Original Title : Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen
Time : 74 Min
Genre : Documentary, Biography, Music
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2012
Director : Michael Stillwater
Writer : No data available
Producer : Michael Stillwater
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : A tribute to a living legend, celebrating the life and music of the artist whom musicologist Nick Strimple has called 'the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic'. National Medal of Arts recipient and most frequently ...See moreA tribute to a living legend, celebrating the life and music of the artist whom musicologist Nick Strimple has called 'the only American composer in history who can be called a mystic'. National Medal of Arts recipient and most frequently performed American choral composer, Morten Lauridsen spends summers on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Featuring intimate interviews in California, Scotland and Waldron Island, Washington, interwoven with performances of his masterworks and commentaries by music contemporaries. Revealed through the lens of his passion for nature and music, Lauridsen expresses a presence of fierce compassion and unwavering dedication to the craft of composition. First episode in the film series, 'In Search of The Great Song'. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary | Synopsis