Theorist Composer Collaboration podcast

Theorist Composer Collaboration

Aaron D'Zurilla

The Theorist Composer Collaboration is a podcast interview series highlighting modern composers and music theorists. With guests ranging from freelance composers, graduate students, and tenured professors, the TCC is a space of discourse and discussion between the similar but the often separated fields of music theory and composition, bringing together modern musical analysis and practice.

44 Episodes

TCC 43. Public Music Theory and Conferences - Professor J. Daniel Jenkins
9/1/2025
1:12:10
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! Professor Jenkins contact:Website: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/music/faculty-staff/Jenkins.phpEmail: [email protected] Spectrum Volume on Public Music Theory: https://societymusictheory.org/announcement/music-theory-spectrum-471-2025-06 Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 42. Penumbra - Dr. Robert Gross
8/18/2025
1:22:13
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! Dr. Gross contact:Website: newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/penumbraEmail: [email protected] Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Penumbra was recorded and performed by the Cordova String QuartetViolin: Andy LiangViolin: Niccolo MutiViola: Blake TurnerCello: Matthew Kufchak TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
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TCC 41. Resonancia Natural - Dr. Carolina Heredia
8/4/2025
1:18:18
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!Dr. Heredia contact:Website: https://www.carolinaheredia.com/Email: [email protected] to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaborationA full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/Resonancia Natural was commissioned by Sara Fraker, Jackie Glazier, and Marissa Olegario with support from the Arizona Institute for Resilience at the University of Arizona. The playback track includes recordings by Luc BarbaroAccompanying video by Bird Harris
TCC 40. Who Is Music For? - Professor Roshanne Etezady
7/21/2025
1:16:34
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! Professor Etezady contact:Website: https://www.roshanne.com/Email: [email protected] Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 39. Social Movements and Protest Scholarship - Professor Noriko Manabe
7/7/2025
52:13
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! Professor Manabe contact:Website: https://www.norikomanabe.com/ Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 38. Becoming Tangible - Dr. Amelia Brey
6/24/2025
1:07:46
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! Dr. Brey contact:Email: [email protected]: ameliabrey.wordpress.com Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Becoming Tangible was performed by the National Sawdust Ensemble under the direction of conductor Kelly Lam, with text by Julien Harman-Evans. TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 37: Festivals and Competitions - TCC Roundtable
6/9/2025
1:34:49
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!Dr. de Alba contact page: https://www.tccollaboration.com/guests/dr-francisco-javier/Professor Silverman contact page: https://www.tccollaboration.com/guests/professor-nadine-sil/Donate to the TCC: https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaborationA full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 36. Politicization, Autonomy, and Resistance - Professor Michael Buchler
5/26/2025
1:20:17
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! Dr. Buchler contact: [email protected] Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 35. Vigil - Emelia Ulrich
5/12/2025
1:35:43
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!! Emelia contact: [email protected] 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 Score, 1:87–109. Ed. Frank Lehman. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2024. A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport
TCC 34. Sermon of the Matriark - W4RP Trio
4/28/2025
1:17:47
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.com/Publicist email: [email protected] Henderson email: [email protected] LiKWUiD Contact: www.iamlikwuid.com Listen to Sermon of the MatriarK: https://w4rp-trio.disco.ac/playlist-new/19176891?date=20241007&user_id=2500813&signature=tdeZUtPHNcl8mkGtSz0bH5YLMWo%3AxKlID3g1 Donate to the TCC:https://buymeacoffee.com/tccollaboration A full episode transcript is also available on our host website on the corresponding episode page a few weeks after the initial upload at https://www.tccollaboration.com/ Make sure to follow the TCC social media and hosting accounts on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557900086297Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tc_collaboration/Website: https://www.tccollaboration.com/ TCC Theme composed by Will Davenport Performance credits for Sermon of the MatriarK:W4RP TrioJosh Henderson: Violin, Electric bass, Vocals; Mikael Darmanie: Keys and Synths; JY Lee: Cello; Rick Martinez: PercussionLiKWUiD - Vocals

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