▁Pil gr im ▁( born ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁United ▁States ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁sop rano ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁contemporary ▁classical ▁music . ▁ ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Cot ton wood ▁County ▁in ▁south western ▁Minnesota , ▁near ▁B ingham ▁Lake , ▁between ▁Mountain ▁Lake ▁and ▁Wind om . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁from ▁Ham line ▁University , ▁received ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁and ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁on ▁a ▁Dit son ▁Fellow ship . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁many ▁compos ers , ▁including ▁Pierre ▁Bou lez , ▁L uk as ▁F oss , ▁Luci ano ▁Ber io , ▁George ▁Ro ch berg , ▁R . ▁Murray ▁Sch a fer , ▁Ralph ▁Sh ape y , ▁Richard ▁W ern ick , ▁Luigi ▁Dal lap ic cola , ▁Gun ther ▁Sch ull er , ▁and ▁Steven ▁St ucky . ▁ ▁Pil gr im ▁has ▁s ung ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Sym phony , ▁Sy rac use ▁Sym phony , ▁B ingham ton ▁Sym phony , ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic , ▁Brook lyn ▁Phil harm onic , ▁N ort he astern ▁Phil harm onic , ▁and ▁the ▁St . ▁Paul ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁released ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁record ings ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁New ▁Music , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Sy rac use , ▁New