Contributers
Aaron D'Zurilla
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…
Albert Wheeler
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 …
Alivia Hunter
She/Her Alivia Hunter is a modern folk artist and composer who reimagines classical myths and folklore, telling ancient tales with a fresh style. A graduate student at Wake Forest, she blends her academic experience with a deep passion for storytelling. As the eldest of five, Alivia grew up surr…
Ben Williams
He/Him Ben Williams is a producer out of Bradenton, Florida, primarily specializing in pop rock instrumental music. Ben has been playing music for over a decade and has been producing music for the last five years, all culminating in the album, "On My Own". Email: benwwms@gmail.com Spotify…
Brian Junttila
He/Him Brian Junttila is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Music in Composition at the Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. As a composer and trombonist, his main musical goal is to hold a semblance of tradition while maintaining contemporary flair.…
Brittney Pflanz
She/Her Brittney is a theorist and percussionist from Central Florida. She holds a Bachelor's of Music in Music Theory from Stetson University and is a current Graduate Music Theory student at Florida State University. Her research interests include music in multi-media, East Asian music, embodi…
Cameron Gwynn
He/Him Cameron Gwynn earned his bachelor’s in Composition and Theory from the University of Georgia and his masters in Composition from the University of Miami. He’s currently pursuing a masters in Theory at Florida State University, where his research focuses on Neo-Riemannian and quarter-tonal…
Daniel Townsend, Ph.D.
He/Him Daniel Townsend recently received a Ph.D. in music composition from the University of Florida. He currently resides in New York City and pursues various freelance musical opportunities such as ballet and modern dance accompaniment, event management and production, and private lessons. Whe…
Dr. Francisco Javier de Alba
He/Him Dr. Francisco Javier Dudley de Alba, more commonly known as Paco, is a teacher, composer, and performer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He formerly taught clarinet as Faculty Associate at Arizona State University (ASU) Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. In addition to his passion …
Dr. Michael Kahle
He/Him A composer who loves collaboration and the music creation process, Pennsylvania native Michael Kahle (b. 1996) has always searched for opportunities to work with performers and ensembles in the pursuit of emotionally driven music. Through these collaborations, Michael works to impart a m…
Dr. Nico Gutierrez
He/Him Described as, “a young musical promise” (La Vanguardia) Dr. Nico Gutierrez is a composer that consistently writes powerful, lush music for both multimedia and concert audiences. Born to Colombian parents, Nico embraces his heritage and infuses elements of his cultural upbringing into his …
Dr. Pamela Mireles
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 C…
Gabriel Gekoskie
He/Him Gabriel Gekoskie (b. 2001) is a composer, sound artist, and educator based in State College, PA. Delving into the intricacies of the human experience and exploring the absurd, his creative portfolio spans diverse mediums. Gekoskie's cohesive musical methodology draws inspiration from cont…
Isabella Temperville
She/Her Isabella Temperville (b. 2000) is a composer and sound designer based in Baton Rouge, LA. She received a Bachelor’s of Music from Christopher Newport University in 2023 and is currently continuing her studies at Louisiana State University. Temperville’s music has been described as a “jou…
Jake s. Jordan
He/Him Jake s. Jordan (1999) is a doctoral student at The Florida State University, where he studies with Dr. Clifton Callender, with additional responsibilities in teaching undergraduate aural skills (Dr. Evan Jones) and music theory (Dr. Nancy Rogers). His compositions range from music for the…
Jane Kozhevnikova
She/Her Evgeniya “Jane” Kozhevnikova is a composer, pianist, and educator. Her works have been performed at regional, national, and international level music events. She composes in various styles, tastefully blending them. In 2019, she received a DownBeat Outstanding Performance award in the La…
Justine de Saint Mars
She/Her Justine de Saint Mars always knew that she wanted to pursue music as her career. She studied piano and cello for many years, but it was composition that really spoke to her. She started her composition journey in early high school and decided a path for herself in that field. She was acc…
Katherine Bergman
She/Her Katherine Bergman (b. 1985) is a Minnesota-based composer who draws on nature, environmentalism, and the intersection between art and science to create music described as hypnotic and visceral. She has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles throughout the United Sta…
Ky Nam Nguyen
She/Her Ky Nam Nguyen (b. 1996) is a composer and pianist from Vietnam. Since the early days of her composition career, she has sought to merge her Vietnamese heritage with the Western classical education that she received from a young age. This blending of Eastern and Western cultures is a cent…
Mary Denney
She/Her Celebrated for her eclectic, vibrant and sometimes irreverent music, composer Mary M. Denney explores the relationship between sound, music, and memory. More specifically, she is particularly drawn to the ways in which music can be used to shape one’s sense of identity. Mary finds inspir…
Michael Dixon
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 c…
Natalia Rojcovscaia-Tumaha
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 pr…
Professor Douglas Boyce
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 performan…
Professor Nadine Silverman
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 ea…