Choral musicians don’t say that, do we?
It looks like a film will come out soon on this composer — a deep look into the composer’s thoughts, inspirations, and ideas.
From the article:
The film, directed by Michael Stillwater, is a heartening rarity, a thoroughly intelligent classical-music program that strikes an appropriate balance between words and music. Most of the talking is done by Mr. Lauridsen himself and all of it is to the point, but plenty of time is devoted to the music that is the true point of “Shining Night,” and by film’s end you’ll know what it sounds like and whether you want to hear more of it—as I expect you will.
A great trailer here from YouTube gives you a feeling for the hymn:
A good friend from the Samford Music faulty pointed me to this article – Thanks, Ron!
Jay Dougherty says