The Rollins College Choir got the first review of its performance Sunday afternoon as soon as it was done singing. And it was from the composer himself. The choir was performing works by Morten ...

In December 1994, the Los Angeles Master Chorale presented the world premiere of a brief setting of the Latin chant “O Magnum Mysterium” by a little-known 51-year-old USC-based composer from the ...

looks like Robinson Crusoe: untamed hair, bushy beard. Lives alone on a remote island. But Lauridsen is no castaway. He's the country's most frequently performed choral composer, even if you haven't ...

As a musical ecosystem, the Pacific Northwest is acclaimed for the range and diversity of the choral ensembles that flourish here. Not nearly as well known is the fact that one of the most significant ...

USC threw a 60th musical birthday party for composer Morten Lauridsen on Tuesday in the Alfred Newman Recital Hall. He has spent more than half his life on the faculty of that institution, where he ...

When Morten Lauridsen was growing up in Beaverton in the 1950s, students commonly headed out to the Tillamook Burn to plant trees. A few years ago, the composer returned to the once-barren site to see ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Los Angeles Master Chorale will light up this holiday season with four ...

President Bush has awarded classical composer Morten Lauridsen with the National Medal of Arts. His music is published by peermusic. By Billboard Staff President Bush has awarded classical composer ...

Morten Lauridsen enjoys peaceful island retreats and reading poetry. But at age 70, the composer’s life is a whirlwind of activity. In the world of choral music, he has become a superstar. “I spent ...

Even with so many composer-in-residence positions in ensembles large and small, it isn’t very often that a composition produced during those residencies becomes an enduring hit. So it was with Morten ...

Morten Lauridsen finds his musical voice on remote Waldron Island in the San Juans. (Morten Lauridsen) Morten Lauridsen looks like Robinson Crusoe: untamed hair, bushy beard. Lives alone on a remote ...