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Eugene Friesen (b. 1952) is an American cellist and composer.

He is a graduate of the Yale School of Music. He has been a member of the Paul Winter Consort since 1978, and performs with Howard Levy and Glen Velez as Trio Globo.^[1] He received a Grammy Award as a member of the Paul Winter Consort for the 1994 album Spanish Angel and again in 2006 for the Consort's "Silver Solstice."

Friesen has broken new ground for the cello, using it in a wide variety of non-classical settings and creating new techniques to expand its role as a solo and accompanying instrument.

He has also performed thousands of concerts for young audiences on cello and electric cello as "Celloman."^[2]

He teaches at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts and lives in southern Vermont. Among his prominent students are Rushad Eggleston, Mads Tolling, Lindsay Mac and Nathan Leath.

He performs cello on the song Vacant on the album Train of Thought by Dream Theater.

More information can be found at: http://www.eugenefriesenmusic.com

Discography

As leader

1989 - Arms Around You (Living Music)
1998 - The Song of Rivers (FiddleTalk Music)
2003 - In the Shade of Angels (FiddleTalk Music)

With Paul Halley

1986 - New Friend (Living Music)

With Dream Theater

2003 - Vacant (Dream Theater's Train of Thought)

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 '''Eugene Friesen''' (b. [[1952]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[cello|cellist]] and [[composer]].
-He is a graduate of the [[Yale University|Yale]] School of Music. He has been a member of the [[Paul Winter Consort]] since 1978, and performs with [[Howard Levy]] and [[Glen Velez]] as [[Trio Globo]].<ref>[http://www.celloman.com/aboutTG.html]</ref> He received a [[Grammy Award]] as a member of the Paul Winter Consort for the 1994 album ''Spanish Angel''.
+He is a graduate of the [[Yale University|Yale]] School of Music. He has been a member of the [[Paul Winter Consort]] since 1978, and performs with [[Howard Levy]] and [[Glen Velez]] as [[Trio Globo]].<ref>[http://www.celloman.com/aboutTG.html]</ref> He received a [[Grammy Award]] as a member of the Paul Winter Consort for the 1994 album ''Spanish Angel'' and again in 2006 for the Consort's "Silver Solstice."
+Friesen has broken new ground for the cello, using it in a wide variety of non-classical settings and creating new techniques to expand its role as a solo and accompanying instrument.
-He also performs on cello and [[electric cello]] as "Celloman."<ref>[http://www.celloman.com/]</ref>
+He has also performed thousands of concerts for young audiences on cello and [[electric cello]] as "Celloman."<ref>[http://www.celloman.com/]</ref>
-He teaches at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and lives in southern [[Vermont]]<!--not sure which town-->.  Among his prominent students is [[Rushad Eggleston]].
+He teaches at the [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and lives in southern [[Vermont]]<!--not sure which town-->.  Among his prominent students are [[Rushad Eggleston]], Mads Tolling, Lindsay Mac and Nathan Leath.
-He performs cello on the song ''Vacant'' on the album Train of Thought by Dream Theater.
+He performs cello on the song ''Vacant'' on the album ''Train of Thought'' by Dream Theater.
+More information can be found at: http://www.eugenefriesenmusic.com
 ==Discography==