Aliyot | Ascents - Yotam Haber

written for the Kahl & Nyce Duo (Don-Paul Kahl and Zachary Nyce)
(alto saxophone and piano)

Premiered at the 2024 Ruth L. Blankenship Concert Series in June 2024
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

The commission of Aliyot | Ascents has been made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Mellon Foundation.

www.yotamhaber.com

Unity - Molly Joyce

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Patagonia Opera House in February 2024
Patagonia, Arizona, United States

www.mollyjoyce.com

Éléments - Joel Love

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Patagonia Opera House in February 2024
Patagonia, Arizona, United States

www.joellove.com

Invocation - Daniel Zlatkin

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(solo alto saxophone)

Premiered at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Houston, Texas, United States

www.danielzlatkin.com

XAS_PO_NOH II - Arsalan Abedian

written for Don-Paul Kahl and Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(solo baritone saxophone)

Premiered at the Sprengel Museum
Hannover, Germany

www.arsalanabedian.com

Ax - Mofe Akinyanmi

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ogham - Litha Ashforth and Jasmine Sinanan-Singh

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone, voice, and live electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Bank Heist - Minoo Dixon

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

www.minoodixon.com

Noise Box - Austin Engelhardt

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

www.austinengelhardtcomposer.com

Wood - Philippe Lamouris

written for Woodwork Reed Quintet
(alto saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon)

Premiered at the Arte-Amanti Chamber Music Festival in 14 April 2024
Beernem, Belgium

www.philippelamouris.com

Zilarbizi - Ramon Lazkano

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone and muted piano)

Premiered at the Patagonia Opera House in February 2024
Patagonia, Arizona, United States

www.lazkano.info

Anthropométrie bleue (Hommage à Yves Klein) - Robert Lemay

written for Duo Entre-Nous and Morris Palter
(soprano saxophone, clarinet, and percussion)

Premiered at the University of Arizona in February 2024
Tucson, Arizona, United States

Dragon Dance - Yunqi Li

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Prométheium - Michel Lysight

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(baritone saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Patagonia Opera House in February 2024
Patagonia, Arizona, United States

www.michellysight.com

Crescent - Katarina Miljkovic

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at the Guanerius Art Centre in November 2023
Belgrade, Serbia

www.katarinamiljkovic.com

FLEECE - Olivia Wilkins-Becker and Emiliano López

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone, light-sensitive oscillator, metal structure, and live electronics)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

IRRATIONAL - Chaya Czernowin

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the Klangbrücken Festival in April 2023
Hannover, Germany

www.chayaczernowin.com

like a whisper, like a rope - Megan DiGeorgio

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at University of Arizona - Fred Fox School of Music in August 2022
Tucson, Arizona, United States

www.megandigeorgio.com

Du simple au double - Robert Lemay

written for WOODWORK Reed Quintet
(alto saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon)

Premiered at Kasteel van Schoten in collaboration with CC Schoten in November 2022
Schoten, Belgium

DOUBLETROUBLE - Ian Lester

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(solo baritone saxophone)

Premiered at Diastole Scholars’ Center at the University of Missouri at Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.ianlestermusic.com

Concurrence - Robin Meeker-Cummings

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts

www.robinmeekercummings.com

i think this is a ghost story - Colin I. Nossek

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at University of Arizona - Fred Fox School of Music
Tucson, Arizona

www.colinnossek.com

Isolation - Alec J. Radecki

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone and piano)

Premiered with Xiangyu Zhao at the Diastole Scholars’ Center at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in February 2022
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.ajradecki.com

Reconnaissance - Aaryn S. Ricucci-Hill

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and electronics)

Premiered at the Diastole Scholars’ Center at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in February 2022
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.aaronsrhmusic.com

Sketches on a Spanish Perfume - Els De Sadeleer

written for WOODWORK Reed Quintet
(alto saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon)

Premiered at De Klap (CC Deurne) in January 2023
Deurne, Belgium

Playing in Green - Anna Sowa

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(5 saxophone mouthpieces, 2 saxophone necks, and live electronics)

Premiered at Unternehmen Mitte (UM) in November 2022
Basel, Switzerland

www.annasowa.com

Equilibrium - Michalis Andronikou

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the 10th Cyprus New Music Festival in November 2021
Nicosia, Cyprus

www.michalisandronikou.com

the mask I wear - Spencer Arias

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at Susquehanna University Guest Artist Recital in October 2021

www.spencerarias.com

between us - David Biedenbender

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered with the Siril Endowment for the Musical Arts at Northern Michigan University for their 2021 Virtual Concert Series.

