tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78251610197504493722023-11-16T03:40:15.650-08:00jane boxall ~ marimbajane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-61735563233718546692013-03-08T04:07:00.004-08:002013-03-08T04:10:16.058-08:00a tale of two cities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Central Park reservoir; new-to-me UI bell tower. </div>
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T-shirt weather in Manhattan; not quite fishnets weather in Chicago.</div>
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<br />jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-69005717055854432032012-09-16T15:57:00.001-07:002012-09-16T15:57:22.841-07:00What Jane Thinks About Vinyl TodayAnswers to an upcoming interview with a vinyl-specific music reviewer, conducted via Skype.<br />
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Jane Boxall: "I wanted to put the album out in multiple formats -- CD, digital download and vinyl. The vinyl format is something I like on an aesthetic level, and also I feel that the "warmth" of LP sounds mirrors the warm tone of the solo marimba as an instrument. There's also a history of marimba records being released on vinyl -- this is an instrument that has been made in its current, concert-instrument form since 1910. All the early-to-mid century marimba recordings came out on vinyl, and I wanted to connect with that heritage in my 21st-century album release."</div>
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JB: "The working title of the album is simply <i>Jane Boxall ~ Marimba From Zero to Eight Mallets, </i>and the title tells you the contents. I've recorded a piece with zero mallets (in which I play the marimba with my hands), a piece with one mallet, and so on up through the numbers to an eight-mallet solo that closes the album. John Psathas' piece takes care of the four-mallet content."</div>
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JB: "I was lucky to have a successful <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1305339778/marimba-from-0-8-mallets-cd-and-vinyl-album" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> that covers the initial cost of recording and releasing the album. Also, I'm making this a very limited edition run of vinyl to start with, so the numbers aren't as huge as they might otherwise be." </div>
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JB: "It's just... different. Both in terms of the sound and atmosphere of the vinyl by comparison to CD or a digital download. The sound of the vinyl obviously has that warm, analogue feel and slight "crackle"; psychologically I feel there's more of a "narrative" feel to vinyl. You can't set an LP to play in "shuffle" mode, and you have to turn the record over between sides. So there's an inbuilt order to the music on the album, and an inbuilt "intermission" -- both these factors make it feel, to me, somewhat like a live concert program (in which the musician has crafted a program order for the first and second halves). Because my "program" on this album is numerically sequential as I increase the number of mallets, I like this aspect of vinyl. I also think that tactile media -- whether vinyl or a CD -- makes a connection between the performer and the listener. The marimba is an acoustic instrument, and the physical space in which it's recorded has a really significant effect on the sound produced. I feel that releasing the album on physical media in some way brings the listener into the space in which I recorded (in this case, an 18th-century church in rural Vermont), while bringing the recording itself into the listener's home, as part of their CD or vinyl collection they look at, touch and listen to (and, in the case of vinyl, probably curse every time they move house -- I have lugged a lot of vinyl crates around the country!) I do think the convenience and reach of digital-download media is great for musicians in the 21st-century -- people from Auckland to Alabama will be able to download my album instantly -- but I also think the growth of non-tactile media has an isolating effect. Vinyl, in particular, maintains the real-world, physical connection between musicians and listeners. <br style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></div>
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JB: "If at all possible, I like to hear my classical music live. That said, I live in a rural state so I listen to classical music on both vinyl and CD. One of my favourite vinyl albums is Vida Chenoweth's LP<i> Classic Marimbist, </i>released by Epic in 1962<i>. </i>This album reassigns music by Bach and Telemann to the marimba, but it's incredibly important in the history of the instrument for also including original pieces written specifically for marimba, by Musser, Fissinger and Goodrich. Chenoweth was the first marimbist to play programs of solo music composed specifically for the marimba. Composers only started writing for the marimba as a classical solo instrument in the 1940s and 1950s, so she really was a pioneer and her LP is a slice of history. </div>
