Theorist Composer Collaboration
A podcast interview series highlighting music theorists and modern composers. Freelance artists, graduate students, or tenured professors, all are welcome to the table at the TCC.
Newest Episodes of the Theorist Composer Collaboration
TCC 35. Vigil - Emelia Ulrich
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...
TCC 33. One-Year Anniversary Special
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 34. Sermon of the Matriark - W4RP Trio
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 t...
Recent Blog Posts
W4RP Trio, Emelia Ulrich
Hello Everyone, If you have not already, I encourage you to use the following link to listen to the most recent episode of the TCC Podcast, featuring Josh Henderson and Mikael Darmanie of the W4RP Trio and their album Sermon of the MatriarK. https…
Anniversary/Updates, W4RP Trio
Hello Everyone, If you have not already, I encourage you to use the following link to listen to the most recent episode of the TCC Podcast, celebrating the one-year anniversary on the Theorist Composer Collaboration! https://www.tccollaboration.co…
Professor Táhirih Motazedian, 1 Year Anniversary Episode
Hello Everyone, If you have not already, I encourage you to use the following link to listen to the most recent episode of the TCC Podcast, featuring the music theorist Professor Táhirih Motazedian alongside her book Key Constellations: Inte…
About the Host
Aaron D'Zurilla
TCC Founder/Music Theorist
Hello, my name is Aaron D'Zurilla and I am the primary host and founder of the Theorist Composer Collaboration. I created the Theorist Composer Collaboration out of a love of the connection between the artist and their art. Music theory, in my view, is a lens and avenue in which to understand people and their experiences. Often, as music theorists, and individuals attempting to find success in a historically hierarchical field, we find ourselves turning-away from modern music and artists when choosing what to study. As many academics could attest, the decision to study or analyze a work goes beyond that simple decision. It is a choice to highlight, spotlight, platform, and even promote the continuation of a commodity or idea, even if it is in a critical light. While there is plenty of space for such scholarship, and new inventive work in the field of music theory is developed everyday across the world in numerous topics, there is a stark lack of attention to the new music of today.
My personal rationale can be surmised in that we should not wait for music to be 40,50,80+ years old to begin pondering the creation of the art of today. Why wait to engage with literal generations of new composers, creating worlds of novel sounds and experiences everyday across the world? Generally, when looking at where composers and their compositions find support, it is within the composition community, across academia, festivals and through online platforms specific to the field. The hope of the TCC is to expand the support for modern, living compositions and academics outside of these areas, and to encourage academic engagement in the world of modern composition and theory.
I hope you enjoy the content on this website, episodes and blogposts alike, and engage with the various guests on their own platforms. Thank you for visiting the website, and enjoy your stay with the Theorist Composer Collaboration!
Aaron holds a Masters of Music in Music Theory from Florida State University, and a Bachelor's of Music in Music Theory from University of Florida.
Contact:
acdzurilla@yahoo.com
941-773-1394