Jennifer Higdon wins Pulitzer Prize for Music

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Yesterday, composer Jennifer Higdon has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto. Higdon is one of America's most frequently performed composers and the first woman to win the music prize since Melinda Wagner in 1999. She joins us to talk about the work's remarkable path to success.

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