Morten Lauridsen has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with O Magnum Mysterium (1994) first played on 25 December 2022.

Morten Lauridsen (born February 27, 1943 in Colfax, Washington) is an American composer with Danish roots. He grew up in Portland, Oregon, and attended Whitman College and the University of Southern California, where he studied advanced composition. He is a long-time professor and Chair of the Department of Composition at USC, and was also Composer in Residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001.

Along with James Mulholland and Eric Whitacre, Lauridsen is one of America's most performed contemporary…