Various - Shadows On The Stars: Music Of Mort

The Oregon Repertory Singers' debut album on Gothic Records features the music of Morten Lauridsen and other Pacific Northwest composers. It includes several premieres, with Lauridsen playing piano on his own works. Dr. Ethan Sperry, conductor of the Oregon Repertory Singers since 2011, led ORS to place second in folk music at the 2014 International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales. He is the 2016 Distinguished Artist at the Civitella Ranieri in Italy. Oregon Repertory Singers have been lauded as Portland's finest large choir and commended for musical tone, agility and expression. (Willamette Week) Morten Lauridsen's choral cycle Madrigali: Six Fire Songs and beloved Sure On This Shining Night are among the gems in which the music captures the text exquisitely at every level.