Commissioned works & Premieres

all works are listed first by the year that they were written and then in alphabetical order by composers’ last name

2023

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


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


Bank Heist - Minoo Dixon

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

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts

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

www.austinengelhardtcomposer.com


Dragon Dance - Yunqi Li

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

Premiered at New England Conservatory in March 2023
Boston, Massachusetts


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


2022

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

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


2021

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


2020

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


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Member - Nicolas Tzortzis

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

Premiere scheduled for 2023

www.nicolastzortzis.com


2019

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


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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


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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


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Shan Ge Impressions - Hao Yin

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(alto saxophone)

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


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From the Skyline - Mischa Zupko

consortium commission
(tenor sax and piano)

www.mischazupko.com


2018

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


Black under white brightness (Electrical noise dimensions) - Daniel Cabanzo

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

Premiered at the Fondation des Etats-Unis
Paris, France

www.danielcabanzo.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


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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


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Alter Ego - Nick Van Elsen

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(baritone saxophone solo)

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


2017

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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


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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


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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


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Face her/him - Julien Malaussena

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

Premiered at the Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium


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Connect - Matthew Quayle

consortium commission
(SATB quartet)

www.matthewquayle.com


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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


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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


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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


2016

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Incanto XII - Simone Movio

written for Don-Paul Kahl
(soprano saxophone)

Premiered at Lemmensinstituut
Leuven, Belgium


2015

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Breaking points - lines - articulations - Daniel Cabanzo

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

Premiered at IRCAM
Paris, France

www.danielcabanzo.com


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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


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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


2014

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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


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transnoesis - Jamie Leigh Sampson

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.jamieleighsampson.com


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Mimesis - Michael Sterling Smith

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.michaelsterlingsmith.com


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Wild Velvet - Evan Williams

consortium commission
(baritone saxophone and chamber ensemble)

www.evanwilliamsmusic.info


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canyons choirs cubes - Peter Wilson

written for Quanta Quartet
(SATB saxophone quartet)

Premiered at The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Melbourne, Australia

www.peterabwilson.com


2013

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Dreams in the Dusk - David Biedenbender

consortium commission
(alto saxophone and wind symphony)

www.davidbiedenbender.com


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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


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STRIFE - Jamie Leigh Sampson

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

www.jamieleighsampson.com


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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


2012

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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


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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