Festival of Carols

The annual tradition of the Festival of Carols begins tomorrow on Portland's classical station, KQAC. They play the most beautiful Christmas music composed through the ages, so many pieces and arrangements that you've likely never heard. It's four days of non-stop glorious music so if, like me, you've had all  you can stand of "Rockin' …

Shining Night – A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen

http://youtu.be/j_9kmZeXx5U   You guys know I love this man's music, I've posted it here before, and I'm thrilled they've done a documentary about him now, while he's still with us. This is just a trailer for it. Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen' celebrates the life and music of the artist whom musicologist …

Les Chansons des Roses – 5 – Dirait-on

I heard this on AllClassical.org this morning and wanted to share it. It's the final movement of a larger work by Morten Lauridsen, based on the work of Rilke. http://youtu.be/Whz1RQ-nNnw