Kevin Volans
Biography
Kevin Volans was born in 1949 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He is now a citizen of Eire. From 1973 until 1981 he lived in Cologne where he studied with Stockhausen. While in Germany, Kevin’s work was initially associated with so called ‘New Simplicity’. Later, following several field recording trips to Africa, he produced pieces based on African compositional techniques which established him as a distinctive voice in new music.
In the mid-eighties his collaboration with the Kronos Quartet brought his work to a very diverse audience. His compositions include opera (with Bruce Chatwin), orchestral and chamber works and music for many dance companies.