www.davidbiedenbender.com

RGBA - Paul Clift

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music in October 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel

www.paulclift.com

RESISTANCE - Yotam Haber

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at the Diastole Scholars’ Center at the University of Missouri at Kansas City in February 2022
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.yotamhaber.com

Peanies - Giorgos Hadjimarkou

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the 10th Cyprus New Music Festival in November 2021
Nicosia, Cyprus

www.giorgoshadjimarkou.com

What You Have to Give - Evagoras Karageorgis

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the 10th Cyprus New Music Festival in November 2021
Nicosia, Cyprus

www.evagoraskarageorgis.com

For Felipe M. - Stratis Minakakis

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(solo baritone saxophone)

Premiered at Susquehanna University Guest Artist Recital in October 2021
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States

www.stratisminakakis.info

Las Dolly Sisters - Gabriela Ortiz

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Performed by Duo Entre-Nous at the University of Arizona - Fred Fox School of Music
Tucson, Arizona, United States

www.gabrielaortiz.com

On Discourse - Daniel Zlatkin

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the Unerheorte Musik in September 2022
Berlin, Germany

www.danielzlatkin.com

Anemoi Dances - Max Grafe

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto/soprano saxophones and clarinet)

Premiered at the 2020 North American Saxophone Alliance Conference
Tempe, Arizona, United States

www.maxgrafe.com

ZERUAN - María Eugenia Luc

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music in October 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel

www.mariaeugenialuc.com

Go Within - Eleni Ralli

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(tenor saxophone without mouthpiece with pre-recorded tenor saxophone with mouthpiece)

Premiered at Susquehanna University Guest Artist Recital in October 2021
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States

www.eleniralli.com

Member - Nicolas Tzortzis

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone without mouthpiece)

Premiere scheduled for 2023

www.nicolastzortzis.com

Ornement ou crime - Xavier Dayer

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at the Tel-Aviv Academy of Music in November 2021
Tel-Aviv, Israel

www.xavierdayer.com

Purity Guaranteed - Yotam Haber

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(soprano/alto saxophones and clarinet)

Premiered at Musica Nova Festival
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.yotamhaber.com

Foam & Sun - Kay He

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone, clarinet, and live electronics)

Premiered at University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States

www.kayhecomposer.com

Yellow Jersey - Libby Larsen

arranged and adapted by Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States

www.libbylarsen.com

Circling - Yunfei Li

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Musica Nova Festival,
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

4 Pieces at One Tone - Eleni Ralli

written for Don-Paul Kahl and Noa Mick
(saxophone duo - soprano saxophone and alto/tenor saxophone)

Premiered at the Hochschule für Musik Basel
Basel, Switzerland

Duo for Two Types of Winds - Sofia Rocha

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at Musica Nova Festival
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

www.sofiarochamusic.com

With / Without - Gregory Wanamaker

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB Quartet with and without mouthpieces)

Premiered at the 2019 Zurich Sax Festival
Zurich, Switzerland

www.gregorywanamaker.com

Shan Ge Impressions - Hao Yin

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at Musica Nova Festival
Kansas City, Missouri, United States

From the Skyline - Mischa Zupko

consortium commission
(tenor sax and piano)

www.mischazupko.com

XAS_PO_NOH I - Arsalan Abedian

written for Don-Paul Kahl and Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(soprano sax solo and quartet ATB trio)

Premiered at the Sprengel Museum
Hannover, Germany

www.arsalanabedian.com

Chasing Ornaments - Tom Hondegem

written for Hectuor Ensemble
(alto saxophone, oboe, harp, and piano)

Premiered at the Lemmensinstitute
Leuven, Belgium

Double Fault - Robert Lemay

written for Duo Entre- Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference
Tempe, Arizona, United States

Air Mirrors - María Eugenia Luc

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(tenor saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the 2018 International Clarinet Festival
Oostende, Belgium

www.mariaeugenialuc.com

Thalassografia A - Stratis Minakakis

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB quartet)

Premiered at the 2018 Sound Plasma Festival
Tallinn, Estonia

www.stratisminakakis.info

EQUAL #1 - Isandro Ojeda-Garcia

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB with handmade intra-saxophone speaker extensions and live electronics)

Premiered at the Fondation des Etats-Unis
Paris, France

Alleluia - Rudi Tas

written for Don-Paul Kahl and Musa Horti
(soprano saxophone solo and choir)

Premiered during Musa Horti Tour 2018
Grimbergen, Belgium

www.ruditas.be

Alter Ego - Nick Van Elsen

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone solo)

Premiered at the University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States

