“McAllister was the tirelessly virtuosic soloist, playing with rhythmic drive and confident swagger…”
Hugo Shirley
The Telegraph (UK) (9/5/14)
“Top Classical Saxophone Recordings - Timothy McAllister (Scena and Visions)”
Mark Stryker
Detroit Free Press, October 2000
“Handling the extensive saxophone solos was guest musician Timothy McAllister, who performed the work’s world premiere and who was brought in at Adams’ request. Although seated in the middle of the orchestra, he stood for the solos and played the jazz-inspired riffs in a nervy, improvisatory style, a highlight of what was a fine performance.”
David Fleshler
The Miami Herald/South Florida Classical Review
“One of America’s bright young stars in teaching and in performing…exceptionally gifted.”
Michael Segell
Award-Winning Author and Contributing Editor, Esquire Magazine
[Review: “Albany Symphony, Cheng and McAllister in top form”]
To finish the evening, John Corigliano’s “Triathlon for Saxophonist and Orchestra” would be hard to beat. With Grammy-winning saxophonist Timothy McAllister as the star, the piece is not only a tour de force for the saxophone but also for the orchestra…the overall effect was buoyant, bold, funky, and very in-your-face confident.“
Geraldine Freedman
The Daily Gazette (6/5/22)
[Review: “ CSO end year literally with a bang“] “The Prokofiev benefitted from distinguished solo playing by Chris Martin on cornet, Michael Henoch on oboe and uncredited guest players Lorna McGhee on flute and the great Timothy McAllister on tenor saxophone.”
John Von Rhein
Chicago Tribute (12/19/14)
“The pieces performed by McAllister, in tandem with the talented pianist Liz Ames, stand out for their melodic inventiveness and liveliness and rhythmic intensity. In most cases, the authors summoned here draw liberally from extra-cultured music - jazz primarily, but also funk, rock and even Balkan music -, mixing classical, contemporary and vernacular languages with imagination and consistency…a beautiful and exhilarating CD.”