Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen
Lauridsen on Waldron Island in 2012
Born (1943-02-27) February 27, 1943 (age 82)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Conductor
  • Teacher
OrganizationsUSC Thornton School of Music
AwardsNational Medal of Arts

Morten Johannes Lauridsen III[1] (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer and teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007),[2] he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001,[3] and is professor emeritus of composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he taught for fifty-two years until his retirement in 2019.[4]

  1. ^ "Morten Lauridsen Obituary (2008) - Portland, OR - The Oregonian". Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  2. ^ "President Bush Announces 2007 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Recipients". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Master Chorale Website". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  4. ^ "Faculty Profiles: Morten Lauridsen". USC Thornton School of Music. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26.

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