Ötzi - Alexis Bacon

consortium commission
(tenor saxophone and live electronics)

Encounters - Klaas Coulembier

written for Hectuor Ensemble
(alto saxophone, oboe, harp, and piano)

Premiered at Lemmensinstitute
Leuven, Belgium

www.klaascoulembier.be

Polyme(t)ric Threads - Chris Dench

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(soprano saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the 2018 World Saxophone Congress
Zagreb, Croatia

www.chrisdench.com

PAZYRYK - Sina Fallahzadeh

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(4 alto saxophones)

Premiered at the 2018 World Saxophone Congress
Zagreb, Croatia

www.sinafallahzadeh.com

Vérités Imaginaires I & II - Jérémy Hurry

written for the Jean-Michel Goury and Friends Ensemble
(saxophone trio)

Premiered at the 2018 World Saxophone Congress
Zagreb, Croatia

Face her/him - Julien Malaussena

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(tenor saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium

Connect - Matthew Quayle

consortium commission
(SATB quartet)

www.matthewquayle.com

Requiem for the Reasonable Man - Pavlos Serassis

written for Hectuor Ensemble
(alto saxophone, oboe, harp, and piano)

premiered at the Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium

Lumineux - Nicolas Tzortzis

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB quartet)

Premiered during the 2017 EBM Greek Tour
Athens, Greece

www.nicolastzortzis.com

Physkia - Nick Van Elsen

written for Hectuor Ensemble
(soprano/alto/tenor saxophones, oboe/english horn, harp, and piano)

Premiered at Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium

Alter Ego IV: Alpha to Beta - Jasper Vanpaemel

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(SATB quartet and live interactive electronics and video)

Premiered on EBM Greek Tour 2017
Athens, Greece

www.jaspervanpaemel.be

Night Set - Gregory Wanamaker

consortium commission
(soprano saxophone and piano)

www.gregorywanamaker.com

Stromateis: …emergence… - Arash Yazdani

written for Ensemble du Bout du Monde
(4 soprano saxophones)

Premiered at the Estonian Music Days Festival
Tallinn, Estonia

www.arash-yazdani.com

Incanto XII - Simone Movio

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(soprano saxophone)

Premiered at Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium

Breaking points - lines - articulations - Daniel Cabanzo

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone and live electronics)

Premiered at IRCAM
Paris, France

www.danielcabanzo.com

Attainability - Molly Joyce

written for Don-Paul Kahl and the Maryland Chamber Winds
(tenor saxophone and chamber winds)

Premiered at the Inaugural Maryland Wind Festival
Frederick, Maryland, United States

www.mollyjoyce.com

Concerto Americana - Scott McAllister

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone, clarinet, and wind symphony)

Premiered at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States

www.scottmcallister.com

Ragahoro Breakdown - Gregory Wanamaker

written for Duo Entre-Nous
(alto saxophone and clarinet)

Premiered at the Maryland Wind Festival
Frederick, Maryland, United States

www.gregorywanamaker.com

Push Comes to Shove - Molly Joyce

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.mollyjoyce.com

transnoesis - Jamie Leigh Sampson

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.jamieleighsampson.com

Mimesis - Michael Sterling Smith

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.michaelsterlingsmith.com

Wild Velvet - Evan Williams

consortium commission
(baritone saxophone and chamber ensemble)

www.evanwilliamsmusic.info

canyons choirs cubes - Peter Wilson

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.peterabwilson.com

Dreams in the Dusk - David Biedenbender

consortium commission
(alto saxophone and wind symphony)

www.davidbiedenbender.com

Brother - Adam Scott Neal

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(soprano saxophone and fixed media)

Premiered at La Fondation des Etats-Unis
Paris, France

www.adamscottneal.com

STRIFE - Jamie Leigh Sampson

written for Don-Paul Kahl and Tyler Austin
(soprano saxophone and bassoon)

www.jamieleighsampson.com

The Elements - Jasper Vanpaemel

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone and fixed media)

Premiered at STUK - The Art of Sound #3
Leuven, Belgium

www.jaspervanpaemel.be

A Familiar Pattern - Alex Boostrom

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(saxophones, flutes, clarinets, and percussion)

Premiered at the University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

www.alexanderboostrom.com

Straphanger - Ian Dicke

consortium commission
(tenor and baritone saxophones)

www.iandicke.com

Dew of the Moon - Molly Joyce

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium
Washington DC, USA

www.mollyjoyce.com

L’appel du vide - Michael Sterling Smith

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

Premiered at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium
Washington DC, USA

www.michaelsterlingsmith.com