Timothy McAllister

Described as “a titan of contemporary music and the instrument, in general” (The Cleveland Plain Dealer), Timothy McAllister is Associate Professor of Saxophone at the University of Michigan, following professorships at Northwestern University, Arizona State University and SUNY-Potsdam. With premieres of over 200 solo and chamber works, he has been presented by major symphonies, concert series, and music festivals worldwide. Recently featured with the Berlin Philharmonic, he has appeared with over forty of the world’s top orchestras and wind ensembles in fifteen countries. In 2013 he presented the world premiere of John Adams’ Saxophone Concerto with the composer conducting in the Sydney Opera House, and is only the second saxophonist to appear as soloist in the 120-year history of the BBC Symphony Proms concerts in Royal Albert Hall. His recordings appear on the Nonesuch, Deutsche Grammophon, Stradivarius, Soundset, Centaur, Albany, Naxos, Equilibrium, New Focus, AUR, Summit, New Dynamic, Parma and Innova labels. He holds the distinguished Albert A. Stanley Medal, and multiple degrees from the University of Michigan. McAllister won a 2015 GRAMMY^® Award (Best Orchestral Performance) with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as soloist on the album “John Adams: City Noir/Saxophone Concerto.”