[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.”

Kevin McLaughlin Cleveland Plain Dealer (April 2024)

“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 (4/25/12)

“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”

Richard Morrison The Times London (5/31/14)

“(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…”

Lewis Whittington American Record Guide (Sept/Oct 2010)

“brilliant solos were in abundance, especially by Timothy McAllister…”

Janos Gereben San Francisco Classical Voice

“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.”

Fred Child Commentary from American Public Media/Performance Today's coverage of Gustavo Dudamel's Inaugural Concert with the LA Phil

Performances

  2. QUORUM Residency with The Cleveland Composers Guild

    8:00 PM

  3. John Cage Festival

    Potsdam
    2:00 PM

  5. The Music of Bryan Burkett

    2:00 PM

  6. Performance

    2:00 PM

  7. Faculty Recital

    1:00 PM

  8. Faculty Recital

    1:00 PM

  12. Crane Saxophone Quartet

    8:00 PM

  14. SEAMUS National Conference

    Iowa City
    8:00 PM

  16. Biennial Conference of the North American Saxophone Alliance

    Denton
    12:30 PM

  17. Performance with the PRISM Quartet

    Kalamazoo
    12:30 PM

  18. Masterclass with the PRISM Quartet

    Kalamazoo
    12:30 PM

  19. Performance

    12:30 PM

  20. ninth circle saxophone quartet

    Weisman Art Museum
    12:30 PM

  21. Music da Camera T.V. Broadcast

    Minneapolis
    12:30 PM

  23. Faculty Artist Series

    8:00 PM

  24. Friends of Chamber Music

    Pease Auditorium
    8:00 PM