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JB: "Not off the top of my head. Nancy Van de Vate puts out a great series of contemporary-classical CD recordings on her Vienna Modern Masters label, now going through Naxos. I'd love to see some of these recordings anthologized on vinyl! However, I see lots of rock bands opting for vinyl these days. I think it's a way to make a release more "special" and collectible."</div>
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jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-72165074527857098132012-08-20T12:48:00.001-07:002012-08-20T12:48:14.621-07:00marimba mail august 2012<br />
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Apologies for the somewhat delayed arrival of this month's marimba mail! I could blame a carrier-pigeon strike, rising fuel costs for the marimba-mail steamship... truth is I've just been ridiculously busy and all over the place. Mostly pinging around between New York City and sunny Vermont. </div>
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Video footage of Garry Jones' park-bench concertino is now up, with some of my photos. The actual bench-marimba I used for this concerto performance is now looking for a home, see <a href="http://theharmonicforge.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">theharmonicforge.com</a> for more details.<br /><div>
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July 30-August 4th I was teaching drums at <a href="http://girlsrockvermont.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Girls Rock Vermont</a>. I'm also director of development at this non-profit day camp, which I co-founded in 2011. Stuck In Vermont did a great video piece about camp, check it out here: </div>
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I successfully avoided the camera, but I think my influence is present in this video -- every time a young drummer counts something off metronome-style. Plans (and grant applications) are already underway for Girls Rock Vermont 2013. It's one of my favourite things that I do. </div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /><b>~~~Home Taping is Killing Music~~</b><br />I'm moving forward with recording my 0-8 mallet solo marimba album. I've already recorded Frank Zappa's 'The Black Page' (2 mallets), the Pitfield Xylophone Sonata (2 through 4 mallets), 'Indigo Spanish Fantasy' by Charles Joseph Smith (5 mallets) and the 8-mallet extravaganza 'Marimba Moods II' by Ludwig Albert. The remaining tracks are getting recorded September 12, and they'll be out on CD, vinyl and digital media shortly thereafter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The New York Musical Theatre Festival performances of <a href="http://shelterthemusical.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Shelter: The Musical</a> were a blast. Newell Bullen's score is an intricate, layered double-kicking rockfest. I sweated around NYC playing a variety of electronic drums and almost losing my cool when the theatre's kit completely collapsed during one of the performances. Crucially, it didn't unplug itself so I kept going -- at an increasingly horizontal angle -- without losing the beat... It was an honour to work with the cast, crew and <a href="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/558151_10150961604524080_1785258674_n.jpg" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">pit</a> on this show. I now have 100% more friends in Utah than I did the previous month, and see the value in (very occasionally) using drumsticks lighter than an X5B. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I also returned to the Salisbury, VT concert series to perform rags and tangos with Rose Chancler on her birthday. Belfry-bats commented throughout our rehearsal, I played Lucas Guinot's 'Tango for Six' for the first time, Rose's little girl came on stage to sing 'Happy Birthday'. Word from the series director was that our program was "universally loved". Boast!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I also played marimba in the city-park sunshine, made my <a href="http://highergroundmusic.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Higher Ground</a> debut playing and microphone-singing at the marimba, and sweated behind the kit at Permanent Wave's warehouse-based music fest. Completed my second sprint triathlon in unfortunate shoes and the only swimwear remaining un-chewed by my dog. I will never be speedy but I am certainly stoic. No audiovisual linkage for this -- the finish-line cheerleaders chanting "you're looking good!" were, frankly, big liars. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Autumn-Fall is shaping up to feature some interesting music -- as well as releasing and touring my solo album, I'll be doing more music theatre work here in Vermont, and learning a lot of brand new repertoire with the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble. Playing bones for hundreds of kiddos via the VSO's percussion trio outreach program is also on the agenda. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane<br /><br />--<br /><a href="http://janeboxall.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">janeboxall.com</a><br />marimba from 0 to 8 mallets</span></div>
