Volans @ 60
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Today, South African composer Kevin Volans turns 60. He distinguished himself from his contemporaries by writing his pieces based on African techniques, but he later moved away from his African influences. His first well known piece was a version of White Man Sleeps for the Kronos Quartet which uses conventional Western tuning instead of the African tuning the original was composed with. Tonight, we hear the original and new versions of White Man Sleeps, as well as Leaping Dance, Walking Song and Mbira. Also music from Jim Hiscott and Joseph Haydn.
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