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Higdon described the inspiration of the piece in the score program notes, writing: Light Refracted is a meditation on the way that light is reflected in people: there is the inward view of that light, which is thoughtful and contemplating, with a wide range of emotion; and outward... the light that we shine out towards the world (in this case, full of energy).
The Singing Rooms is a concerto for solo violin, choir, and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was jointly commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra , the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra , and the Minnesota Orchestra .
Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962 [1]) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards , including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto in 2010, Viola Concerto in ...
blue cathedral (1999) Celebration Fanfare (2003) City Scape (2002) Concerto 4-3 (2007) Concerto for Orchestra (2002) Dance Card (2015) Dooryard Bloom (2004) Duo Duel (Double Percussion Concerto) (2020) Fanfare Ritmico (1999) Harp Concerto (2018) Light (2006) The Light That We Can Hear (Flute Concerto) (2022) Loco (2004) Low Brass Concerto (2017 ...
The world premiere of Jennifer Higdon's zippy, enchanting Fanfare Ritmico started the concert off with a bang. Written for the orchestra as one of a series of commissioned fanfares, Higdon's score is a brisk, sharp-edged concoction, full of rhythmic pizzazz and blunt orchestral writing (aside from one splendidly played solo for the concertmaster).
The Percussion Concerto is a one-movement concerto for solo percussion and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon.The work was jointly commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with contributions from the Philadelphia Music Project and the Lacy Foundation of LDI, Ltd.
Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral, premièred in 2000, is a one-movement orchestral tone-poem and is ranked among the most widely performed works of the early 21st century. It was written in memory of her brother and features flute (her instrument) and clarinet (his instrument) in dialogue in their upper registers.
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