Jennifer Higdon, a Pulitzer Prize and three-time Grammy®-winning composer featured on this album, taught herself flute at 15 and began formal musical studies at 18, with a later start in composition at 21.
Performer Biography
Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, the violinist on this album, was born into a musical family; her mother is American soprano Africa Yarbo-Davenport and her late father was Austrian conductor Hans Peter Jillich.
Composer Biography
John Corigliano, whose Sonata for Violin and Piano is on this album, is the son of John Corigliano Sr., a former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, and Rose Buzen, an accomplished pianist and educator.
Composer's Artistic Vision
John Corigliano, composer of the Sonata for Violin & Piano on this album, stated early in his career that he wished to be understood and that communication with the audience should be a primary goal for a composer.
Performer Biography
In 2017, Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, the violinist, debuted as soloist and conductor of the Colour of Music Festival Virtuosi, an all-female chamber orchestra of African ancestry.
Recording & Production
This album, featuring violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport and pianist Vanessa Fadial, was recorded in July 2018 at The Colburn School's Thayer Hall in Los Angeles.
Composer Biography
Robert Livingston Aldridge, one of the composers on this album, won two GRAMMY® Awards in 2012 for his opera Elmer Gantry: Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Engineered Classical Recording.
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