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Jennifer Higdon
vn, perc, *1962 US, Brooklyn
Musician / Composer of Classical
Jennifer Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of classical music. She has received many awards including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto.
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String poetic: II. Nocturne on Violin Recital: Koh, Jennifer - Higdon, J. / Harrison, L. / Adams, J. / Ruggles, C. by Jennifer Koh Violin Concerto: 1726 on Higdon / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos by Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Vasily Petrenko Violin Concerto: Fly Forward on Higdon / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos by Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Vasily Petrenko blue cathedral on Rainbow Body by Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Robert Spano blue cathedral on The Oberlin Conservatory Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall by Pedja Muzijevic, Oberlin Conservatory Symphony Orchestra & Robert Spano Violin Concerto: Chaconni on Higdon / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos by Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Vasily Petrenko Rhythm Stand on Distinguished Music for the Developing Wind Band, Vol. 6 by Rutgers Symphonic Band & William Berz Piano Trio: I. Pale Yellow on Higdon: Piano Trio / Voices / Impressions by Jennifer Higdon & Cypress String Quartet Autumn Music on American Breeze by Musical Arts Woodwind Quintet Concerto 4-3: I. The Shallows on Letters for the Future by Time For Three, Kevin Puts, Philadelphia Orchestra, Jennifer Higdon & Xian ZhangTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Things Majestic - Viola Concerto - Oboe Concerto | Jennifer Higdon • Nashville Symphony Orchestra • Giancarlo Guerrero • James Button • Roberto Diaz | 2017 | Album |
| American Flutescape: A Tapestry Of Premieres & Classics | Jan Vinci, Reiko Uchida, New York Dream Orchestra, Mark Vinci, Jennifer Higdon, Katherine Hoover, Paul Hindemith, Charles Griffes | 2016 | Album |
| Point Blank | Paul Dooley, Steve Danyew, Roy David Magnuson, Scott McAllister, Jennifer Higdon, Ben Stiers, Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Daniel A. Belongia | 2014 | Album |
| Incandescence: Music By Women Composers For Saxophone And Piano | Ida Gotkovsky, Jennifer Higdon, Fernande Decruck, Katy Abbott, Stacy Garrop / HD Duo, Michael Duke, David Howie | 2013 | Album |
| Dragon Rhyme | Jennifer Higdon • Kurt Weill • Chen Yi • Carrie Koffman • Anton Miller • The Hartt School Wind Ensemble • Glen Adsit | 2012 | Album |
| In The World Of Spirits: Christmas Classics For Wind Band | Claude T. Smith, Alfred Reed, Gustav Holst, Philip Sparke, Bruce Broughton, Jennifer Higdon, Leroy Anderson, Emory Symphonic Winds, Scott A. Stewart | 2012 | Album |
| American Music For Percussion • 1 | Joan Tower • Felicia Sandler • Jennifer Higdon • Robert Xavier Rodríguez • Gunther Schuller - New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble, Frank Epstein | 2011 | Album |
| On A Wire / Q.E.D.: Engaging Richard Feynman | Jennifer Higdon / Michael Gandolfi, Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Chorus | 2011 | Album |
| The Singing Rooms / The Poem Of Ecstacy / PraiseMaker | Jennifer Higdon, Alexander Scriabine, Alvin Singleton - Robert Spano, Jennifer Koh, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Atlanta Symphony Chorus | 2010 | Album |
| Classic Structures | William Bolcom, Jennifer Higdon, David Ludwig, Dana Wilson, The University Of Michigan Symphony Band, Michael Haithcock | 2010 | Album |
| Violin Concertos | Hilary Hahn, Jennifer Higdon / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko | 2010 | Album |
| Transmigration | Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Chorus / John Adams, Samuel Barber, John Corigliano, Jennifer Higdon / Nmon Ford | 2009 | Album |
| String Poetic | Jennifer Koh, Reiko Uchida, Jennifer Higdon, John Adams, Carl Ruggles, Lou Harrison | 2008 | Album |
| Alsop Conducts MacMillan, Adès & Higdon | The London Philharmonic Orchestra, James MacMillan, Thomas Adès, Jennifer Higdon, Marin Alsop, Colin Currie | 2008 | Album |
| New Music From Bowling Green, Volume 3 | Jennifer Higdon • Braxton Blake • Daniel Godfrey • John Williams – Bowling Green Philharmonia, Emily Freeman Brown • Freda Herseth | 2004 | Album |
| Concerto For Orchestra / City Scape | Jennifer Higdon / Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | 2004 | Album |
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