Higdon has been frank about her allegiance to traditional musical values what some would call accessibility. The first is enigmatically denoted "1726," a number Higdon says has meaning to both her and Hahn and she has promised an autographed copy of the score to the first six respondents correctly guessing what this significance is. 3. Higdon came to music relatively late. Her orchestral work Blue Cathedral is one of the most performed contemporary orchestral works in the U.S. Jennifer Higdon. Appendix: Jennifer Higdon's Violin Concerto Instrumentation . 1, Op. Rather, she tends to alternate between rhythmically strong phrases built from short, often simple motives and long-limbed, rhythmically restless, discursively expansive lines. One of the magical things about the end of blue cathedral is the unusual, ethereal tinkling, produced by several dozen of the players shaking Chinese reflex balls a sound Higdon happened upon by accident by bumping into a box of these balls at home. [16] Tom Service, also in the Guardian also criticized Higdon's Concerto For Orchestra. Le Temps L'Horloge - Henri Dutilleux Related Music Access-restricted-item true Adaptive_ocr true Addeddate 2019-07-27 11:49:03 Betterpdf true Jennifer Higdon's Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto, written especially for her former student Hilary Hahn, was co-commissioned in 2009 by the Indianapolis, Toronto, and Baltimore symphony orchestras, as well as by the Curtis Institute of Music, where both Hahn and Higdon studied, and where Higdon has been a faculty member since 1994 . Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja also won a Grammy for her . Higdon has been commissioned to write a string quartet for the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, to commemorate its 100th season. Soloists: Monica Huggett - violin , Carla Moore - violin , Rob Diggins - violin Portland Baroque 501. Jennifer Higdon has composer anxiety, but she stuck with it and now she has a Pulitzer Prize for music for her Violin Concerto. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/. Abstract. "I'm humbled and honored to get the prize," Higdon said in a phone interview Monday. "[citation needed], Among less favorable assessments, Andrew Clements in the Guardian gave a CD of Higdon's music a minimal one-star rating. As she put it to the Los Angeles Times, You dont need a PhD to understand my pieces. Whats intriguing, at least to me, is how unconventional the music is under its generally conventional surface. The concerto was co . It's been played by more than 200 orchestras since it premiered in 2000. "Smoky Mountain Air" by Jennifer Higdon Performed by Rachel Loseke, violin "Nowhere to Hide" by Alice Jones Performed by Kelsey Bentley, French horn "hill and valley" by Mary Kouyoumdjian Performed by Hillary Herndon, viola "O-O-O" by Yaz Lancaster Performed by Claire Chenette, oboe "Ten Children #13" by Michael Lowenstern Jennifer Higdons myriad accolades and accomplishments are impressive by any standard, but particularly in the world of contemporary classical music. DG 146980-2, On todays date in 2009, Hilary Hahn premiered a new violin concerto by the American composer Jennifer Higdon, a work tailor-made for the violinist, according to Higdon: Shes got gorgeous tone in the top register, but also down really low, so I tried to utilize her entire range, her lyrical gift, her ability to play super fast and negotiate through complex meter changes., When asked if it wasnt intimidating writing a violin concerto in the 21st century, considering the incredible legacy of great violin concertos already written, Higdon said a little intimidation is a good thing: There's nothing like fear to get the imagination running. On the surface, it appears to be a simple formula: Higdon writes music that audiences like to hear and musicians find gratifying to play. Pale Yellow, the first movement of her Piano Trio (2003), is an especially lovely example, as both elements are so tender and lyrical. Composer: Jennifer Higdon Soloists: Jennifer Koh - violin , Reiko Uchida - piano Cedille 103. explore; Pierrot ensemble chamber ensemble comprising flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, often percussion and sometimes with voice named after Schoenberg's pioneering work . Candace DiCarlo Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35II. (Higdon told me that the latter was meant to be very dense.) In this particular case, there are several chaconnes, which create the stage for a dialog between the soloist and various members of the orchestra. