Saxophonist Idit Shner is leading a consortium commission of a new work by Roshanne Etezady, a duo for baritone saxophone and percussion. Working title for the piece is Behemoth. 

Introducing the inaugural season of the American Saxophone Academy, August 4-9, 2013.  Five American saxophone artists and teachers – Carrie Koffman, Chien-Kwan Lin, Timothy McAllister, Otis Murphy, and Kenneth Tse – come together to present this brand new week-long program, designed for advanced college students and above.

The next Biennial NASA Conference will be held March 20-23, 2014 at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Co-Hosted by Professor Debra Richtmeyer and Dr. Michael Holmes.