Jacob and I had signed up for a program called New Music Mosaic. This program is fully online, and seeks to connect composers and performers to then work together and publish a small premiered sketch to be added to the full “mosaic.” Due to several personal events I experienced over the year (2024-2025), I had to step back from the event.

Jacob and I seemed to click in terms of vision for the piece, however! Thus, we agreed to expand on the initial idea and create a formal commissioning project. As part of New Music Mosaic, we were given a “theme” to adhere to. We were given “grief,” which was ironic as my mother had recently passed away.

We hope to capture the journey of grief through the solo work, which will be ready at the end of September 2025, entitled “Cresting.”

Premiere date TBD, more to come!

For more information about Mr. Frost, visit: https://www.facebook.com/jacobfrostcomposer/

A good friend of mine from Bowling Green State University, Mateo, and I are currently working together to bring to the world a new concerto written for solo saxophone and string quintet. This concerto will concern cultural diversity and expressing identity through music. The premiere of the work is TBD currently, more to come!

For more information about Mr. Wojtczack, visit: https://wojtczack-composer.weebly.com

Under the direction of Dr. Danielle Gaudry, I am honored to be performing “Dreams in the Dusk” by David Biedenbender with the McGill University Wind Orchestra in January! This concerto for alto saxophone and wind ensemble has a special place in my heart, and I am so excited to have the opportunity to perform it with a large ensemble.

More details to come!

Part of my summer 2025 experience was the returning to Cortona Sessions for New Music (CSNM) for a beautiful second year of inspiring experiences among like-minded new music enthusiasts. I had the privilege of meeting composer Brendan Sweeney at my first CSNM in 2023, and I was very glad to connect with him more so at this year’s Sessions! During the Sessions, I had the opportunity to study and perform his saxophone quartet piece Unfurl (written for ~Nois)… I just knew I had to work with him to produce a solo work.

This solo work seeks to explores finding oneself, whether that relates to the initial pursuit or the backtracking required to find oneself again after having been lost. It has been a topic that has shrouded my thoughts over the past year of self-reflection, and I am honored to embark on this journey with Dr. Sweeney. Premiere information is TBD, more forthcoming!

For more information on Dr. Sweeney, visit: https://www.brendansweeneymusic.com/about