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko. Florida State University (degree granting institution). Personally, I would prefer not to hear it this way again, but it was interesting. Missoula Symphony Assn. Last edited on 13 December 2022, at 23:32, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, "Despite Anxiety and Naysayers, Composer Wins Her Pulitzer", "Composer Jennifer Higdon pursues friendly music", "Marin Alsop Schmoozes with the Academy Festival Orchestra", "The Santa Fe Opera Announces New Works for Forthcoming season", "Comprehensive analysis of selected orchestral works by Jennifer Higdon", "20072008 Season Orchestra Repertoire Report", "Philadelphia composer Jennifer Higdon scores a Grammy", "Alumna wins Grammy for Percussion Concerto", "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List", "Jennifer Higdon's Violin Concerto- the Genesis of a 21st-century Work", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jennifer_Higdon&oldid=1127297220, This page was last edited on 13 December 2022, at 23:32. Her works have been recorded on more than four dozen CDs. The piece was later awarded the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music.[2][3][4]. JENNIFER HIGDON - Violin Concerto (2008) A common fear with contemporary music is that it will fall victim to an air of exclusivity or affectation. hide caption. Tracklist: Jennifer Higdon (b.1962) 01. (I rather hope she will re-name the movement.) Her music is in such high demand that she's able to compose exclusively on commission. (Duncan Druce in his Gramophone review, 4/11 describes the slow movement as vaguely reminiscent of Vaughan Williams but with the lark ascending into a more unsettled sky.). He said that did this with the orchestra that Schumann himself had conducted in Dusseldorf, which is used to steady tempos and he did not know whether this would provoke outrage and they actually liked it enough to ask him to be their "Schumann" conductor. Higdon sets Jeanne Minahans emotionally layered poems so that every word can be understood; occasionally one senses its the violin and orchestra who are singing, not the choir. An ideal introduction to Jennifer Higdons music. 1726 happens to be the street address of The Curtis Institute of Music. 2023 Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. Jennifer Higdon DATES Born December 31, 1962 in Brooklyn NATIONALITY American STYLE/PERIOD Modern 1920-Present FAMOUS WORKS blue cathedral, City Scape, Concerto for Orchestra, Percussion Concerto, Violin Concerto BIOGRAPHY Unlike most composers, Jennifer Higdon did not begin studying or listening to classical music until she was a teenager! Higdon received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts & Letters (two awards), the Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Meet-the-Composer, the National Endowment for the Arts, and ASCAP. Shortly after the release of this CD, Jennifer Higdon and Hilary Hahn were featured on the PBS News . Violin Concerto 3 William Walton Violin Concerto 1939 Play 18. Higdon enjoys more than 200 performances a year of her works. Piano Concerto #2 (1963) - Leon Kirchner 6. Pulitzer Prize and three-time Grammy-winner Jennifer Higdon (b. Brooklyn, NY, December 31, 1962) taught herself to play flute at the age of 15 and began formal musical studies at 18, with an even later start in composition at the age of 21. But though it looks backwards not only to Bartk but various other mid-20th-century masters the music displays such confidence and lan that one is swept away. She tries to reflect the mood of the text, which results in melodies that tend to have a more romantic sound. Most recently, Higdon received the Nemmers Prize from Northwestern University which . In 2018, Higdon's Viola Concerto also won a Grammy for Best Classical Composition, and both her Viola Concerto and her Oboe Concerto appear on All Things . expanding on the procedures of John Cage. Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra I. "You're trying to find out what other concertos do, and you look at the person you are writing for, and you can kind of tailor-make it.". Jennifer Higdon at Kimmel Center She's one of the most prominent composers of our time, having won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for her Violin Concerto, as well as three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition (in 2010, 2018, and 2020). And I have a tendency to make musical events happen or turn over fast. She has explained her philosophy partly as a reaction to the anything-goes happenings she experienced through her fathers artistic interests, her grounding in the steady rhythms of popular music, and also the dogged determination she felt she needed in order to make up for her own late start. She eventually obtained both a Master of Arts and a PhD in composition from the University of Pennsylvania under the tutelage of George Crumb. Theres lots of lyrical high-flying writing for the soloist but, as in blue cathedral, its more rhapsodic than melodic. Higdons first opera, I believe that one of the most rewarding aspects of life is exploring and discovering the magic and mysteries held within our universe. Her style grew out of her musical upbringing, which was characterized by much greater and earlier exposure to popular music such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, and many other groups, rather than to classical music. . [5], The League of American Orchestras reported Higdon as one of the most performed living American composers, in 2008. 