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 ...
The music on the radio certainly hit the spot. Listening in Dublin, Valerie Kenny texted the show. "Standing here transported by that absolutely heart-achingly beautiful choral piece!" she wrote. It ...
Morton Lauridsen's ethereal, mystical compositions have made him a living legend on the American choral scene. As the Christmas season cranks up, we try to find the unusual, the lovely, and 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 ...
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Cappella Caeciliana has sent us a video of its singers performing of O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen which was filmed last month in St Peter’s Cathedral and four other churches in Belfast.
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 ...