“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

“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)

Performances

  1. 76th Midwest Clinic: Soloist with LVAA Wind Ensemble

    3:00 PM
  2. Residency - McAllister/Ames Duo - Royal Northern College of Music

    8:00 AM
  3. Soloist with the Monterey Symphony; Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto

    7:30 PM
  4. Recital/Masterclass - McAllister/Ames Duo - The Hartt School **POSTPONED**

    3:00 PM
  5. Soloist with LVAA Wind Ensemble; Kenneth Fuchs' "Rush" & Kimberly Archer's "Zoomies" (World Premiere)

    7:00 PM
  6. Soloist with Ann Arbor Symphony; Muniz & Still

    8:00 PM
  7. PRISM Quartet: BOAC Tribute; Wolfe, Lang, Gordon (World Premiere)

    7:30 PM
  8. Arosa Music Academy Residency & Concerts

    7:00 PM
  9. Soloist with Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra; Tyshawn Sorey World Premiere

    10:00 PM
  10. IAC Faculty Recital: David Biedenbender's "Refraction"

    8:00 PM
  11. Colorado Music Festival; "City Noir" and "Kaleidoscope" Concert

    7:30 PM
  12. Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

    7:30 PM
  13. Soloist with the NOI Philharmonic; Paul Creston's Concerto

    8:00 PM
  14. PRISM Quartet: World Premieres (NYC)

    7:00 PM
  15. Soloist with the Albany Symphony Orchestra; John Corigliano's "Triathlon"

    7:30 PM
  16. Soloist with the Farmington Community Band

    3:00 PM
  17. PRISM Quartet premieres "Graffiti II" by Roberto Sierra; Musical Fund Society 200th Anniversary

    3:00 PM
  18. Vox3Machina at SVSU's Rhea Miller Concert Series

    7:30 PM
  19. PRISM Quartet: Mending Wall

    3:00 PM
  20. Seattle Symphony; John Adams' City Noir

    7:30 PM