BGSU alum and composer Jennifer Higdon has received an NEA grant, along with the Cypress String Quartet, in support of a commission she is composing for the Quartet. It’s a work for soprano and string quartet for the Quartet’s Call & Response program, which pairs two works from the established repertoire with a new work. Higdon’s piece is entitled “In The Shadow of Sirius,” and is based on the poetry of the former U.S. Poet Laureate (and two-time Pulitzer winner) W.S. Merwin.
Here’s a link to the press announcement, and the NEA’s announcement as well…
NEA:2013 GRANT AWARDS: Access to Artistic Excellence – Music