JENNIFER HIGDON
Jennifer Higdon b. 1962, Brooklyn, New York
Hailed by The Washington Post as "a savvy, sensitive composer with a keen ear, an innate sense of form and a generous dash of pure esprit," Jennifer Higdon is one of America's most frequently performed composers. Higdon enjoys more than 200 performances a year of her works. Her blue cathedral (performed at the 2004 Festival) is one of the most-performed orchestral works by a living composer. Cabrillo Festival has also performed her Fanfare Ritmico in 2001 and her Concerto for Orchestra in 2004. Higdon's list of commissioners is extensive and includes The Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Oregon Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Curtis Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo String Quartet, Ying Quartet, eighth blackbird, the Gilmore Piano Festival, the American Guild of Organists, and the Philadelphia Singers. In 2004, the Atlanta Symphony released the Grammy-winning Higdon: Concerto for Orchestra/City Scape. The 2006-07 season features commissions by violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Lang Lang (with the National Symphony Orchestra). On August 3, 2007 the Festival will present the World Premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Soprano Sax Concerto, with soloist Timothy McAllister.