In the fourteenth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Morten Lauridsen, Distinguished Professor of Composition Emeritus at the University of Southern California. They open their conversation by talking about Lauridsen’s practice of going down deep, the role that practice plays in his ability to appreciate what a particular text has to offer, and how he sets that text to music. To cultivate a more contemplative and environmentally responsible campus, the value of that practice compelled Lauridsen to lead the charge at the University of Southern California (USC) to eliminate gas powered leaf blowers. The value of that practice also led Lauridsen to spend time on Waldron Island in Washington State’s San Juan Islands where Lauridsen composed some of his most critically acclaimed works. Lauridsen then discusses his calling to compose music, efforts he made when an undergraduate to study at USC, and efforts he made while serving as a faculty member and chair of the composition department at USC (efforts that included establishing the graduate program in film scoring). Lauridsen discusses the details related to some of his compositions including “Lux Aeterna” and “O Magnum Mysterium.” Ream and Lauridsen then close their conversation by discussing the ways poetry played critical roles in Lauridsen’s efforts as a teacher and composer.
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