The Theisen Journal is an online periodical exploring both 1) happenings in the broader New Music community and 2) my personal creative work as composer/saxophonist/theorist.

Issues contain news, noteworthy performances, thoughts on the craft of composition, reviews, essays, analysis, interviews, listening suggestions, and more - all through a positive and fundamentally optimistic lens.

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Issue No. 13: NewMusicShelf Saxophone Anthology Anniversary

This week marks the one-year publication anniversary of the NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Alto Saxophone, Volume 1, curated by yours truly. To celebrate this occasion, I am dedicating Issue No. 13 of The Theisen Journal to reflecting on this project’s inception, goals, composers, launch recital, and further developments!