Morten Lauridsen

Morten Lauridsen is an American composer of choral music born in Colfax, Washington, in 1943 who began composing and teaching in the 1960s and is associated with contemporary classical and choral traditions. His work is characterised by luminous harmonies, modal and tonal language and careful text-setting of poetry and liturgical texts, and over his career his compositions have entered the repertoire of concert and church choirs internationally.