Supplemental Information: Episode 5
Texture, Timbre, and Instrumentation in Laura Kaminsky’s As One: A Trans Narrative
Brandon D. Scribner (Florida State University)
Release Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Production Credits
Team Lead: Anna Rose Nelson
Production Lead: Zach Lloyd
Acknowledged: Rachel Lumsden, seminar classmates, Zach Lloyd, Megan Lyons, and Anna Rose Nelson
Peer Reviewers: Vivian Luong and Joseph Straus
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Maria Tartaglia
Closing Music: Yike Zhang
Bio: Brandon Scribner is a PhD student at Florida State University, where they currently teach music theory courses as part of an assistantship. They received a Master’s in Music Theory from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Towson University. Brandon’s primary research interests include ludomusicology, music theory pedagogy, and functional and modal harmony in popular music. Their most recent projects include developing the “Encounter” topic within the Pokémon video game series, tracing musical narratives in Metaphor: ReFantazio, and a forthcoming podcast episode on gender in Laura Kaminsky’s opera As One.
Keywords: As One, Laura Kaminsky, transgender, texture, timbre