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Bertie Bialek Elliott

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Sherrie McCullough

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Jackie Henning

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Jayce Ogren, Music Director

Timothy McAllister, saxophone



STRAVINSKY
Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird [Running Time 6']

Steven MACKEY
Turn the Key [11']

GLAZUNOV
Saxophone Concerto [13']
    Timothy McAllister, saxophone

PUCCINI
Intermezzo from Act III of Manon Lescaut [6']

MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL
Pictures at an Exhibition [30']


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TIMOTHY McALLISTER

Described as "a titan of contemporary music and the instrument…" (The Cleveland Plain Dealer), saxophonist Timothy McAllister is an acclaimed soloist with over fifty recordings and two-hundred world premieres. He has appeared with over forty of the world's most prominent orchestras and ensembles in over twenty countries.

His rise to international recognition began in 2013 with the world premiere performance of John Adams's Saxophone Concerto with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. His recordings of Adams's City Noir and the Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony and conductor David Robertson earned a 2015 GRAMMY® Award for "Best Orchestral Performance."

McAllister's 2018 recordings of Kenneth Fuchs's Saxophone Concerto Rush with JoAnn Falletta and the London Symphony Orchestra and City Noir with the Berlin Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel both appeared on 2019 GRAMMY® nominated albums, with the Fuchs winning in the "Best Classical Compendium" category. Recent performances also include the China Premiere of the Adams Concerto with Edo de Waart and the Hong Kong Philharmonic as well as the Belgium Premiere of Guillaume Connesson's Saxophone Concerto A Kind of Trane under Stéphane Denève and the Brussels Philharmonic.

McAllister's 21-22 Season featured debut performances of John Corigliano's groundbreaking Triathalon with the San Francisco Symphony, and the world premiere of MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' Fellow and virtuoso performer Tyshawn Sorey's saxophone concerto at the Lucerne Festival. Recent and forthcoming engagements include the Albany Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Seattle Symphony, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, and other solo projects and chamber music collaborations.

Due out in this year his solo album, Project Encore, with acclaimed pianist Liz Ames, brings together some of today's most exciting artists.

A widely respected teacher of his instrument, McAllister is Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance.