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Cowley represents Kansas in Arts ProgramContinental HarmonyThecollege isthe lone venue in Kansasto be a recipient of ContinentalHarmony, a millennium program ofthe American Composers Forum andthe National Endowment for the Arts.r©Cowley has selectedWhite House Millenniumand Humanities CommissionEugene Friesen of the PaulCouncil associate partner,which premiered at ArkansasWinter Consort to create newContinental Harmony will beCity/Winfield PrairieFest inS£music for the Continentaldocumented by the Library of1997, and was titledHarmony project, which wasCongress. Cowley isthe only"Grasslands Symphony." Thescheduled to begin in Octoberrecipient of this partnershipContinental Harmony project2000.with American Composersalso will be written for sym-Friesen and 49 other com-Forum in the entire state ofphony, chorus and the Paulposers were chosen from anKansas.Winter Consort and will beunparalleled group of candi-"Each of the composer can-based upon "Prairie, a poem bydates (more than 750 applica-didates displayed extraordi-Carl Sandburg and premieredtions, from more than 350nary talent," said Connieon June 2, 2000.applicants, were received).Bonfy, Cowley's director ofThe Continental HarmonyContinental Harmony partici-institutional grants andwork will be expanded andpants—including host commu-humanities programming. "Butpremiered as a full-length sym-nities, composers and perform-Eugene Friesen was uniquelyphony on June 2,2001. Frieseners—will create music for pre-qualified to join ouris a Grammy Award winner formiere performances through-Continental Harmony project."the Consort's CD,"Spanishout 2000.Friesen's past worksAngel," which features hisAs the first 50-state com-include another commissioningcomposition by the same title.missioning project in the U.S.project for the college in part-Friesen lives in VermontHistory and as an officialnership with the Salina Artwith his wife and children.Presidents Annual Report 1339-2000