“hypnotically swirling lines and propulsive rhythms…brilliantly performed by all concerned and recorded with life-like fidelity.”

FANFARE Magazine FANFARE Magazine

“The star of the show was the saxophonist Timothy McAllister, all pep and bounce and loose-limbed lyricism in John Adams’s 2013 Saxophone Concerto. It reads like a love letter to the giants of be-bop and swing, with orchestration as plush as a velvet banquette, honeyed harmonies from a choir of flutes and clarinets, and mirror-ball figures for celesta. At ease and alert, McAllister dazzled and crooned…an American dream of neon signage and slick city streets.”

Anna Picard The Times (UK) (9/7/14)

“McAllister established a vivid presence at once, fluidly navigating ‘Anemology’s’ range of special effects…his charismatic virtuosity and command of color and articulation have undeniably influenced the work’s conception…”

Thomas May Classical Voice North America

“Timothy McAllister is both an agile soloist, easily surmounting any technical hurdles, and an expressive, communicative musician able to plumb the depths or scale the heights of these contemporary composers’ inspirations. His fellow musicians are equally accomplished; these renditions are finely honed collaborations between talented peers.”

R. Schulslaper FANFARE Magazine

“a titan of contemporary music and the instrument in general”

Zachary Lewis The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

“an absolute master of the saxophone, and a composer’s dream musician!”

Jennifer Higdon GRAMMY-winning composer and Pulitzer Prize Laureate

“…an extremely high level of musicianship and especially an incredibly dense interplay. What is astounding and only revealed once one reads the hype flyer is that the pieces are composed by just as many contemporary composers as there are tracks. Although styles move between aggressive and melodic, they strangely merge into a consistent whole.
Outstanding and really fun to listen to.”

Vital Weekly (November 2023)

Paul Moravec

New for 2026-2027! The winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Music, composer Paul Moravec is composing a large-scale concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra for Timothy McAllister and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project under the intrepid conductor Gil Rose. More details soon!

Contact Martha Woods for inquiries and contracting.

Booking Information

Martha Woods
President
Jonathan Wentworth Associates Ltd.
6118 40th Avenue
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782-3012