(Our) Time Commissioning Project
Mission:
Establish the saxophone as an essential part of the sound of classical music in the 21st-century
Facilitate the creation of substantial new works for saxophone that can be programmed widely and create opportunities for more performers
Give opportunities to top concert music composers of our time to create their most substantial musical statements
Concertos
Joan Tower - Love Returns (2025)
World Premiere: Summer 2025
Augusta Read Thomas - Haemosu’s Celestial Chariot Ride (2024) - 30’
Commissioned by: Sejong Soloists
World Premiere: May 2024
Billy Childs - “Diaspora” - Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (2023) - 22’
Commissioned by: Kansas City Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival, Chautauqua Institution, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, New World Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, San Diego Symphony
World Premiere: February 2023
Chamber Music
Steven Banks - new work - voice, flute, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano (2025) - 15’
Commissioned by: Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival
World Premiere: Summer 2026
Steven Banks - Come what may - saxophone quintet (2025) - 16’
Commissioned by: Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival
World Premiere: March 2025
Chris Theofanidis, Visions of the hereafter (2025) - 26’
World Premiere: January 2025
Steven Banks - The Current - saxophone quartet (2024) - 38’
Steven Banks - Reflections and Exaltations - saxophone quintet (2024) - 30’
Commissioned by: Stanford University, St. Lawrence String Quartet
World Premiere: May 2024
Steven Banks - Begin Again - baritone saxophone, cello, piano, and meditation guide (2022) - 45’
Commissioned by: WQXR Artist Propulsion Lab
World Premiere: October 2022
Steven Banks - Cries, Sighs, and Dreams - saxophone quintet (2022) - 14’
World Premiere: May 2022
Recital Works
Steven Banks - Surrender for Saxophone and piano (2024) -
Commissioned by: UMASS Amherst
World Premiere: February 2024
Saad Haddad - A Sonata for When Time Stands Still - Soprano saxophone and piano (2021) - 14’
Commissioned by: Young Concert Artists
World Premiere: March 2021
Steven Banks - Come As You Are - Tenor Saxophone and Piano (2020) - 18’
World Premiere: March 2021
Carlos Simon - hear them - Baritone Saxophone and piano (2020) - 11’
Commissioned by: Young Concert Artists
World Premiere: March 2021