saxophone | Joseph Sowa

Phoenix / Round Rock (TX) High School Saxophone Choir

Join us for the World Premiere of Phoenix at the 77th Midwest Clinic on Dec. 22, 2023 at 8:30 AM in Room W183. “From exhilarating to tender and soft and ending with a triumphant closer, the piece ties up our program perfectly.” — Vishesh M., Student, Round Rock HS Sax Choir “Refreshing, sophisticated, and accessible.” […]

6 Inventions / Alyssa Primeau and Alex Sellers

Join Musician First Class Alyssa Primeau (flute) and Alex Sellers (saxophone) as they premiere the piece they co-commissioned, “6 Inventions,” at the 44th International Saxophone Symposium, hosted by the United States Navy Band All events free and open to the public.

fangled contraption / Tower Duo

Tower Duo, a flute and saxophone ensemble based in Columbus OH, presents “Interlace,” a showcase of modern and intricate duet writing taking place on YouTube. Watch here: parmarecordings.com/event/tower-duo-live-stream-04-23-21/. Tower Duo, whose members are flutist Erin Helgeson Torres (Visiting Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University and flutist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra) and saxophonist Michael Rene Torres […]

Sixty Seconds of Saxophone Stuff / Steven Hardy & Alex Tedrow

A new work for Saxophone duet, written specifically to be performed over Zoom streaming, “Sixty Seconds of Saxophone Stuff” was written for the Music Creators Academy gala concert to be premiered by MCA faculty Steven Hardy & Alex Tedrow.

News: Motion Lines Premiere

23 January 201730 October 2017

My saxophone quartet Motion Lines was premiered by the renowned PRISM Quartet during their Brandeis residency.

Motion Lines

A new saxophone quartet to be premiered by the celebrated Prism Quartet.

Book of Imaginary Beings

I received word just yesterday that my proposal to write a piece for Eric Hansen, Skyler Murray, and Scott Holden—all fabulous musicians—was accepted by the Barlow Endowment, who awarded me a grant to write a 15–20 minute piece for bass, saxophone, and piano. Seeing how the endowment has given grants to a couple dozen Pulitzer […]