New Year New Beginnings

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Across
  1. 2. Composer who blends Latin American, Jewish, and folk traditions
  2. 3. First word of a famous New Year’s Eve song
  3. 4. U.S. state where Eric Whitacre was born
  4. 7. Youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music
  5. 8. A festive Latin American music style heard on New Year’s Eve
  6. 10. European city known for its Philharmonic’s New Year’s concert
  7. 12. New York borough where Jennifer Higdon was born
  8. 17. Host of a famous U.S. New Year’s Eve television show
  9. 18. Famous choral section from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
  10. 19. Last word of a famous New Year’s Eve song
  11. 21. Family famous for composing waltzes played on New Year’s Day
  12. 22. Another Latin American genre heard during New Year’s celebrations
  13. 24. Ensemble Caroline Shaw performs with (start of name)
  14. 26. Composer of Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones scores
Down
  1. 1. Pulitzer-winning composer of Blue Cathedral
  2. 5. Japanese nickname for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
  3. 6. Composer of Lux Aurumque and founder of the Virtual Choir
  4. 8. “Blue” piece by Higdon performed around the world
  5. 9. Word paired with “Ode” in Beethoven’s final movement
  6. 11. Caroline Shaw’s Partita is written for eight of these
  7. 13. Prestigious award won by both Higdon and Shaw
  8. 14. Poet who wrote the lyrics to “Auld Lang Syne”
  9. 15. Manhattan square famous for New Year’s countdowns
  10. 16. Country where Osvaldo Golijov was born
  11. 20. Kind of choir Eric Whitacre created using online submissions
  12. 23. First name of a famous theme from the Harry Potter soundtrack
  13. 25. Explosive visual tradition paired with music on New Year’s Eve