A Celebration of Jennifer Higdon: Composer in Residence
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. Higdon enjoys several hundred performances a year of her works, and blue cathedral is one of America's most performed contemporary orchestral works, with more than 600 performances worldwide since its premiere in 2000. Her works have been recorded on nearly fifty CDs. Higdon's most current project was an opera based on the best-selling novel, Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier. It was co-commissioned by Santa Fe Opera, Opera Philadelphia and Minnesota Opera in collaboration with North Carolina Opera. Higdon recently won the International Opera Award for Best World Premiere. She holds the Rock Chair in Composition at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Her music is published exclusively by Lawdon Press.
Performances and Events
• Miroslav Hristov; violin and Chih-Long Hu; piano
Faculty recital; featuring classical pieces by a variety of composers including Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Hills of Mist from “String Poetic”
2/17/2017 at 8:00 PM
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
• A Celebration of Jennifer Higdon: Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble concert; featuring Higdon's "The Singing Rooms" and "Fanfare Ritmico" with performances by UT Choirs and Geoffrey Herd-violin
2/19/2017 at 4:00 PM
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.
• A Celebration of Jennifer Higdon: Chamber Music
Faculty and guest artist recital; with Wesley Baldwin-cello, Shelley Binder-flute, UT Percussion Ensemble, and guest artists Sean Claire-violin and Melisa Barrick Baldwin-soprano
2/21/2017 at 8:00 PM
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
• A Celebration of Jennifer Higdon: Higdon Talks Life and Work
Guest artist lecture
2/23/2017 at 12:40 PM
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
• A Celebration of Jennifer Higdon: Wind Ensemble
Ensemble concert; featuring Higdon's "Percussion Concerto," “Mysterium," and "Kelly’s Field" with UT Wind Ensemble and soloist Andrew Bliss
2/23/2017 at 8:00 PM
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg.