Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen's warm, decidedly tonal compositions have earned for the American composer a secure place in the concert repertory. Born in Colfax, WA, in 1943, Lauridsen was raised in Portland, OR, and attended Whitman College, in Walla Walla, WA. Attending the University of Southern California for graduate school, he studied composition under Ingolf Dahl, Robert Linn, and Halsey Stevens. Following his graduation in 1967, Lauridsen joined the faculty at U.S.C., later becoming chair of the composition department. There, he also founded the advanced studies program in scoring ...