1962), imagines a series of divergent dreams. http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4600, Sauer, Gregory (professor directing treatise), Van Glahn, Denise (university representative), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution). [1] Violin Concerto. Jennifer Higdon's style, however, is direct and imaginative, filled with unique harmonic colors, solid thematic development, and a subtle and intimate lyricism. The excitement of the first movements intensity certainly deserves the calm and pensive relaxation of the second movement. The orchestration includes, besides the usual instruments, an English horn, piccolo (which both have noticeable utterances), tuba, harp and several tuned and untuned percussion instruments, including tubular bells and a glockenspiel struck with #10 knitting needles. [1] It was composed for the violinist Hilary Hahn and was given its world premiere by Hahn and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Mario Venzago on February 6, 2009. The Pulitzer citation called it "a deeply engaging piece that combines flowing lyricism with dazzling virtuosity". 35. Deutsche Grammophon 4778777 68:16. Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019, she was a professor of composition at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1994 to 2021.[4]. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4600. And it was the Violin Concerto (2010), composed for Hilary Hahn, that earned Higdon the Pulitzer. Instead, her early musical education came from listening to rock and folk music from the 1960s. Premiered in 2000, it has since been performed by more than 400 orchestras around the world. Rapturous woodwind solos (her brother was a clarinettist) soar over luminous, ever-shifting pools of divided strings. Between 2016 and 2018, Higdon served as the prestigious Barr Laureate Scholar at the University of Missouri Kansas City. view details Preview My Library Description Number Level Price Qty Mezzo-Soprano Solo 10734978 $11.00 Tenor Solo 10734979 Jennifer Higdon (b. Composer Jennifer Higdon has won the Pulitzer Prize for music for her Violin Concerto, making her one of the few women to have won the countrys top classical music prize. The suite, titled Elements, will have its preview at two concerts of the 2023 Colorado Music Festival. The beauty of the violins tone and the artists gifts are on display here. by James Manheim [+] American composer Jennifer Higdon 's breakthrough came in 2002 with her Concerto for Orchestra, a work that attracted the widespread admiration of working symphonic musicians and led to mushrooming performances of her music both within and beyond the U.S. "Jennifer Higdon's vivid, attractive works have made her a hot commodity lately," wrote Steve Smith of the New York Times. The 30-minute work received its world premiere on Feb. 6, 2009, by violinist. He continued, "I enjoyed the first movement especially, its disparate material so expertly contrasted and integrated. String Poetic: Nocturne. Indeed, the climaxes are carefully placed, not just within the individual movements but in the work as a whole, which forms a shapely and satisfying dramatic arc. That said, this violin concerto is almost a second concerto for orchestra, as the reviewer in the Indianapolis Star also notes. Among her most popular works are the symphonic poem blue cathedral, her opera Cold Mountain, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto, written for Hilary Hahn. Its unmissable in Exaltation of Larks (2005) for string quartet, though dabbed with French Impressionist colours, and also in parts of The Singing Rooms (2007) for violin, chorus, and orchestra, one of the composers most affecting works. Hablas espaol? Venzago plays Schumann with unusually varied tempos. Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962 [1] ) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He referred to the music as "American contemporary music at its most vacuous, a noisy mishmash". "The whole focus of the second movement is the beauty of tone.". Duration: 4:46 Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic Context Composed in 2011 from a commission by the Grand Teton Music Festival, Jennifer Higdon's orchestral suite All Things Majestic is a provocative four movement work. 5 Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto 2008 Play 14. As part of this ethnographic approach, the very evolution of the work (including actual alterations before and after the premiere) is presented offering a distinct look at the processes of composition and performance in classical music. Higdon was concerned whether certain passages, and the cadenza were actually playable or not but she was assured that they were not a problem. The third movement, Fly Forward, seemed like such a compelling image, that I could not resist the idea of having the soloist do exactly that. 1962, born in Brooklyn, resides in Philadelphia Carl Ruggles 1876-1971, born in Massachusetts, died in Vermont Lou Harrison 1917-2003, born in Oregon, died in Indiana Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. The composer said in a phone interview that she was surprised to learn that she had won the Pulitzer on Monday. 