Higdon, Pakistani Art, Allende

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon. She says daydreaming is the first step in writing a great piece of music. Two young Pakistani artists aim to tell stories about Islam in a Western classical painting style. And Isabel Allende tells Kurt how she edits her manuscripts specially for her mother.

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