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Light Eternal-Choral Music Of Morten Lauridsen

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1 Lux aeterna / Introitus  
2 In te, Domine, speravi  
3 O nata lux  
4 Veni, Sancte Spiritus  
5 Agnus Dei - Lux aeterna  
6 Les Chansons des Roses / En une seule fleur  
7 Dirait-on  
8 Madrigali: 6 'Fire Songs' on Italian Renaissance Poems / Ov'e, lass', il bel viso?  
9 Se per havervi, oime  
10 Prayer  
11 Ya eres mia  
12 Nocturnes / Sa nuit d'ete  
13 Soneto de la Noche  
14 Sure on This Shining Night  
15 Epilogue: Voici le soir  
16 O Magnum Mysterium  
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A National Medal of Arts recipient and former composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001), American choral composer Morten Lauridsen has gained recognition for his choral music the world over. On his 75th birthday this year, the Chamber Choir of Europe recorded Lauridsen's landmark compositions, including two world premiere recordings, in close collaboration with the composer himself.

  • Morten Lauridsen chats with Spokane Public Radio
    Posted At: May 7, 2019 12:00 AM

    A National Medal of Arts recipient and former composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001), American choral composer Morten Lauridsen is the country's most-performed choral composer and with over 200 albums containing his work, one of the most recorded. Recognized the world over, on his 75th birthday this year, the Chamber Choir of Europe recorded Lauridsen's landmark...
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  • Morten Lauridsen chats with FM91 - Toledo about 'Light Eternal'
    Posted At: April 23, 2019 12:00 AM

    A National Medal of Arts recipient and former composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001), American choral composer Morten Lauridsen is the country's most-performed choral composer and with over 200 albums containing his work, one of the most recorded. Recognized the world over, on his 75th birthday this year, the Chamber...
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  • All Classical Portland's 'Eternal Light' with Morten Lauridsen
    Posted At: March 27, 2019 12:00 AM

    We Oregonians claim Morten Lauridsen as "one of our own", as the world-renowned choral composer was born in this state.  Lauridsen was in the first graduating class of Beaverton High School.  While Lauridsen has spent much of his time teaching at USC, he maintains a connection to the Pacific Northwest by composing on an island in Puget Sound, and visiting his home town from time to time to coll...
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  • WRTI's 'Classical Album of the Week,' adds some winter sunshine with Morten Lauridsen's Light Eternal
    Posted At: January 31, 2019 12:00 AM

    We're adding some sunshine to the darkness of winter with this classical album of the week: American composer Morten Laurdisen's Light Eternal. It's a new release from the composer of O Magnum Mysterium that includes some of Lauridson's best-loved works, compiled in honor of his 75th birthday. Lauridson's radiant choral works have been enchanting listeners for decades. His choral writ...
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  • Morten Lauridsen explores light, poetry, and nature on 'Light Eternal' / New Classical Tracks
    Posted At: January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium. Composer Morten Lauridsen wrote this piece, and many others over the years, in a shack on the beach on a very remote island off of Washington state. There's no running water or electricity, just the glow of a candle, a $50-piano, and the quietness of nature, which has found its way into his music. This piece, and many other Lauridsen favorites, appear on a new recording titled Lig...
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  • Cincinnati Public Radio jumps at the chance to speak with Morten Lauridsen
    Posted At: January 14, 2019 12:00 AM

    The music of Morten Lauridsen has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. His ability to capture the true beauty and potential of the human voice is unmatched. If you've heard his music you understand how powerfully moving it can be. That's why when his new Light Eternal album showed up in my mailbox, I was thrilled to pop it in my CD player and take a listen. This album contains some of the choral ...
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  • Morten Lauridsen discusses 'Light Eternal' with IdeaStation - WCVE
    Posted At: January 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    Composer Morten Lauridsen has gained international recognition for his choral music. He has received numerous grants, prizes and commissions over the years, while serving as chair of the composition department at the University of Southern California. He's taught at USC for more than 40 years! Lauridsen's works have been recorded on more than 200 CDs, five of which have received Grammy Award nominati...
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  • Morten Lauridsen discusses 'Light Eternal' with Radio Purdue
    Posted At: December 12, 2018 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} A National Medal of Arts recipient and former composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001), American choral composer Morten Lauridsen has gained recognition for his choral music the world over. On his 75th birthday this year, the Chamber Choir of Europe recorded Lauridsen's landmark c...
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  • Chamber Choir Of Europe - Light Eternal, Choral Music Of Morten Lauridsen is the WFMT 'Featured New Release'
    Posted At: December 12, 2018 12:00 AM

    Morten Johannes Lauridsen (born February 27, 1943) is an American choral composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has been a professor of composition at the University of Southern California for more than 40 years. On the occasion his 75th birthday in 2018, the Chamber Choir of Europe and conductor Nicol Matt have recorded Lau...
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