for four saxophones. Par BARRY GERALD. / Répertoire / 4 Saxophones

Par BARRY GERALD. / Répertoire / Quatuor avec Piano

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

This song is a poignant tribute to Barry's teacher, Stockhausen. It was written for the 2008 Aldeburgh Festival programme book and is a setting of an enigmatic letter about friendship, written by Beethoven in 1821. The song may also be performed as a solo piano piece. / Voix Et Piano

Original version commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Arts · Revised version commissioned in 2015 by Raidió Teilifís Eireann and the Wigmore Hall, with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation / Quatuor A Cordes

/ Clarinette Et Piano

for guitar and harpsichord. Par BARRY GERALD. / Répertoire / Guitare et Clavecin

/ 2 Clarinettes, Alto, Violoncelle, Marimba Et Piano

/ Piano

The title No people. comes from the surrealist Raymond Roussel. In 1932 he published a long poem called New Impressions of Africa. For this he commissioned 59 drawings to illustrate the text. The commission was given to the artist through a detective agency so he never knew who the commissioner was or saw the text he was supposed to illustrate. All he got was instructions for each drawing and he h…

/ Basse Solo Et Choeur (SATB)