Saxophonist Timothy McAllister to Perform at OU, 3/1

Saxophonist Timothy McAllister, whom the Cleveland Plain Dealer calls "a titan of contemporary music," will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, in Oakland University's Varner Recital Hall.

Hailed by The New York Times as "a virtuoso . . . one of the foremost saxophonists of his generation," McAllister is one of today's premier concert soloists and soprano chair of the acclaimed PRISM Quartet. He serves as associate professor of saxophone at The University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. He spends his summers as distinguished artist faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp and regularly performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. He has been featured with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony, National Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Tokyo Wind Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, and United States Navy Band, among others.

McAllister's work can be heard on the Nonesuch, Deutsche Grammphon, Naxos, OMM, Stradivarius, Centaur, AUR, Albany, New Dynamic, Equilibrium, New Focus and innova record labels. Musical excerpts are available on his website, timothymcallister.com.

During the concert, McAllister will perform music by Adams, Albright, Babbitt, Carter, Denisov, Etezady and Mantovani.

Varner Recital Hall is located on the Oakland University campus. Maps of the campus are available at oakland.edu/map or by searching for "Varner Hall" on a smartphone. Ample free parking will be available.

Tickets are $14 general, $12 seniors and $8 students. They may be purchased online without service fees at startickets.com or by phone at (800) 585-3737. They can also be purchased at the Varner Box Office on OU's campus. Tickets ordered online or by phone can be picked up at the box office one hour before the performance begins. Complete ticket information is available at oakland.edu/mtd/tickets.