The Sonata for Euphonium and Piano was commissioned by the internationally renowned euphonium soloist, Adam Frey, for premiere at the International Euphonium Institute, held at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in June of 2007. As is often the case with today’s technology, I was first introduced to Adam through a colleague by means of e-mail communication, and the creation of a new piece was discussed mostly through brief notes back and forth.

The piece is in the standard three movement presen...