Born in Brooklyn, NY, Dec 31, 1962
- Higdon is a composer and flutist who studied at the Curtis Institute and the University of Pennsylvania. Her composition teachers included George Crumb.149
- Higdon holds the Milton L. Rock Chair in Composition Studies at the Curtis Institute.
- Higdon won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto. 1
Sources
- Christina L. Reitz, “Higdon, Jennifer,” Grove Music Online (February 6, 2012), accessed July 9, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002219143.