The Los Angeles Master Chorale brings works by six Los Angeles composers together on a concert program celebrating the 20th anniversary of Morten Lauridsen's choral masterwork Lux Aeterna June 17-22 ...
Los Angeles Master Chorale and Sinfonia Orchestra, Paul Salamunovich, conductor (Rubedo Canis Musica) Even those listeners not normally drawn to 20th Century choral music will find much to enjoy in ...
BRATTLEBORO -- "There is plenty of darkness in the world ... but darkness has never conquered the light. It never has, and it never will." Those profound, hopeful words came from Susan Dedell as she ...
Twenty years ago, I was fortunate to be sitting in the audience when the L.A. Master Chorale, under the baton of the late Paul Salamunovich, premiered Morten Lauridsen’s masterpiece, “Lux Aeterna.” ...
Even with so many composer-in-residence positions in ensembles large and small, it isn’t very often that a composition produced during those residencies becomes an enduring hit. So it was with Morten ...
On Sunday, April 7th at 5 PM, Key Chorale Chamber Singers will present some of Whitacre and Lauridsen’s most hauntingly beautiful works full of lush harmonies. Hear the Florida premiere of Whitacre’s ...
Morten Lauridsen’s Lux aeterna is a requiem, but unlike the better-known requiems by the likes of Verdi and Mozart, Lauridsen’s work is a tranquil, light-filled piece. After its premiere, a writer for ...