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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.
O magnum mysterium (O great mystery) is a motet for choir a cappella by Morten Lauridsen. He set the text of "O magnum mysterium", a Gregorian chant for Christmas, in 1994. The composition, performed and recorded often, made Lauridsen famous. It was described as expressive ethereal sounds in imperturbable calmness. [1]
June, 2012: Hal Leonard Corporation, publisher of sheet music (and largest distributor of Morten Lauridsen's music), began distribution of the DVD with a promotion to choral directors throughout US and Canada. June, 2012: Faber Music, UK distributor of Morten Lauridsen's music, began UK distribution of the DVD.
The text became popular again in the twentieth century, with notable settings by Francis Poulenc and more recently Morten Lauridsen (article on the setting) and Marcus Paus. The Choral Public Domain Library carries a list of roughly fifty choral settings.
Morten Lauridsen's Grammy-nominated Lux Aeterna, Les Chansons des Roses, Ave Maria, Mid-Winter Songs and O Magnum Mysterium (RCM) Dominic Argento's Te Deum and Maurice Duruflé's Missa 'Cum Jubilo ', with Rodney Gilfry, baritone, and Frederick Swann, organ (RCM)) Christmas, a collection of songs (RCM)
In 2007, USC Thornton alumnus and Distinguished Professor of Composition Morten Lauridsen became the eighth classical composer to receive the National Medal of Arts. [21] Two years later, in 2009, alumnus and Judge Widney Professor of Music at USC Michael Tilson Thomas also received the National Medal of Arts. [22]
Lux Aeterna, a 1997 five-movement quasi-Requiem by Morten Lauridsen "Lux Aeterna", a 2009 track by Christopher Tin from Calling All Dawns "Lux Aeterna", a 2014 song by Two Steps from Hell from Miracles "Lux Æterna" (Metallica song), a 2022 single by Metallica from their 2023 album 72 Seasons
In 2008, National Medal of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen collaborated with the choir to create a recording of his choral works. The recording, Sure On This Shining Night, was released in June, 2010, and had its world radio premiere on KUSC on July 8, 2010. [1] [2]