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Jocelyn Hagen

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). She is a pioneer in the field of composition, pushing the expectations of musicians and audiences with large-scale multimedia works, electro-acoustic music, dance, opera, and publishing. Her first forays into composition were via...

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Inventing Truths

Jocelyn Hagen

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“Inventing Truths” is an excerpted song from Jocelyn Hagen’s oratorio amass. It is comprised of a simple yet powerful statement that encourages us to look inside ourselves for reasoning as to why we believe what we believe. The text was originally written by St. Thomas Aquinas, translated here by Daniel Ladinsky.

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We invent truths about God to protect ourselves
from the wolf’s cries we hear
and make.

– St. Thomas Aquinas

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