by sarah | Mar 4, 2015
The Curtis Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, is kicking off a national tour featuring with the World Premiere of a Viola Concerto by Jennifer Higdon. The first concert is Saturday, March 7 at the Library of Congress, who...
by sarah | Feb 24, 2015
Jennifer Higdon is one of the most recognized and sought-out composers today. She has won a Pulitzer Prize as well as a Grammy, is actively commissioned, and has already seen one premiere this year, will have another happening in just a few weeks, and her first opera...
by sarah | Feb 5, 2015
A new work by Jennifer Higdon will be premiered on Monday night (February 9) at Carnegie Hall. Thomas Hampson will be featured in the song cycle for baritone and piano titled Civil Words. It was commissioned by Carnegie Hall. In Higdon’s own words:...
by sarah | Dec 10, 2014
The list of 2015 Grammy nominations has been published – and Anna Clyne’s Prince of Clouds is in the running for Contemporary Classical Composition. Her work shares the ballot with John Luther Adams (Become Ocean), George Crumb (Voices From The...
by sarah | Jul 30, 2014
In the latest edition of works by women at a Festival near you, the 2014 Cabrillo Festival will begin this weekend in Santa Cruz, California. The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, which was founded in 1962, has been under the baton of Artistic Director Marin...
