{"id":2109,"date":"2023-02-20T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T04:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2023-03-12T23:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T03:44:30","slug":"music-i-am-13-lori-laitman-composer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/music-i-am-13-lori-laitman-composer\/","title":{"rendered":"Music I Am #13 &#8211; Lori Laitman, composer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/follow.it\/classical-guitarist-aaron-larget-caplan-s-blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2129\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-1024x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-1024x362.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-300x106.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-768x272.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-1536x544.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Banner-Laitmen-2048x725.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The moment when you knew you wanted to be a musician:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music was always part of my life \u2014 but consciously \u2014 probably around 6th grade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An important skill for a career in music that does not have anything to do with an instrument or making music:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Empathy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two ways you stay motivated:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A desire to create beauty and a looming deadline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest album or recording project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Ocean of Eternity CD&#8221; on the Acis label.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acisproductions.com\/lorilaitmantheoceanofeternity\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2111\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/THE-OCEAN-OF-ETERNITY-COVER-PHOTO-Acis-LAITMAN-ocean-3000px300dpi-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What inspired it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in a multi-year project to record all of the music I&#8217;ve written so this yet another step. The centerpiece of this particular CD is the song cycle &#8220;The Ocean of Eternity&#8221; \u2014 for soprano, soprano saxophone and piano (commissioned by Michael Couper, Yungee Rhie and ChoEun Lee, who are the performers) \u2014 which sets the poetry of the late Sri Lankan poet Anne Ranasinghe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s on it:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sopranos Nicole Cabell, Alisa Jordheim, Maureen McKay,&nbsp; Patrice Michaels and Yungee Rhie; mezzo-soprano Katie Hannigan; baritone Daniel Belcher; violinist Tarn Travers; saxophonist Michael Couper; and pianists Lori Laitman, ChoEun Lee, Tze-Wen (Julia) Lin and Andrew Rosenblum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you discover new music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mostly by going to concerts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One living and one dead musician that deserves more attention:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>dead: Rebecca Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>living: too many to name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can we find you online?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsongs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088222459230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lorilaitman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1KtoY1nytsDuvEvxJzR689?si=sS5vIKJ3T0WAYTsWBeh1rw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scarletletteropera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.scarletletteropera.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming Event you&#8217;d like to share?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solo Opera&#8217;s production of &#8220;The Three Feathers,&#8221; my fairy tale opera with Dana Gioia. The production will take place Sept 8 and 10, 2023 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA.<\/p>\n<p>The online premiere of my latest Holocaust work, Wertheim Park, was just released:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WERTHEIM PARK (2022) | Lori Laitman | International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oh5NGxFsQO0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And a short film made from my Sarong Song \u2014&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sarong Song\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDWBcvC1GgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2112\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LORI-LAITMAN-37164-Karjaka-Studios.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2112\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2112\" src=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LORI-LAITMAN-37164-Karjaka-Studios-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LORI-LAITMAN-37164-Karjaka-Studios-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/alcguitar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LORI-LAITMAN-37164-Karjaka-Studios.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Karjaka Studios<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moment when you knew you wanted to be a musician: Music was always part of my life \u2014 but consciously \u2014 probably around 6th grade. An important skill for a career in music that does not have anything to do with an instrument or making music: Empathy. 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