'Accessible' is often a dirty word in the world of art, but Jennifer embraces the concept and explains that a major priority for her is to give listeners a sense of grounding and a feel for where they are in her compositions.". Solo Violin . +1 (406)721-3194. I want to be able to speak to you on a kind of visceral level. Higdon was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "[5] Duncan Druce of Gramophone similarly described the piece as "an attractive, colourful work, scored most imaginatively and with great finesse." Concertos throughout history have always allowed the soloist to delight the audience with feats of great virtuosity, and when a composer is confronted with a real gift in the soloists ability to do so, well, it would be foolhardy not to allow that dream to become a reality. Higdon wrote the concerto for Hahn, whom she first met about 10 years ago when the young violinist attended Higdon's class in 20th-century music at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she teaches composition studies. The League of American Orchestras reports that she is one of America's most frequently performed composers. The copyright in theses and dissertations completed at Florida State University is held by the students who author them. Violinist Hilary Hahn, for whom the . It is available for streaming on Amazon Music and Apple Music. My reviews of Higdon's Concerto for Orchestra, City Scape and Blue Cathedral: 1995-2022 Classical NetUse of text, images, or any other copyrightable material contained in these pages, without the written permission of the copyright holder,except as specified in the Copyright Notice, is strictly prohibited. This website and all content copyright 2009-2022 Jennifer Higdon, Inc.Site Design: Canfield Design Studios, Inc. The dreamer becomes both a participant and observer, a paradox Higdon likens to the role of the pianist in a piano quintet. Pulitzer Prize and three-time Grammy-winner Jennifer Higdon (b. Brooklyn, NY, December 31, 1962) taught herself to play flute at the age of 15 and began formal musical studies at 18, with an even later start in composition at the age of 21. The pianos opening chords sound almost improvisatory, with leaps and contemplative pauses; the cello enters, ruminative, circling chant-like around a single tone; then, finally, the violin leads its partners in a yearning phrase built from slowly inching steps. Violin Concerto: I - Jennifer Higdon 2. 3 ("Rhenish"), in Dsseldorf, conducted by the composer; 1930 - Roussel: "Petite Suite" for orchestra, in Paris; 1933 - Henry Brant: "Angels and Devils" for solo flute and flute ensemble, at a Pan-American Association of Composers concert at Carnegie Chapter Hall in New York City, with the famous French-born flautist Georges Barrre as the soloist; On the same program, Brant accompanied soprano Judith Litante at the piano in the premiere performances of three songs by Charles Ives: "Afterglow," "Ann Street," and "Like a Sick Eagle"; 1941 - Hindemith: Cello Concerto, at the Sanders Theater (Cambridge, Mass.) Orders can be placed by going to the Works/Orchestral section. Avoiding specific key signatures allows for sudden, surprising harmonic shifts and modulations. And its quintessential Higdon, marrying simplicity with complexity, and stability with surprise. Pulitzer Prize- and three-time Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon is one of America's most frequently performed living composers. Besides Hahn, the concerto was commissioned by four orchestras: The Baltimore, Toronto and Indianapolis Symphonies, plus the orchestra at the Curtis Institute. Higdon won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto (Lawdon Press), which premiered February 6, 2009, in Indianapolis. Higdon's list of commissioners is extensive and includes The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony, The Atlanta Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Minnesota Orchestra, The Pittsburgh Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well such groups as the Tokyo String Quartet, the Lark Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, and the President's Own Marine Band. Pulitzer and GRAMMY- Award winner Jennifer Higdon is one of the most performed living American composers, and this program provides a unique opportunity to hear premiere recordings of her earlier chamber music. In June, Higdon said she will premiere a new concerto written for the new-music group eighth blackbird in Atlanta. At times at least the concerto also struck me as not unlike music of the English pastoral school (think Vaughan Williams' 8th symphony, for example but not as though she were quoting and when I said this to Higdon she did not blanch. All Rights Reserved. Violin Concerto 4 Gyrgy Ligeti Violin Concerto 1990 Play 16. This colourful, ever-changing instrumental panoply is doubtless one reason why the work makes an instant impression Higdon's work is traditionally rooted yet imbued with integrity, freshness and a desire to entertain. 