When we even use the term 'specialized world,' we already have a problem! We're making art; they are making art... these worlds are not far apart from each other. For instance, pieces of art that hang on a wall can… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share Image
We're living in a time when pretty much anything can happen in the music world. There are a lot of musical languages in which… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
I know that my music is heard a lot in commercial circles. In academia, I think my music is taken in differently but I'm… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
You don't need any specialized education and you don't need to know anything about the world in which I work. I think my music… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
I always tell people that my music should speak to them... and that they shouldn't feel obligated to say why or how. All reactions… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
My pieces usually are programmed on concerts in which the other works are standard repertoire. My music always sounds very different when it's on… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
As a consequence, I think of the idea of 'common practice' at any time as something that can only be seen by looking backwards.… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
In fact, if you take any group of scores, it's likely that fifty to sixty percent are going to be so much alike that… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
When we even use the term 'specialized world,' we already have a problem! We're making art; they are making art... these worlds are not… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
When anyone is creating anything, it has no choice but to be in that stream. The art I create and the art my colleagues… — Jennifer Higdon Copy Share
