In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore a concerto by one of the most-performed living composers, Jennifer Higdon. Will they think the concerto deserves more play? How does it fit with the other Pulitzer concerto winners?

If you'd like more information about Jennifer Higdon, we recommend:

1. This series of YouTube interviews between Higdon and Hilary Hahn
2. Christina Reitz's book Jennifer Higdon: Composing in Color (McFarland, 2018)
3. Laura Dallman's article "Considering autonomy and collaboration in three concerti by Jennifer Higdon" in The Routledge Handbook of Women's Work in Music (2021)

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore Steve Reich's Double Sextet, but can't help but talk about his earlier work. How does this later piece stack up to classics like Music for 18 Musicians? Could we also view this as a lifetime achievement award for a composer whose music would not have been considered for the Pulitzer Prize in the 1970s?

If you'd like more information about Steve Reich, we recommend:

1. Steve Reich, Writings on Music, 1968 - 2000 (Oxford University Press)
2. Steve Reich, Conservations (Hanover)
3. Keith Potter, Four Musical Minimalists: La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass (Cambridge University Press)

In this episode, Dave and Andrew explore an oratorio for voice and percussion that mingles minimalism, Bach, and a fairy tale. Will that mixture prove potent for them? And has Andrew ever been more excited for a particular winning piece?

If you'd like more information about David Lang and The Little Match Girl Passion, we recommend:

1. David Lang's website
2. Dominic Wells's "In the Footsteps of Bach's St. Matthew Passion: The Passion Setting of David Lang and James MacMillan" Tempo 67, no. 264 (2013): 40–51.
3. Tom Service's BBC podcast "The Listening Service" on The Match Girl Passion
4. William Robin's Industry: Bang on a Can and New Music in the Marketplace New York: Oxford University Press, 2021