“Hailstork’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings is a potent distillation of American music, with elements of high church, jazz, and African-American spirituals…the pairing of saxophone and strings created a powerful, minimalist effect; a canvas upon which McAllister painted Hailstork’s complex melodies that commanded every note in his instrument’s range. An electrifying and auspicious premiere.”

Frank Housh Media Room: The Arts in Real Life (6/1/25)

“The [Adams] concerto did not disappoint, with the orchestra joined on stage by American saxophonist Tim McAllister, whose jazz-style meanderings splendidly showcased the instrument’s power and agility in the first movement. The second and final movement saw an explosion of energy…McAllister remained supremely in control of the work’s demanding semiquaver passages; octave leaps were frequent and jarring”

Hallam Fulcher Limelight Magazine (ABC Australia), Aug 2013

“Adams, a long-standing jazz fan, writes expertly for the instrument. And the soloist Timothy McAllister makes an excellent advocate…we hear plenty of seductive sounds, with subtle echoes of composers including Debussy and Holst. The effect is atmospheric, and it’s hard not to be carried along by the work’s vigour, fearlessly embraced by McAllister and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop.”

Hannah Nepil Financial Times (UK) (9/7/14)

“REVIEW: Stephen Mulligan returns to the ASO for a saxophone-driven program”
“The evening’s linchpin was its second piece, “Adagio (For Wanda Lee Smith)”…Timothy McAllister was comfortable standing with one foot in each of the normally disparate worlds of classical refinement and hard bop intimacy. “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith)” flat out works thanks to a consistently...

Jordan Owen ArtsATL (March 2023)

“Timothy McAllister flew through complicated passagework, produced high notes of arresting intensity and intoned lyrical lines with soul and playfulness”

Daniel Hathaway ClevelandClassical.Com (10/18/14)

[Review: “LA Phil Brings ‘New World’ to Seoul”]
“Resplendent saxophone solos thrilled audiences throughout…”

Kwon Ji-youn The Korea Times (3/27/15)

“…breathtaking and spectacular…a revolution displayed in the hands of an artist…”

Donald Sinta Earl V. Moore Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Saxophone, The University of Michigan

Steven Mackey

A new concerto for saxophone and orchestra by Steven Mackey is coming for the 25/26 Season! Anemology (Concerto for Saxophone) is made possible by a gift from the Gail Straith Commissioning Fund in conjunction with the Monterey Symphony (lead), the Utah Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

Anemology (2025)
I. Spindrift (alto saxophone)
II. Soughing (soprano saxophone)
III. Aeolian Howl (alto saxophone)
Duration: 22 minutes

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