Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen
Lauridsen on Waldron Island in 2012
Born (1943-02-27) February 27, 1943 (age 81)
Colfax, Washington, U.S.
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Conductor
  • Teacher
OrganizationsUSC Thornton School of Music
AwardsNational Medal of Arts

Morten Johannes Lauridsen (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer and teacher. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007),[1] he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001,[2] 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.[3]

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