Lori Laitman

Described by Fanfare as "one of the most talented and intriguing of living composers," Lori Laitman was born in Long Beach, New York, on January 12, 1955. Her mother played piano and violin and sang, and Laitman's two sisters also pursued musical careers. From an early age she made up songs of her own, and she was heavily exposed to classical children's music: Peter and the Wolf and Tubby the Tuba, for example. She took up the piano at five, the flute at seven, and composing while a student at Yale University, where she developed an interest in writing music for films and thea...