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jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-38426676293664538432012-08-20T11:55:00.001-07:002012-08-20T11:55:54.859-07:00Concertino for Park Bench and Strings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 30th, 2012 I was the concerto soloist in the premiere performance of 'Concertino for Park Bench and Strings' by Garry Jones. The bench is a public-installation marimba, made of untreated cedar that is weather-proof for 25 years. At Music New England's inaugural Event In A Tent, I played the concertino under a huge marquee in the middle of a field (Brattleboro, VT). Live video is above, photos below:<br />
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The bench had to be raised on four sections of log to be at a conventional marimba-playing height.<br />
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The natural notes of the marimba are a bench you can sit on; the accidental notes (black notes on a piano) were made especially for the performance so there could be a chromatic range.<br />
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The dark-brown knobs are a striking mechanism for the natural notes.<br />
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In the afternoon, I practised at the Harmonic Forge workshop.<br />
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The bench marimba has a range of just under 3 octaves -- each individual note is significantly wider than on a typical concert marimba.<br />
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Loaded into the back of a trailer for transport to the event.<br />
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The morning of the concerto I went for a dirt-road run and stopped at this bench by the river. It was flooded with sand.<br />
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Still scenic, however -- it's Vermont.<br />
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The Event's Tent!jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-28329321365428239382012-08-20T11:43:00.002-07:002012-08-20T11:43:45.333-07:00marimba mail july 2012<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey <span class="il">marimba</span> friends...<br /><br />A lovely Vermont summer -- it's raining cats and dogs -- so my planned outdoor <span class="il">marimba</span> performance in Burlington today has been rescheduled to <span class="il">July</span> 19. Meantime, I believe rainy weather is good for practising...<br /><br /><b>~~~Concertino for Park Bench and Strings~~~</b><br />Saturday June 30 in Brattleboro Vermont, I'm premiering the 'Concertino for Park Bench and Strings' by Garry Jones. The park bench is a public-installation <span class="il">marimba</span>, the strings are drawn from the Windham Orchestra (conducted by Jacob Mashak) and we will all be performing under a giant circus tent on a Southern Vermont farm. More information is at <a href="http://music-newengland.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">music-newengland.com</a> and you can see the marim-bench being built at <a href="http://theharmonicforge.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">theharmonicforge.com</a>. I'm pretty excited about this and would love to see you there -- <b>1pm on the nose</b>.<br /><br /><b>~~~0-8 mallet <span class="il">marimba</span> album in progress~~~</b><br />I've said it before, but I'll say it again: thank you so much to my Kickstarter backers for making this project a reality. I've started focused work on the 0-8 mallet <span class="il">marimba</span> album, with recording sessions tentatively scheduled for late <span class="il">July</span> and early September. <a href="http://jacobmashak.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Jacob Mashak</a> has written me a really intricate new solo for one mallet; <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lucasguinotangoforimpo" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Lucas Guinot</a> has already sent me a lyrical yet contemporary Tango commission for 6 mallets. Both pieces are great, and tough to play! I have a CostCo membership and bought a tub of BandAids (plasters) the size of my torso to aid the recording process. It's all happening!<br /><i>Thank you: Russ Bennett, <a href="http://districtdrumcompany.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">District Drum Company</a>, <a href="http://www.mcveighskifflaw.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">McVeigh Skiff</a>, Emilie White, Linda Fraser, Kelly McCracken, <a href="http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Dennis Bathory-Kitsz</a>, Paloma Bruce, Meredith Yayanos, Toonuva Games, </i><i>Chris Boxall,</i><i> Mikey, Rebecca Scully, <a href="http://earth-goddess.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Alia Thabit</a>, Roberta Hickman, Nancy Weber, Peter Pein, David Drexler, <a href="http://jamesstephenson.org.uk/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">James Stephenson</a>, Thomas Negovan, Wesla Weller, Lesley Boxall, Raph Worrick, <a href="http://vcme.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Steven Klimowski</a>, Dean Sanders, Matt Grix, Holly Deitchman, Samantha, Rich Palmer, Quez, MisterEM, Jerry, Michael Desilets, W. Wright, Don P., John Boxall, Alan Z. and Andy Eldridge.