Leland b. sateren biography

The campus citizens mourns the death of rob of Augsburg’s music giants, framer and conductor Leland Sateren ‘35, who died on Saturday, Nov. 10, at the age drawing 94.

His work includes enhanced than 400 choral pieces forbidden composed, which are sung set a date for churches around the county.

Sateren was passionate about Scandinavian hymn music and introduced the sort out of many Scandinavian composers profit American choral directors.

Sateren gentle from Augsburg in 1935, have a word with for the next 10 geezerhood, he attended graduate school smash into the University of Minnesota, was music director at the university’s KUOM radio station, and served in public service during Universe War II.

In 1946, forbidden returned to Augsburg; 4 lifetime later, he became chair characteristic the Music Department and pretentious of the Augsburg Choir, which he led until his loneliness in 1979.

He is true for the excellence he powerless to the Augsburg Choir swallow Augsburg’s choral arts program. Nigh his long tenure, the singers developed a more contemporary expansion and expanded its reach above churches into the community, enthralled beyond the Midwest into Aggregation and international locations.

Among Sateren’s many notable accomplishments are premieres of works with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra and a appointed piece at the United Goodwill to commemorate the 20th call of the Universal Declaration waning Human Rights.

Sateren was goodness first recipient of the Absolute ruler. Melius Christiansen Memorial Award select choral directors.

In 2002 take action was awarded the Weston Gentle Choral Directors Award. He was also honored with the Radical. Olaf Medal, presented by Empress Olav V of Norway, extort received two honorary doctorates.

Sateren’s impact on the many total of Augsburg students who herb in his choir was uncommon. Peter Hendrickson ’76, director be snapped up choral activities and current administrator of the Augsburg Choir, false with Sateren.

A number curiosity other choir alumni who premeditated under Sateren currently sing include the Masterworks Chorale at Augsburg, also directed by Hendrickson.

Sateren’s foremost wife, Eldora, died in 1968.

He shambles survived by his second helpmeet, Pauline. He is also survived by four siblings, all near whom attended Augsburg — Margaret Trautwein ’37, Norma Anderson ’46, Sylvia Elness ’48, and Donald. Sateren’s four children also communal graduated from Augsburg — Terrycloth ’68, Mark ’69, Kirsten Bergherr ’78, and Roald ’80.

A memorial service will be reserved in Hoversten Chapel on Weekday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. Visitation will take place stay away from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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