Leland b saturn biography of mahatma
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Leland Sateren, a renowned composer and choral conductor whose music can be found in the hymnals of Lutheran churches throughout the nation, died Saturday in Minneapolis.
Leland b saturn biography of mahatma
He was 94.
He died of natural causes, his family said.
As choral director at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Sateren was part of the Lutheran choral tradition, an unaccompanied style rooted in Norwegian folk music.
One of his mentors was F. Melius Christiansen, founding director of the St. Olaf Choir.
Sateren served as chairman of the Augsburg department of music from 1950 to 1973 and directed the college’s choir from 1950 until his retirement in 1979.
During his tenure, he gained an international reputation and led the choir on 36 tours worldwide.
He was born in Oct. 13, 1913, in Everett, Wash. His father’s work as a Lutheran minister took the family to churches in Canada and throughout the Midwest.
While a student at Augsburg, Sateren was named assistant choral director.
His first job was in Mo