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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - The Cincinnati Film Festival is premiering "Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen" during the second week of the 2012 World Choir Games at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, in the atrium at the Reading Garden Lounge of the Main Library, 800 Vine Street.

This screening is presented in partnership with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Interkultur, and Song Without Borders.

The film is a documentary about renowned choral music composer Morten Lauridsen who, along with the film’s director/producer Michael Stillwater, will be attending. The film will be followed with a live, post-film Q&A with Lauridsen and Stillwater.

This event is free and open to all ages and will also be simulcast at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley, with the Q&A presented on screen via Skype after the film.

Morten Lauridsen is a celebrated composer and 2007 Medal of Arts recipient.