Wednesday Afternoon Opening Plenary Session: A Conversation with Morten Lauridsen

Please note: Benaroya Hall is approximately a 10-minute walk from the Red Lion Hotel.

Chorus America’s 36th Annual Conference kicks off with a conversation with celebrated composer Morten Lauridsen. In a discussion with Karen Thomas, you’ll hear what has influenced his  compositions, many of which were written on an island not far from Seattle.In 2006, Mr. Lauridsen was named an “American Choral Master” by the National Endowment for the Arts and, in 2007, he was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts from the President in a White House ceremony.The session will include The Esoterics performing one of Mr. Lauridsen’s compositions.

Session Host: Gayle M. Ober, chairman of the board, Chorus America; executive director, George Family Foundation

Keynote Conversation:  Morten Lauridsen, composer; Karen P. Thomas, artistic director, Seattle Pro Musica

Performance:  The Esoterics, Eric Banks, founding director