Classical Cafe:

Jennifer Higdon Wins Grammy

Composer Jennifer Higdon, who grew up in Blount County, won a Grammy for Best Classical Contemporary Composition at last Sunday night's awards ceremony. The award was for her Percussion Concerto on a recording of Marin Alsop leading the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

A complete list of the Classical Grammy winners can be found here.


Comments » 0

Be the first to post a comment!

Share your thoughts

Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.

Remember personal info?



About This Blog


Alan Sherrod serves up a big plate of nourishing commentary on the Knoxville classical music and fine arts scene.