Tag: Jennifer Higdon
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Monday Link Round Up: April 16, 2018
News to start your week! Congratulations are due to Jennifer Higdon who was awarded the Michael Ludwig Hemmers Prize in Music Composition. The prize is given to contemporary classical composers of exceptional achievement “who have significantly influenced the field of composition.” The Philadelphia Inquirer has more. It has been wonderful to see so much attention…
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the 44th Annual SAM Conference (part 1): Three Operas
Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference. (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for Diversification In this first installment of the series, I concentrate on three operas—Cabildo (composed 1932, premiered 1945), Der Wald (1902), and Cold Mountain (2015)—by Amy Beach, Ethel…
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Dora Pejačević — another composer whose time has come?
With two upcoming performances of music by Dora Pejačević taking place in the next few weeks, we wonder if this remarkable but little-known composer, who was writing powerful orchestral works a century ago, is finally ready for rediscovery. [Wondering how to pronounce Pejačević?] A recipient of our Performance Grant, the Willamette Falls Symphony, will be performing…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 29, 2018
News to start your week! Very exciting! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on winning two Grammy Awards last night! Her Viola Concerto won “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” and she also brought home “Best Classical Compendium” for the recording of All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto, & Oboe Concerto. Read the full list of winners at the New York Times. (and…