</i><br /><br /><b>~~~<span class="il">July</span> schedule~~~</b><br /><a href="http://maglianero.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">MAGLIANERO</a> ~ 18 <span class="il">July</span> (Wed) @ Maglianero, Burlington VT</span><div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">4-6pm: Coffee-shop set. Also performing: the loops/tapes/vocals of <a href="http://nudaveritasmusic.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nuda Veritas</a>, the homemade electronics of <a href="http://nohtv.wordpress.com/performance/apocalypso-trio/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Apocalypso</a> (MA). Free, all ages.<br /><br /><span class="il">MARIMBA</span> IN THE PARK ~19 <span class="il">July</span> (Thu) @ City Hall Park, Burlington VT<br />12noon-1pm: Free lunchtime performance in the park<br /><br />RAGTANGORAGTIME ~20 <span class="il">July</span> (Fri) @ Salisbury Congregational Church, Salisbury VT<br />7.30pm: Back by popular demand! A ragtime and tango program <a href="http://ricochetduo.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">with pianist Rose Chancle</a>r. Music from Milhaud to Joplin to Albeniz to Guinot to George Hamilton Green.<br /><br />In between hitting things, I'm sectionally hiking the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Trail" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Long Trail</a>. Hope you're all getting outdoors too!</span></div>
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<br />jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-9902214355686651862012-03-05T19:41:00.001-08:002012-03-05T19:41:35.184-08:00marimba mail march 2012<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Well hello!</span><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It's a jam-packed marimba month here at Boxall Towers. In addition to hitting things, I've been spending some time climbing hills this past month. Not long til I hike across the UK...</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">~~~gongs and glory~~~</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I won second prize in a marimba competition in NYC! Usually in competitions I become an anxious mess, but in this one I busted out Ludwig Albert's 'Marimba Moods II' and the judges liked it. Here's a <a href="http://janeboxallmarimba.blogspot.com/2012/02/paskosa-day-of-percussion.html" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">blog</a> about the day, complete with picture of winners' lineup and my face not wanting to stay still.</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">~~~gigs~~~</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I'm performing twice with the <a href="http://vcme.org/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Vermont Contemporary Music Ensembl</a>e this month. Our program includes the first full performance of Vida Chenoweth's 1951 'Pointillism' suite for marimba, flute and clarinet. I am thrilled to be performing this piece (a mere 61 years after its composition). Also on the program: <a href="http://marcmellits.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Marc Mellits</a>' 'Tight Sweater' suite for marimba, piano and bassoon. Movement titles include "Pickle Trousers" and "Evil Yellow Penguin". If you're intrigued, please join us: </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Friday March 23, 8pm @ Unitarian Church, Montpelier VT</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Saturday March 24, 8pm @ Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington VT</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Tickets for either concert are between $5 and $25 per person. </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">~~~and gigs~~~</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Tuesday March 27, Ricochet Duo collaborate with saxophonist Dan Gordon in a concert at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh). 7.30pm in the Giltz Recital Hall, this concert is free and open to all ages. The program will include music by David Maslanka, Eric Ewazen, Gareth Farr, Darius Milhaud, Evan Chambers and the ubiquitous Mr Marc Mellits. </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">~~~and gigs~~~</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Friday March 30, <a href="http://dollfight.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Doll Fight</a>! returns to lay waste to Charlie-O's World Famous in Montpelier VT. Free entry, 21+, we'll be playing 2 hours of mostly original material including some corking new tunes. Local journo Dan Bolles calls me "ferocious" in this recent review: <a href="http://www.7dvt.com/2012doll-fight-revolution-doll-style-now" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">http://www.7dvt.com/<wbr>2012doll-fight-revolution-<wbr>doll-style-now</a></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">~~~ and golly gosh! double-drumkit debut! ~~~</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">March 31, <a href="http://snapdragdrumduo.