The Nostalgia of a Thousand Memories by Antonio James Higgins (b. 2005) Elisabeth Lefkovitz, piano Recorded live at the Cedarville University Fall 2023 Composition Recital. Notes on the piece: Each movement is supposed to depict picturesque scenes to make the listener ponder and reflect. The inspiration to compose this suite was the music of Takashi […]
Author: A. J. Higgins
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The Great Veil
This piece was composed as the mid-term project for the “Electronic Music Production” class that I’m required to take as a B. M. in Composition at Cedarville University. The goal was a dystopian film-score inspired piece drawing elements from the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack.
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Elegy To the Beloved — for xiao and piano
This piece was the result of two providential happenings. When Tim Barnes approached me to write a composition for his xiao, I told him, “Alright, I’ll write an elegy for you.” Little did I know I would write an elegy in earnest, as the grandparents of two friends of mine died suddenly. Moved by this, the composition was able to come more naturally.
The Good Plans of God
“We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” – Romans 8:28 The Good Plans of Godby Antonio J. Higgins How good are all the plans of God,How righteous are His ways?His works in all creation shine,And in our earthly days. He […]
Holy Spirit, Dwell Within Me
“For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7
I had the special privilege of singing this modern hymn at the Church of God Virginia Indoor Camp-meeting 2021…
Cedarville in 1 Month
I can’t believe it. In one month, I will officially be a college student. I don’t really have the words to describe how I’m feeling. A part of me feels like it isn’t even real…
The Merit of Mercy
“….Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God… For this reason He is the Mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the sins…” – Hebrews 9:14-15
O, Sing the Mighty Kingdom
Isaiah 9 is a chapter mostly read during the Christmas season, because of the all familiar verse 6, “Unto us a child is born.” But Isaiah doesn’t end his proclamation at that!
In His Service
On the Church property here, there’s a peach tree near the road, and that tree was two trees grafted into each other– and that got me thinking: Are we grafted into the vine of Christ? Are we committed to His service to stay grafted? Jesus says in John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are […]