Shepherd School students present a concert of contemporary and new works.
Free, general admission
Repertoire
Jacob Druckman: Come Round
Pierre Jalbert: Saxophone Concerto (world premiere)
Timothy McAllister, soloist
Artists
Earning widespread notice for his richly colored and superbly crafted scores, American composer Pierre Jalbert has developed a musical language that is engaging, expressive, and “immediately captures one’s attention with its strong gesture and vitality” (American Academy of Arts and Letters). Among his many honors are the Rome Prize, the BBC Masterprize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Fromm Foundation commission, an Academy award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Stoeger Award, given biennially “in recognition of significant contributions to the chamber music repertory.”
Hailed as a “virtuoso” (The New York Times), “an exemplary soloist” (Gramophone Magazine), and “a titan of contemporary music and the instrument” (The Cleveland Plain Dealer), Timothy McAllister is today’s most celebrated classical saxophonist and a member of the GRAMMY® winning PRISM Quartet, with over 50 recordings and 250 premières of new compositions by eminent and emerging composers worldwide to his credit. McAllister has appeared with the world’s most prominent orchestras in over twenty countries, from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms. His 2022 premiere of John Corigliano’s Triathlon: Concerto for Saxophonist and Orchestra, which employs soprano, alto and baritone saxes, was a tour de force “he gave the piece the knockout performance it deserved” (San Francisco Chronicle).
Recognized for his dynamic presence, insightful interpretations, versatility, and commanding technique, Taiwanese-American conductor Jerry Hou is making his mark in concert halls and opera houses in the United States and abroad. He has conducted the Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Teatro Colon, Rochester Philharmonic, and San Antonio Symphony, amongst others.
