Consortium for Sonata for Alto and Tenor Saxophone and Piano
I am proud to announce a consortium for a new sonata for alto/tenor saxophonist and piano led by the McAllister/Ames Duo.
This new sonata will be a 15 to 20-minute dramatic work that embraces both tradition and innovation of the sonata form and the saxophone itself. The work will employ a combination of the alto and tenor saxes highlighting the lyrical ability and power of both instruments. The piano will be an equal partner, and the virtuosity of both players will be on display throughout the work.
Photo Credit: Nick Zoulek
I am extremely proud that Timothy McAllister and Liz Ames will be leading this consortium. Their recent collaboration Project Encore, featuring newly commissioned works of Jennifer Jolley, Joel Puckett, Jennifer Higdon, Wynton Marsalis, and others was praised for “an extremely high level of musicianship and especially an incredibly dense interplay.” [Vital Weekly] We invite professionals and talented graduate and undergraduate students to join this consortium. After a two-month premiere period by the McAllister/Ames Duo, the members of the consortium will share exclusivity for a year.
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Timeline:
July 13- Signed contract and 50% fee due October 1- Final payment due October 19- Delivery of materials January-February, 2027- McAllister/Ames Duo Premiere March 2027 – March 2028- Full consortium exclusivity/McAllister/Ames recording right of first refusal March 2028 – January 2029- Full consortium recording right of first refusal April 2028- Piece available to purchase and perform by general public |
Photo Credit: Nick Zoulek
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We invite players to join as either saxophone soloists or sax/piano duos at two buy-in levels:
Professionals: $500
Students*: $250
*Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or artist diploma program.
To join the consortium, please complete this form.
If you are interested in joining this consortium and the buy-in is a financial barrier, please contact me.
Professionals: $500
Students*: $250
*Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or artist diploma program.
To join the consortium, please complete this form.
If you are interested in joining this consortium and the buy-in is a financial barrier, please contact me.
Photo Credit: Amurica Photo
About the Composer
Williams’s works for saxophone range from solo offerings to quartets, octets, and multiple concerti. These works have been written for and performed by luminary musicians such as Ryan Muncy, Tower Duo, Nick Zoulek, Coalescent Quartet, ~Nois, and many more. His unaccompanied alto sax piece Rock Steady was recently featured as required repertoire for both the NASA and Vandoren Reeds Young Artist Competitions. His works have been featured at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium and multiple NASA conferences, including a recent premiere of his sax choir work Color Theory by the Ohio State Saxophone Studio at the 2026 Biennial Conference.
Williams seeks to blend the simple and the complex, along with the beautiful and disquieting. His work was praised as having “a tendency to work its way from avant-garde harshness to tender new-romanticism while underscoring unifying elements between the two…. There are sounds that are cloud-like, enveloped with atmosphere, and then there are others that sound like metal coffee shop chairs being dragged along stained tile… and your ears swear they can still hear the beauty.” [Tone Madison].
Williams’s works for saxophone range from solo offerings to quartets, octets, and multiple concerti. These works have been written for and performed by luminary musicians such as Ryan Muncy, Tower Duo, Nick Zoulek, Coalescent Quartet, ~Nois, and many more. His unaccompanied alto sax piece Rock Steady was recently featured as required repertoire for both the NASA and Vandoren Reeds Young Artist Competitions. His works have been featured at the Navy Band Saxophone Symposium and multiple NASA conferences, including a recent premiere of his sax choir work Color Theory by the Ohio State Saxophone Studio at the 2026 Biennial Conference.
Williams seeks to blend the simple and the complex, along with the beautiful and disquieting. His work was praised as having “a tendency to work its way from avant-garde harshness to tender new-romanticism while underscoring unifying elements between the two…. There are sounds that are cloud-like, enveloped with atmosphere, and then there are others that sound like metal coffee shop chairs being dragged along stained tile… and your ears swear they can still hear the beauty.” [Tone Madison].
Quartet for Saxophones
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Mountains Upon Mountains, Like Waves Upon Waves
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Rock Steady
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