| Composer | Kevin Volans |
| Title | String Quartet No. 8 |
| Subtitle | Black Woman Rising |
| Date composed | 2004 |
Instrumentation
[abbreviations list] | 2 vn va vc |
| Category | Ensemble |
| Duration | 20' |
| Number of players | 4 |
| Publisher | Chester Music |
| Format | Score |
| Commissioned by | Ravinia Festival, California, for the Kronos Quartet. |
| Premiere information | 17 June 2004. University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. |
| Performers | Kronos Quartet. |
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