“Soloist Timothy McAllister proved brilliantly up to the enormous demands — vast spreads of pitches, disjunct lines that wanted to be as lyrical as possible and some dazzling scurries.”
Scott Cantrell
The Dallas Morning News
“Mr. McAllister ‘has a singing legato matched with excellent and fluent technique…a superior performer.’”
Philip Farkas
Legendary Hornist, Former Principal Horn, Chicago Symphony
“…energetic and captivating…McAllister danced Hailstork’s exuberant folk-inspired rhythms and motifs into existence, with the orchestra keeping pace through every virtuosic tutti section.”
Forrest Howell
I Care If You Listen (8/15/25)
“an absolute master of the saxophone, and a composer’s dream musician!”
Jennifer Higdon
GRAMMY-winning composer and Pulitzer Prize Laureate
“It is a formidable challenge for a saxophonist to make the composer’s astonishing range of sounds flow as smoothly and enticingly as McAllister does, nor is it a given that the intricate rhythmic give-and-take between soloist and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero could fall into place as merrily as it did…the results, however, were nothing short of exhilarating…the thrills come partly from McAllister’s virtuosity but also from Corigliano’s fertile orchestral imagination.”
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Harvey Steiman
Seen and Heard International (4/9/22)
“Creston explores a wide range of emotions and technical demands for the saxophonist throughout the piece. The saxophonist Timothy McAllister plays in all aspects in a more than satisfactory way. He is at his ease in the short, staccato notes but also delivers notable melodious lines in the second movement. The final movement introduces a lively and playful character, demonstrating Mr. McAllister’s agility and virtuosity well.”
Giorgio Koukl
EarRelevant (December 2023)
“Friday evening, Jennifer Higdon’s lyrical Soprano Sax Concerto displayed the classical capabilities of the instrument and the musical talents of soloist Timothy McAllister. The music concentrates on song-like lines and emotional sensitivity rather than virtuosic fireworks, though McAllister’s gleaming tone and supple runs enhanced this fine work.”