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Lauridsen is described as "the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic, (whose) probing, serene work contains an elusive and indefinable ingredient which leaves the impression that all the questions have been answered." (Photo courtesy: Morten Lauridsen)
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Regional spotlight: Morten Lauridsen

by Steve Staruch, Minnesota Public Radio
February 5, 2010
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St. Paul, Minn. — Morten Lauridsen is in Minnesota for the first time in 40 years. His music is featured in two performances this weekend with The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists.

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Lauridsen receives National Medal of Arts

Classical Minnesota Public Radio's Steve Staruch spoke with the composer.

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  • Morten Lauridsen: The music of Morten Johannes Lauridsen, composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994-2001 and professor of composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music for more than thirty years, occupies a permanent place in the standard vocal repertoire of the Twentieth Century. Maybe best known is his 'O Magnum Mysterium' a perennial Christmas favorite.

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