Jennifer Higdon

Quiz Yourself About Higdon

8.

Which instruments has Higdon composed concertos for?

Higdon has composed concertos for the following instruments:

HARP

LOW BRASS

MANDOLIN

OBOE

PERCUSSION

PIANO

SOPRANO SAXOPHONE

TROMBONE

TUBA

VIOLA

VIOLIN

As well as ORCHESTRA: Concerto for Orchestra (2002)





The final movement of Higdon’s Mandolin Concerto, performed by Avi Avital, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony conducted by Krzysztof Urbański

9.

What are the names of the two operas that Higdon has composed?