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  • RIP Lukas Foss

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    Composer Lukas Foss has passed on. Lukas Foss, a prolific and versatile composer who was also a respected pianist and conductor, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday. He was 86, and also had a home in Bridgehampton, N.Y. His wife, Cornelia, announced his death. Although he was a German émigré, Mr. Foss was,…