23. The Classical Canon - TCC Roundtable

He/Him

Aaron D'Zurilla is the primary host and founder of the Theorist Composer Collaboration. Aaron holds a Bachelor's of Music in Music Theory from the University of Florida, and is a current Graduate Music Theory student at Florida State University.

Contact:
acdzurilla@yahoo.com
941-773-1394

She/Her

Dr. Pamela (pah-MEH-lah) Mireles is a Mexican-American violinist with different talents
and strengths in her musical career. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Violin
Performance (2017) in the Escuela Superior de Música from the Fine Arts and Literature
National Institute in Mexico City, and her masters in Violin Performance (2019) and her
Doctorate in Musical Arts in Violin Performance with a cognate in Entrepreneurship (2022)
from the University of Florida. Since her studies in the hometown in Mexico, Dr. Mireles
has performed as a soloist, joined jazz bands, folkloric music ensembles, new music
projects, chamber music and orchestra performances, both in the classical and pop style.
Nowadays, Pamela spends her time freelancing in several orchestras around North
Florida, teaching violin lessons (privately and in public education), teaching music
appreciation online as an adjunct and translating in-person lessons and masterclasses
from Spanish to English and vice versa.

He/Him

Long Island native Albert Wheeler is a Master's in Music Theory student at Florida State
University. Before arriving in Tallahassee, he attended the Aaron Copland School of Music at
CUNY Queens College. He received a bachelor's in Music Education while competing in Track
and Field for the Knights. His primary instrument is the violin, allowing him to play in
prestigious venues such as Kodak Hall at the Eastman School of Music and Carnegie Hall in
New York. His current research interests include pedagogy, Greek popular music, and Topic
theory.

Email:wheeleralbert25@gmail.com