#1972: Program #1972

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Composer Kevin Volans presents some of his recent works, many inspired by the music and rhythms of his native South Africa.

PROGRAM #1972, with Kevin Volans (First aired on Tues. 11/13/01)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Kronos Quartet	White Man Sleeps	Volans: White Man Sleeps, excerpt [1:30]	Nonesuch #79163** (www.nonesuch.com *)
Kevin Volans	String Quartets (played by the Duke Quartet)	String Quartet #6 (Double Quartet), excerpt [6:30]	Black Box Music, due for release December 2001. www.blackboxmusic.com
Kevin Volans	Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; other works	Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, excerpts [4:00] [5:30]	Chandos #9563** , also available online*
Kevin Volans	Cicada	Cicada, excerpt [10:30]	Black Box Music #1029. www.blackboxmusic.com
Kevin Volans	String Quartets (played by the Duke Quartet)	String Quartet #6 (Double Quartet), excerpt [4:30]	See above.
Kevin Volans	Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments; other works	Walking Song [-5:30]	See above.

For more information on Kevin Volans, go to his official website at http://kevinvolans.com/

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