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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019ve been a fan of Kevin Kaska\u2019s music ever since I first encountered it <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2rEhtja\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">sharing an album with John Williams\u2019 Trumpet Concerto and Essay for Strings<\/a>. I\u2019m delighted to find that more of his music has been released, both on CD as well as being found on YouTube. On some of the pieces below, you\u2019ll definitely hear the influence of Williams\u2019 music \u2013 for instance, I heard very definite echoes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qzVBqBosf5w\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cDuel of the Fates\u201d<\/a> in \u201cBattle for Atlantis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nC-udLk4tdQ?list=PLRhuqSmcfE11h3pjc-cZMhfA2g41_mZUq\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRX2FWk1hIU?list=PLlKEZq2cKNOqBZCUs1JTJgCsygF1CIZJN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Williams-Trumpet-Concerto-Featuring-Sandoval\/dp\/B00006F7K4\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=45d896734e99275cf46f2a4db7cd32db\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00006F7K4&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=B00006F7K4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tone-Poems-Kevin-Kaska\/dp\/B00QTJ3MP6\/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1497632767&sr=1-1&keywords=Kevin+Kaska&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=f4f4388eb3daac16e6222fde33f40b9e\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00QTJ3MP6&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=B00QTJ3MP6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chamber-Works-Los-Angeles-Artists\/dp\/B0066SPU6O\/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1497632767&sr=1-5&keywords=Kevin+Kaska&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=4d6b1f5507000ada3fee64578ea2260a\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0066SPU6O&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=B0066SPU6O\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/War-Vend%C3%A9e-Kevin-Kaska\/dp\/B00GTNP8AE\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&linkCode=li3&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=b6a1d923c0f2eccb48d193857c9f46d7\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00GTNP8AE&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=li3&o=1&a=B00GTNP8AE\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been a fan of Kevin Kaska\u2019s music ever since I first encountered it sharing an album with John Williams\u2019 Trumpet Concerto and Essay for Strings. 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