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Duo
2022
Alto Saxophone
Piano
- Program Notes
- When Tim McAllister asked me to write him and his piano partner, Liz Ames, a piece for their ongoing “Project Encore,” I was delighted. The opportunity to write for one of the greatest saxophonists of all time is a great honor, if also a joyful challenge. How does one write an encore for a top performer who always plays a brilliant concert? As I began to sketch my first attempts at the commission, I kept thinking about how similarly gifted instrumentalists concluded a performance. Suddenly I thought of a perfect analog: Prince’s 2004 performance of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at Harrison’s posthumous induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Lilac Tears” is my engagement of this phenomenal solo with the ambition to showcase Tim’s skillful playing and the emotional depths that his playing inspires. It is an homage to the almost alchemical experience of great instrumentalists and a testament to my esteem for Tim in the comparison.
- Recording Notes
- Timothy McAllister & Liz Ames: Project Encore, Vol.1
- Record Label
- Neuma Records