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Eugene Friesen April 17, 2006
When penning "Grasslands: Prairie Voices," the Yale-educated cellist Eugene Friesen made solo expeditions throughout the Flint Hills to find his muse. He also took inspiration from prairies in different regions - Africa, Argentina, Mongolia - attempting to interpret the terrain on a global scale.
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Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Eugene Friesen's cello is shown at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora. A natural setting is the inspiration for Symphony in the Flint Hills, a June 10 event that will feature performances by Friesen's Paul Winter Consort.
Eugene Friesen's cello is shown at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora. A natural setting is the inspiration for Symphony in the Flint Hills, a June 10 event that will feature performances by Friesen's Paul Winter Consort.
Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Eugene Friesen's cello is shown at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora. A natural setting is the inspiration for Symphony in the Flint Hills, a June 10 event that will feature performances by Friesen's Paul Winter Consort.
Eugene Friesen's cello is shown at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora. A natural setting is the inspiration for Symphony in the Flint Hills, a June 10 event that will feature performances by Friesen's Paul Winter Consort.
Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Cellist Eugene Friesen composed "Grasslands," the work that will be performed by his Paul Winter Consort, the Kansas City Symphony and its 100-voice choir for Symphony in the Flint Hills on June 10. The 5,000-seat event sold out in a matter of weeks. Friesen is pictured Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
Eugene Friesen on Thursday morning at a natural land reserve between Lawrence and Eudora.
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