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ABOUT American composer Lynn Job - (.pdf) article by Antony Corcoran | Click bio page for much more!
Lynn Job has received wide acclaim in recent years for her evocative concert music which combines rich, poetic imagery with a sophisticated, yet instantly appealing musical language. "Pure magic!" (says percussionist Christopher Deane). Glowing praise for Woods Walker draft previews come from marimbists Marc Wooldridge (CFAMC) & Mark Ford (past president, Percussive Arts Society), an international focus group of 11 professional marimbists, 5 nationally-ranked composers, and a general audience demographic test group of over 50. This art piece has been specifically conceived, crafted and balanced to work equally well for live performance, broadcast, and commercial recording release.
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ABOUT Woods Walker
"Soft cypress drums and wooden tonics
hang amber sap upon the thick air . . .
The tree chants a grave and ancient woe.
My spirit, lithe & sweaty, dreams of younger grass."
(- excerpts from "Academy Arbor," by Lynn Job © Copyright 2000)
Buckthorn Books
"Woods Walker" is a sensual fantasia - a romantic, organic and naturalistic work evoking the vast expanse of creation as mankind meanders through it in the metaphor of a walk in the woods. In fact it is a trip around the globe, starting in the jungles of Japan/Indonesia, skimming along shores and waters, and deeply penetrating intercontinental woodlands. It has a larger spiritual, mystic impetus concerning mankind within nature and of nature. Both idyllically harmonious and innocent yet dangerously primal, a great chaos is lovingly rendered. The marimba part (blending with midi instruments, animals, and music concrète) showcases an accomplished polyphonist, melodist, and percussive drummer while demanding the best of synchronistic timing put forward within a dramatic and arching landscape. This is a work that leaves the audience ready to hear it again and again.
SEE! Woods Walker sample draft pages in Adobe Reader (.PDF):
(1) Page 1
(2) Page 2
(3) Page 6
(4) Page 8
Call 940.566.0315 USA for any advance or custom audio preview assistance you might require.
Currently, we elected to not post draft clips, but rather to post draft pages (above) as a special preview courtesy for consideration of skill level.
NOTE: The difficulty of such works comes more in the implimentation of realtime cue timings and live acoustic balance than in a straight reading of the marimba part alone (beautifully and traditionally notated both in full study score and a separate convenient marimba part).
This is not a virtuoso concerto style piece. Rather, the marimba's live integration
into the virtual tapestry emphasizes contemporary stage skills.
Other works in a similar style from this composer include
for RealOne player 
a variety of players at 
