Gudrun Lund
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Gudrun Lund is a Danish composer. She was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

 and studied music, German and English at the Copenhagen Conservatory. After graduating, she took a position teaching at the The Copenhagen Day and Evening College of Education (KDAS).

Lund began composing in 1975 at the age of 45. At that time she continued her studies in composition with Svend S. Schultz
Svend S. Schultz
Svend Simon Schultz was a Danish composer and conductor. A pupil of Poul Schierbeck.- Notable works :*Bag kulisserne *Kaffehuset *Solbadet *Høst *Tordenvejret eller Da Søren blev Mand...

 and Morgens Winkel Holm. In 1983-4 she studied at Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford
University of Hartford
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 in West Hartford, Connecticut
Connecticut
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, USA.

Works

Lund has composed over a hundred works in several genres. Selected compositions include:
  • Three Pieces for Horn
  • Piano Trio op. 67
  • Five Dialogues
  • Six Duos Op.40 for trumpet
  • Clarinet Trio for clarinet, viola and piano
  • Talks, op. 136 for flute, clarinet and bassoon (I. Learning something II. Politicians III. Sad news IV. Solving problems)


Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:
  • New Danish Woodwind Music Audio CD (July 1, 1997) Paula Records, ASIN: B00000I5BH
  • 10 Tankevaekkende udsagn [10 suggestive ulterances], for female voice, flute, cello and accordion (1994) FA2351-WARM Quartet CD Danacord DACOCD423 (1995)
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