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Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Higdon
2020-21
Past Honorable Mention Mentor

Jennifer Higdon, makes her living from commissions and has had the distinct honor of working with some extraordinary performers in many genres (chamber, orchestral, band, and opera). She is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and is a three-time Grammy winner, and has pieces recorded on over 80 recordings. Her work, “Blue Cathedral”, is the mostperformed orchestral work of the 21st Century, with over 700 performances. She also runs her own publishing company and teaches at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.