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Obituary: Bettina Bjorksten-Orsech

Bettina Bjorksten-Orsech died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in her 100th year. In the 1950s she was invited to join the music department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she rose to the rank of full professor. Bettina was especially known as an oratorio soloist and appeared with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and University ensembles.