[REVIEW: John Adams leads Cleveland Orchestra in riveting program] “The three-movement quasi-concerto featuring saxophone soloist Timothy McAllister conjures the dark and mysterious Los Angeles of the 1940s and 50s…McAllister soared beautifully against strings, vibraphone, and solo horn.”
“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.”
“the main attraction of this enjoyable St. Louis Symphony album, conducted by David Robertson, is Adams’ Saxophone Concerto, composed for the virtuosic Timothy McAllister, who plays it here. Stacked with swing-era allusions, moody 4am interludes and cartwheeling acrobatics, it is unpretentious fun from start to finish”
“(John) Adams goes for more than stylizations with [City Noir’s] wily jazz spine. Keeping a sweaty, smoky after-hours jam percolating were Timothy McAllister’s volcanic sax…”
“brilliant solos were in abundance, especially by Timothy McAllister…”
“John Adams said he wouldn’t wish [that alto saxophone solo] on anyone, but Timothy McAllister dispatching it with wonderful grace on this world premiere evening.”
Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music
Christian Macelaru, conductor
(West Coast Premiere) Adolphus Hailstork - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings
May 30, 10:30am; May 31, 7:30pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
SEASON FINALE May 9 & 10
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Adolphus HAILSTORK Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra (Chicago Premiere)
SEASON FINALE May 9 & 10
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Adolphus HAILSTORK Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra (Chicago Premiere)
FermiLab Composer-in-Residence Mischa Zupko explores sympathetic resonance to combine music with physics. The epitome of cross-disciplinary collaboration comes to a head, featuring a World Premiere for saxophone, violin, cello, and piano as the culmination of Zupko’s FermiLab residency
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Works inspired by words from up-and-coming Detroit playwrights selected by the Detroit Public Theatre
Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances
Karen Canellakis, conductor
March 26, 7:30pm
March 27, 7:30pm
March 29, 7:30pm
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Trio works by Debussy, Sally Beamish, Kelly-Marie Murphy, Morricone, and World Premiere to be announced
Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
“SAX IN THE CITY”
Copland - Quiet City
Corigliano - Triathlon
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
“SAX IN THE CITY”
Copland - Quiet City
Corigliano - Triathlon
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor