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Any Pronouns Michael 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 composing, he also performs on the French horn as well as the 61-bell carillon in UF's iconic Century Tower. His music for the horn has received multiple accolades and has been performed in the United States, Canada and Australia. A carillonneur member of the Guild of Carilloneurs in North America (GCNA), Dixon was a co-recipient of the Franco Student Composer-Performer Pair Grant and continues to compose for the carillon. He plans to pursue graduate study in music composition with the hopes of working in academia or the video game industry.

She/Her Natalia 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 projects. She is a laureate, organizer and jury member/chairman of international competitions and festivals, recognized composer with a passion for education and research aimed at integrating the arts and sciences. Author of innovative teaching methods. Natalia is a member of the Union of Composers and Musicologists of Moldova, member of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation, board member of the Polish Society at the Polish Embassy in the Republic of Moldova, member and former board member of the International Alliance for Women in Music, member of the Donemus Foundation, member of the DONNE, Women in Music Foundation, Collaborative Composer and Artist of the MusiCaribe ProjectInter…

He/Him My 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 performance like complex rhythms, meter, virtuosity, and collective chamber music. Much of my music positions itself in the affects and rhetoric of the 'Classical' in music, such as the multi-movement piano trio Fortuitous Variations, traditional in its form yet also properly modern in its use of extended techniques and aleatoric structures, and also academic in its titular reference to American Pragmatism. Other works mix worlds of concepts, images, poems or narratives, such as The Hunt by Night exploring a Derek Mahon poem and related 15th-century Uccello painting, framing them in the playful savagery of progressive rock. Email: douglasboyce@gmail.com

He/Him J. 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 Theory Southeast, the editor of the SMT-V videocast journal, and a member of the Executive Board of the Society for Music Theory. Email: dannyjenkins@sc.edu

He/Him Michael 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 Theory Midwest (2019), the New York State Music Theory Society (2021), and Music Theory Southeast (2025). His 2023 Book (co-edited with Gregory Decker), Here for the Hearing: Analyzing the music of Musical Theater was awarded SMT’s prize for Outstanding Multi-Author Collection. It was published by University of Michigan Press. He earned degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (B.M.), the University of Michigan (M.M.), and the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music (Ph.D.). Prior to teaching at FSU, he served on the faculties of the University of Iowa and Indiana University, Bloomington. Buchler’s academic work is also informed by his work as a labor uni…

She/Her Nadine 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 earned concurrent master's degrees in music theory and clarinet performance at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. Nadine also performs with the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra and the Danza Wind Quintet. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and playing Pokémon GO with family and friends. Nadine is the 2023 winner of the International Alliance for Women in Music’s Alex Shapiro Prize for her wind ensemble work, Hope Through the Dark. She has written for the Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, the Rutgers University Concert Band, Voix de Femmes Clarinet Quartet, Fivemind Reeds, Duo Ferula, Pennsylvania Chamber Winds, Orange Road String Quartet, and many individual p…

She/Her Noriko 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 Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music after Fukushima, won the John Whitney Hall Award from the Association for Asian Studies, the Book Award from the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, and Honorable Mention for the Alan Merriam Prize from the Society for Ethnomusicology. From the Society for Music Theory, she won the Outstanding Publication Award for her article on Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” and the Public-Facing Scholarship Award for her video on Kuwata Keisuke’s “Abe Road.” She is editor of the 33-1/3 Japan book series and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Protest Music (with Eric Drott). Contact: https://linktr.ee/nmanabe

She/Her Roshanne 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 with rhythmic intensity and engages performers and audiences alike. Etezady’s works have been commissioned by ensembles and organizations including the "President's Own” United States Marine Band, the United States Military Band at West Point, the Albany Symphony, the North American Saxophone Alliance, Eighth Blackbird, Music at the Anthology, and the PRISM Saxophone Quartet. Etezady’s music has earned recognition from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Korean Society of 21st Century Music, the Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Meet the Composer, and ASCAP. She is currently Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Email: ros…

She/Her Táhirih 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 Theory’s Emerging Scholar Book Award. She has published (and forthcoming) articles and chapters on a range of topics, including Sergei Eisenstein’s production of Die Walküre, the “heartstring schema” in film and nineteenth-century music, Holst’s Planets, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in the film Black Swan, Shostakovich’s second violin concerto, and plagal half cadences in pop music. She earned her PhD in music theory from Yale University, and she currently serves as Associate Editor of the SMT-V journal. Before her career in music theory, Táhirih was a planetary scientist at NASA, working with lunar samples, solar samples, and serving as a Downlink Operations Lead for the Mars Reconnaissance Orb…

He/Him Purple 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 resilience, creativity, and community. Beyond his music, Purple Kloud is a musician in residence with the Shands Arts in Medicine program, using his craft to inspire and heal through art. Email: pyrofuzzpro@gmail.com

Praised as "One of the most sought after young composers in the country"; (Texas Monthly) and “a composer who clearly understands the orchestra and knows how to take advantage of its many varied colors” (Tallahassee Democrat), composer and conductor Quinn Mason (b. 1996) has distinguished himself as an artist of national and international renown. He previously served a successful tenure as Artist in Residence of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for the 2022-2023 season. He also served as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Classical Roots composer in residence in 2022 (the youngest composer appointed to that role) and as KMFA 89.5’s inaugural composer in residence. His orchestral music has been commissioned and performed by over 180 professional, regional, community and youth orchestras in the US and Europe, including the San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Detroit…

He/Him Russell 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 where he studied with Scott Lee, Tina Tallon, and James Paul Sain. He is currently working towards an M.S. in Management at the University of Florida. Email: russellavellanosa2001@gmail.com

He/Him The 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 collaboration was difficult, he became inspired by the work of artists such as the Microphones and Beck, who create full-sounding projects as solo artists. It became his mission to perform, record, and produce his songs himself, until his bedroom became more of a recording studio than a bedroom. The Housing Crisis now draws songwriting inspiration from those like Jeff Tweedy and Panda Bear, and sonic inspiration from Spiritualized, Mid-Air Thief, and The Postal Service. Four years later, this will be Dylan’s second full length album as The Housing Crisis, now infused with more polished electronic pop inspiration than ever before. Email: thehousingcrisismusic@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.c…

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. Email: lucyjoehler@gmail.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4vVEgdmC1qdnMLYgJVkYpx?si=_-S0iCj4RIO-fYIi8NmzqA&utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree&nd=1&dlsi=140488609e544366

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 steeped in rock and jazz styles, the one-of-a-kind ensemble can be seen performing classical works in prestigious halls on the same tour where they headline a standing room only show at a rock venue. In addition to their electrifying public performances, they have gained a reputation for their innovative educational workshops with students from grade school through university level. Their groundbreaking original compositions and collaborative works explore myriad musical traditions and styles, as well as important social issues. W4RP Trio’s collaborative partners range from orchestras to hip hop to jazz and pop artists. They have performed mind-blowing original orchestral programs with the…

He/Him Will 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. Davenport’s music mixes aesthetics from the past with modern techniques in new and unique ways in order to communicate the strangeness of currently being alive. With each piece, Davenport ventures into personally unexplored territories and thrives to collaborate with other composers and musicians as much as possible; creating with other people drives his passion for making. Contact: wdavenportcomposer@gmail.com