Responses to Shining Night
"Simply stunning!"
Paul W. Schulz, Artistic Director and Founder
Northwest Repertory Singers
"Magnificent!"
Derek Weston, Music Educator and Conductor
"Absolutely spellbinding"
Maureen Mayer, Film Producer
"Breathless, remarkable beauty..."
Mary Anne Brundage, Musician and Composer
"A visually ecstatic film...music which stuns"
Don Schwartz, CineSource Magazine
"Inspired, moved and soulfully touched
doesn't begin to describe what I experienced"
Amy Berry, Musician & Engineer
"...a thing of such beauty and stillness, it touches upon eternity"
Robert Reilly, Author, 'Surprised By Beauty'
"...stunningly meditative"
Krista English, director, Peterborough International Film Festival
"You've caught the essence of Mr Lauridsen,
and filled our ears, minds and hearts with his work"
Virginia Thorndike, author, Maine
"Illuminates the person behind the music,
giving us a rare glimpse into its creative source."
Tim Sharp, Executive Director, American Choral Directors Association
"Stillwater's filmic style is sympatico with Lauridsen's delivery–
a fascinating film to watch."
Jim Tusty, co-filmmaker, The Singing Revolution
"An unprecedented look into
the mind and heart of a musical genius."
Sofia Dumitru, Producer, KRCB, Sonoma County CA
"...brightens what is most ancient, sacred,
and beautiful in the human soul."
Tamsin Smith, Social Entrepreneur and Writer
"...a feast for eyes, ears, heart and soul."
Fr. John Ball, All Faith Episcopal Parish, St Michaels, Maryland
"a masterpiece..the film
distills
the etheric purity of Lauridsen's music "
Jim Garrison, Founder, State of the World Forum
"Imagine Gershwin or Mahler telling all,
with seagulls and sunsets in the background. A triumph!"
Tom Korns, County Commisioner,
Arlington, VA
...a look into the window of Morten Lauridsen's mind, a profoundly spiritual man.
His music is a beautiful gift shared over and over around the world.
I am convinced his music will be performed centuries from now.
Don't pass up a chance to see this movie.
Film Viewer
"Shining Night provides enormous insight into Lauridsen's work
capturing much of the essence of both the sound and structure of his art,
and why it touches listeners and performers so deeply."
Grant Gershon, Music Director, Los Angeles Master Chorale
"Shining Night is an exquisitely beautiful, elegant, and inspiring film ...
a profound and tender reminder of the power and importance
of connecting with the numinous dimensions of life."
Jeremy Geffen, MD / author, Journey Through Cancer
I was thunderstruck. It was - is "sublime". Musically, visually, scenically.
I was reminded of the ancient buddhas and yogi sages who would retreat to the solitude of the mountain peaks
so they could 'hear' the vibrations of the universe...and decided the Earth resonated to the sound of "Om".
They needed the outer and inner stillness in their world and the meditative discipline to hear it.
Yet they, for the most part, would stay reclusive and isolated with their new 'one-ness' with the eternal nature.
Morten Lauridsen taps into this majesty through his seclusion, but then generously comes back among us
and creates a vector for us to tap into that eternal glory 'with no interference',
directly from his awareness to our own soul with his music.
Renee Schatz
"Conveys the calm power...
to place even hectic contemporary souls into a state of peace."
Thomas Austenfeld, Prof. of American Literature, Fribourg, Switzerland |
