How old is Jennifer Higdon?

How old is Jennifer Higdon?

58 years (December 31, 1962)
Jennifer Higdon/Age
Pulitzer-prize winner Jennifer Higdon (b. Brooklyn, NY, December 31, 1962) started late in music, teaching herself to play flute at the age of 15 and then beginning formal musical studies at 18, with an even later start in composition at the age of 21.

Where was Jennifer Higdon born?

Brooklyn, New York, NY
Jennifer Higdon/Place of birth

Is Jennifer Higdon married?

PHILADELPHIA — Jennifer Higdon wishes there were a 12-step program on how to deal with all the various stages of composing anxiety, she said, laughing, on Sunday in the spacious apartment here that she shares with her partner, Cheryl Lawson.

Where does Jennifer Higdon live now?

Brooklyn
Jennifer Higdon/Places lived

What is Jennifer Higdon most known for?

Jennifer Higdon

• She has won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition three times.
• Higdon won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto (Lawdon Press), which premiered February 6, 2009, in Indianapolis.

For what piece did Jennifer Higdon receive a Pulitzer Prize in 2010?

Violin Concerto
Jennifer Higdon is a major figure in contemporary Classical music, receiving the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto and a 2010 Grammy for her Percussion Concerto.

Where did Jennifer Higdon go to school?

Curtis Institute of Music
University of PennsylvaniaBowling Green State UniversityHeritage High School
Jennifer Higdon/Education

Higdon received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Bowling Green State University, an Artist Diploma from The Curtis Institute of Music, and an M.A. and Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been awarded honorary doctorates from the Hartt School and Bowling Green State University.

Jennifer Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of classical music and composition teacher.

How many Grammys has Jennifer Higdon won?

Higdon has won three GRAMMY awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition: first for her Percussion Concerto in 2010, in 2018 for her Viola Concerto, and in 2020 for her Harp Concerto. In 2020, Higdon’s Percussion Concerto recording was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.

Is Jennifer Higdon a good composer?

The League of American Orchestras reported Higdon as one of the most performed living American composers, in 2008. “Higdon’s music is lithe and expert”, wrote Robert Battey of the Washington Post. “Jennifer Higdon’s vivid, attractive works have made her a hot commodity lately,” wrote Steve Smith of the New York Times.

Where was Taylor Higdon born and raised?

Higdon was born in Brooklyn, New York. She spent the first 10 years of her life in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to Seymour, Tennessee.