An Evening With Paul Winter and Eugene Friesen

401 North 1st Street,Lindsborg KS 67456

22 September, 2022

Description

Saxophonist Palu Winter and cellist Eugene Friesen have been musical partners for over 40 years. As fellow members of the Paul Winter Consort, they have toured the world and collaborated in creating the music for some 30 albums, winning multiple Grammy Awards along the way. In this unique, one-of-a-kind duet concert, they will present music from their shared experience, as well as from their respective journeys. They will be accompanied by voices of their two-legged, four-legged, winged and other members of their “world of living music.” About the performers: Paul Winter's musical odyssey has long embraced the cultures and creatures of the world. His concert tours and recording expeditions have taken him to 52 countries and to wilderness areas on six continents, into which he has traveled on rafts, dog sleds, horses, kayaks, tugboats and Land Rovers. He has recorded over 50 albums, seven of which have been honored with Grammy awards. Four-time Grammy Award-winner Eugene Friesen is active internationally as a concert and recording artist, composer, conductor and teacher. Eugene has worked and recorded with such diverse artists as Dave Brubeck, Martin Sexton, Toots Thielemans, Betty Buckley, Dar Williams, Will Ackerman, and Dream Theater. He is Professor of Professional Performance in Strings at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, founded on jazz, the music of the African diaspora, and a dedication to contemporary music.