31 December 1962, Brooklyn, N.Y.) is an American composer. Pulitzer officials described the concerto as "a deeply engaging piece that combines flowing lyricism with dazzling virtuosity.". Van Glahn, Denise (university representative) 67 . The work was jointly commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Curtis Institute of Music. Jennifer Higdon is one of America's most acclaimed and most frequently performed living composers. 1726 [0:14:23.04] 02. Fly Forward [0:05:18.40] Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) 04. "I jumped up and down a little," she says. Contents 6:01 - 6:05 AM. I feel that you should be able to come to my music without having any kind of knowledge about classical music. International licensing, If you are a library, university or other organisation that would be interested in an institutional subscription to. [24][25] It was commissioned jointly by the Indianapolis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and the Curtis Institute of Music. Toward the end of the opening movement there was a passage that was very reminiscent of birds singing and afterwards Higdon confirmed to me that was not an inappropriate characterization. Violin Concerto received a Pulitzer Prize in Music in 2010. Composer Jennifer Higdon's Violin Concerto is this year's Pultizer Prize winner for music. "I jumped up and down a little," confesses Higdon - and that probably scared her cats, too. She was born in Brooklyn, though her parents moved to Atlanta soon thereafter, and then to a farm in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. Hilary Hahn, Violin. "Jennifer Higdon's Violin Concerto: The Genesis of a Twenty- First Century Work." DMA, Florida State University. In Dooryard Bloom (2004), for baritone and orchestra, textual comprehension is, again, a primary concern and how naturally she handles the ebb and flow of Whitmans complex prosody. Despite these obstacles, Jennifer has become a major figure in contemporary Classical music. Violin Concerto: III - Jennifer Higdon 4. The work was jointly commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the Curtis Institute of Music. Jennifer Higdon 's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra was written in 2008. Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962[1]) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Having just returned from driving 660 miles, round trip, in order to hear this premire, I am sure I would be in a major funk had I been in the least disappointed by this concerto. Her first opera, Cold Mountain, won the prestigious International Opera Award for Best World Premiere in 2016; the first American opera to do so in the award's history. According to a recent survey of US orchestras, Higdon is one of the most performed living American composers. "But I'm really fortunate to work with such great musicians. As a result, she has described her own compositional process as "intuitive" and "instinctive", where she favors music that makes sense, rather than writing music that adheres to classical forms and structures. Higdons Violin Concerto for Hilary Hahn won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music, and the composer said she found that out in a very 21st century fashion, when she noticed her cell phone was suddenly flooded with dozens and dozens of messages. Jennifer Higdon is one of the cherished names in contemporary American classical music. A Treatise submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. New Releases. Jennifer Higdon's Violin Concerto: The Genesis of a Twenty-First Century Work. The cats run and hide.. 2023 GRAMMY WINNER! She is a major figure in contemporary classical music, receiving the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto, a 2010 Grammy for her Percussion Concerto and a 2018 Grammy for her Viola Concerto, and a 2020 Grammy for her Harp Concerto. Jennifer Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of classical music and composition teacher. Her orchestral work, blue cathedral, is one of the most performed contemporary orchestral works in the repertoire, more than 650 performances since its premiere in 2000. The suite, titled Elements, will have its preview at two concerts of the 2023 Colorado Music Festival. true Jennifer Higdon's title blue cathedral refers to Higdon's younger brother's name Tracklist: 1. Find top songs and albums by Jennifer Higdon, including Barcarole (Seven Mad Gods Who Rule the Sea): III. The concerto was co-commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony and debuted in 2009 with the orchestra and Hilary Hahn as the soloist. The dynamics range from very soft to overwhelming at a couple of moments, the tuttis giving the soloist some surely much needed rest. Her visits will be with the Delaware Symphony, the Glens Falls Symphony, the Harrisburg Symphony, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony of Portland (Oregon), the Knoxville Symphony, and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York. And her champions include top-tier soloists, ensembles and orchestras. 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