Jennifer Higdon - 10




American composer Jennifer Higdon has earned a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy award!
She is also a self-taught musician and did not study music with a teacher until she was in college.
Ms. Higdon was born in New York City but lived in Atlanta for 10 years during her youth.
Higdon has composed several pieces of music for The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she teaches music at The Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, where she wrote "Blue Cathedral" one of her most popular compositions. She recently picked up her third Grammy award for "Harp Concerto"!


Blue Cathedral (link has been fixed)
Percussion Concerto (this is a short excerpt, for the entire work click here ) - Grammy Award Winner!

Violin Concerto (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

 Harp Concerto - part three "Joy Ride" (Grammy 2020)

Comments

  1. Ari GOctober 8, 2018 at 5:39 PM

    We missed the last part of Percussion Concerto. Also Violin Concerto was very exquisite.Oh and we as in me and my mom didn't actually watch Blue Cathedral because it was not available. But we found another, but it was played by a different orchestra.

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  2. HMKMarch 5, 2022 at 3:13 AM

    I like Joy Ride and it is like amazing, with all those different tones and pitches and it makes me feel happy, light , and excited. - Indira

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  3. HMKMarch 17, 2022 at 4:15 AM

    I like the harp concert because it had high notes and low notes. It sounded beautiful! -Indira Prema Kamath

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  4. AnonymousMarch 1, 2023 at 2:27 PM

    I really liked her in the second one it went from Palm to intense over and over and over again

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  5. Arianna BaetaMarch 1, 2023 at 2:35 PM

    I really like how in the second one on from calm and intense and fast and in the first one I really like how it just sounded like birds in the sky tweeting gracefully

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  6. KateMarch 1, 2023 at 2:56 PM

    I really like the two songs

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  7. Graeme WhighamMarch 1, 2023 at 4:26 PM

    I like the blue

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  8. AnonymousMarch 2, 2023 at 4:18 PM

    virginia talking on the telephone your right she did live in altanta for a lot of years. do you know why she moved? how old is she? minister trammell.

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  9. MWebbMarch 14, 2023 at 2:45 PM

    I listened to Blue Cathedral, it was very loud and had a LOT of musicians! - Marcus

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  10. AnonymousMarch 14, 2023 at 3:53 PM

    I liked the music because I liked it when they play the drums. Zoe Murry

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  11. JE2ndMusicMarch 14, 2023 at 4:34 PM

    This music is relaxing at first then becomes fast then slow. I hear violin and other strings and horns. - Jackson E (2nd G)

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  12. Mary Charles HodgesMarch 15, 2023 at 5:24 PM

    I loved it---------------------------------Mary Charles Hodges

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  13. SabenaMarch 16, 2023 at 4:59 AM

    I liked the percussion concerto !!
    It was the best music in my life!!😃😀❤️💙🧡💚🤍🖤🖤💕💞💝💓

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  14. MackenzieMarch 17, 2023 at 5:10 AM


    To me the music 🎵 sounds calming to me💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋

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  15. graeme wMarch 18, 2023 at 4:14 PM

    I like the music its good.from Graeme

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2024 at 4:47 PM

    From Ivy Grier
    Dear Ms. Higdon,
    I love all your music. Your songs sound like they should be in movies and movie soundtracks! The man in the orchestra was amazing 🤩 as he played the percussion 🥁 instruments 🪘.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2024 at 5:14 PM

    she proabaly practices every day

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2024 at 5:17 PM

    really enjoyed!

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM

    Hunter McWilliams

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  20. Hunter McWilliamsJanuary 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM

    enjoyed it!!

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  21. Brendan GaoJanuary 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM

    Blue Cathedral sounds awesome.

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  22. Avika ponnambalamJanuary 18, 2024 at 6:56 AM

    Blue cathedral was really soothing and magical. So cool she is from Atlanta too! And she was taught only
    In college, and this is from her genius mind!

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  23. Hannah CJanuary 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM

    Hi Mr Montague, I liked harp concerto / joyride.😃

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  24. Imani SJanuary 23, 2024 at 4:47 PM

    I love the blue cathedral and the percussion concerto ☺️🙏😊🥰😍💖💖💖

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2024 at 2:20 PM

    So nice Sophia

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  26. Myles WeissJanuary 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM

    I like the harp concert and the violin concert because it was peppy.

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  27. Anna Helen P.January 25, 2024 at 3:27 PM

    I really like blue cathedral.

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