Lori Laitman

Lori Laitman (born 1955) is an American composer who has composed multiple operas, choral works, and hundreds of songs. Early life Lori Laitman was born in Long Beach, New York. Career Laitman has composed multiple operas, choral works, and hundreds of songs. Set to poetry by Joyce Sutphen, Living in the Body explores themes such as grief, loss, and the past, and their emotional toll on the body of someone looking towards the second half of their life. The cycle was composed between September 14 and December 3, 2001, and was premiered on March 7, 2002, at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference at the University of North Texas. and the May 2016 issue of Opera News had a feature about Laitman and The Scarlet Letter. Naxos released the CD in Aug. 2017. Performances took place at The University of Oklahoma in February 2022 and at Wichita State University in April 2022. Vedem Laitman and Mason also collaborated on Vedem, a Holocaust oratorio commissioned by Music of Remembrance. Indianapolis Opera’s double bill of Vedem and Brundibar was produced March 18–20, 2022 (after several Coronavirus delays). It was the first time an opera by a woman was presented by the compan