Jennifer Fitzgerald (1975–2007) received her BA in Music from Tufts University, and her MA and PhD in Music Composition from Duke University. Jennifer was an instructor of music at Lawrence Conservatory and a former Lawrence postdoctoral fellow. In addition to performing at Lawrence, Jennifer appeared at Adelphi University, Duke University, Tufts University, Greensboro College, and at music festivals and events throughout the east coast. Jennifer was named as an alternate Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin (2007-2008) and received the 2006 Meet the Composer Creative Connections Award, and was recognized as a “gifted young composer” by Alex Ross, the music critic for The New Yorker.