Shining night: a portrait of composer morten lauridsen | Michael Stillwater

Song Without Borders Presents A Film by Michael Stillwater Co-Produced by Doris Laesser Stillwater Best Documentary, DC Independent Film Festival / Nominated for Best Documentary, Cincinnati Film Festival / Honorable Mention, LA Movie Awards / "a heartening rarity" -Wall Street Journal 'Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen' celebrates 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'. America's most frequently performed choral composer, Lauridsen is a National Medal of Arts recipient who spends summers on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Exploring the relationship of art, nature, and spirituality, 'Shining Night' reveals the composer through the lens of his love for the natural world together with his passion for music and literature, woven with commentaries from composers, conductors, singers, and friends.