Composition. His music is vivid, compact, and focused on frequent shifts in tonal color. In addition to c…
Natalia Rojcovscaia-Tumaha
She/HerNatalia Rojcovscaia-Tumaha is composer, pianist, conductor, pedagogue, culturologist, linguist, writer, actress, painter and sound director. Natalia is an expert-speaker in World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) and UNESCO global cultural initiatives, and the founder of international pr…
Professor Douglas Boyce
He/HimMy music builds on Medieval, Renaissance, and modernist traditions, crafting intricate rhythmic structures that shift between order, fragmentation, elegance, and intensity. Many works connect to historical, literary or philosophical ideas; others focus on foundational aspects of performan…
Professor J. Daniel Jenkins
He/HimJ. Daniel Jenkins is Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Public Music, and Experiential Learning and Professor of Music Theory at the University of South Carolina. His research focuses on twentieth-century music, music theory pedagogy, and public music theory. He is president of Music The…
Professor Michael Buchler
He/HimMichael Buchler is Professor of Music Theory at Florida State University, where he has taught since 2002. He has served as President of the Society for Music Theory (2021–2023) and Music Theory Southeast (2016–2018) and has given keynote addresses at six conferences, including Music Theor…
Professor Nadine Silverman
She/HerNadine Silverman is a composer-performer based in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She is an Instructor of music composition, music theory, and aural skills for the Wells School of Music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with her bachelor’s in 2019. In 2023, she ea…
Professor Noriko Manabe
She/HerNoriko Manabe is Professor and Chair of music theory at Indiana University, with affiliations in ethnomusicology and East Asian Languages and Cultures. She researches music in social movements, popular music, and music and language in Japan and the Americas. Her monograph, The Revolution…
Professor Roshanne Etezady
She/HerRoshanne Etezady‘s music has been described in Fanfare magazine as “fresh, effusive, and immediately likable,” and she has been hailed by the Detroit Free Press as “a promising and confident composer.” Her music ranges from clever and colorful to sublimely subdued; it combines lyricism w…
Professor Táhirih Motazedian
She/HerTáhirih Motazedian is an Associate Professor of Music at Vassar College. Her book, Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film (University of California Press, 2023) explores how key and pitch relationships in film soundtracks tell a story, and was awarded the Society for Music The…
Purple Kloud
He/HimPurple Kloud, also known as Rayvon Rollins, is a genre-blending artist from Gainesville, FL, known for his signature "pyrofuzz" sound, which fuses hip-hop, soul, and jazz. Inspired by legends like Jimi Hendrix and Wu-Tang Clan, his music and dynamic stage presence convey messages of resil…
Quinn Mason
Praised as "One of the most sought after young composers in the country"; (Texas Monthly) and “acomposer who clearly understands the orchestra and knows how to take advantage of its many variedcolors” (Tallahassee Democrat), composer and conductor Quinn Mason (b. 1996) has distinguishedhimsel…
Russell N. Avellanosa
He/HimRussell N. Avellanosa is a Filipino-American composer and recording engineer based in central Florida. His music takes rhythmic influence from black American popular music and formal practices from the European canon. Avellanosa earned a B.A. in Composition at the University of Florida wh…
The Housing Crisis
He/HimThe Housing Crisis is the baroque pop / electronic project that Gainesville producer and singer-songwriter Dylan O’Bryan has used as his moniker for the last four years. Dylan started writing his own songs as a college freshman at the start of the pandemic. At a time when collaboratio…
Violincia
Violincia is a post rock/alternative music project out of Tampa, FL which has been making music for about a decade. The project is headed by singer/songwriter Lucy Oehler and also features contributions from guitarist Michael Batton and a number of other talented musicians from across Florida.E…
W4RP Trio
Described as a “talented group that exemplifies the genre-obliterating direction of contemporary classical music” (Columbia Free Times), W4RP Trio is an internationally touring cross-genre chamber music experience. Reflecting the combination of Juilliard trained members juxtaposed with members stee…
Will Davenport
He/HimWill Davenport is an internationally performed, American midwest-based composer currently working towards his master’s at Florida State University under Dr. Liliya Ugay. He recently graduated from Ohio University where he studied under Dr. Robert W. McClure and Dr. Mark Phillips. Davenpor…