Laurence is Cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ft. Worth, Texas. He is a Certified Clinical Musician and Certified Therapeutic Harp Practitioner and works as a therapeutic musician at JPS Health Network and Vitas Hospice. During the academic year 1992–93, he was a Fulbright Scholar at the Royal Superior Conservatory of Music of Madrid (Spain) studying harpsichord with Genoveva Gálvez. His Bachelor of Music degree is in Organ Performance from the University of Texas at Arlington. He received a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from Texas Christian University. Laurence earned his Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Arlington. His area of study was humanities and music history — studying ways in which music and art affect humanity and culture. He plays the Celtic harp and Native American flute at the hospital in Surgery, ICU, ER, NICU, Oncology, CCU, and other departments. In 2018 he completed his studies to become a Certified Aromatherapist from the New York Institute of Aromatic Studies.