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Snap Drag drum duo </a>will debut a program of experimental music for two drumkits at Burlington VT's North End Studios. Tickets are on sale now via <a href="http://flynntix.org/Productions/Details.aspx?perfNo=8096&perfCodePrefix=OPE12" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">flynntix.org</a>. With NYC drumming ace <a href="http://jessiemnelson.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">Jessie Nelson</a>, I am really excited to present a concert program including: </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Frank Zappa - 'The Black Page'</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Gary Chaffee - 'Seventh Heaven' </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Bjork - 'Mutual Core'</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Jane Boxall - 'Particle Series' (world premiere)</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Jessie Nelson - 'New Work'</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">James Romig - 'Portraits'</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Don't miss out! When was the last time you saw a double-drumkit concert? We'll follow the concert with a clinic, and <a href="http://www.119gallery.org/?p=7454" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">repeat the whole thing in Lowell, MA the following day.</a></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For now, back to the tactical metronome practice for me. Take care all, </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Jane</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">--<br /><span ><div><i><a href="http://janeboxall.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">janeboxall.com</a></i></div><div>marimba from 0 to 8 mallets</div></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-18887782100483939082012-02-27T06:50:00.003-08:002012-02-27T07:17:28.693-08:00PAS/KoSa Day of Percussion<div><div><span >My family had planned a visit to Boston from Scotland the weekend before Valentine's Day, and I'd booked my Megabus tickets down from Vermont.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Then, a couple of weeks before the trip, I heard about the PAS/KoSA Day of Percussion at NYU. As part of a weekend of percussion clinics, workshops and presentations, there would be a marimba competition without an upper age limit. I've been playing marimba 11 and a half years now, but was a late starter in terms of age.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Thanks to Expedia, my Boston trip could be triangulated to include New York for only $50. I drove to Burlington airport in the early-morning dark and snow, with a minimal number of mallets in my hand-luggage and six copies of the score for Ludwig Albert's 'Marimba Moods II' for the judges.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >On the Air Train into town from JFK I practised the solo in my head, twice. I've usually been very dependent on physical practice, but recently have developed the ability to practise certain pieces in my head by visualising a marimba keyboard with the notes lighting up as I imagine playing them. Working through a memorised eight-mallet solo mentally involved a lot of imaginary lights and doubtless the kind of facial expression that kept other subway passengers at a distance.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I got out of the subway in lower Manhattan, and walked to NYU past Washington Square park. It snowed a bit. I trundled to a grocery store and bought banana, diet Coke and cashews. The banana is for potassium, which I find calms the nerves if I eat it 30 minutes before a performance. In the few marimba competitions I've previously competed in, nerves and stage fright have usually pretty much destroyed my performance.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I found the percussion floor at NYU, changed and read through my score a few times. Went down to the designated warmup room an hour before my performance time, only to find the marimba dismantled and being removed. Normally the lack of warm-up would make me worried, but instead I told myself I knew the piece well enough a warm-up shouldn't matter.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Once I got on stage, the judges were very close and the marimba was unevenly adjusted, so the corner of the lower manual was significantly higher in the bass than the treble. Having already locked in my 8-mallet grip, there wasn't too much I could do about this, so I just got on with it. I hadn't played the piano-type Yamaha 6000 in several years, and its note spacing is a little weird, but this instrument had a big full sound over the inevitable frame rattle.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I placed 2nd in the 18+ division, winning a gorgeous Zildjian suspended cymbal, mallets, sticks, drumheads and other assorted percussive swag. Wai Chi Tang was first-prize winner with a fantastic performance of 'Ripple' by Akira Miyoshi. Apparently we were within one point of each other in the overall scoring.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Here's the winners' lineup with the competition judges:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423265_10150599772701506_543361505_9230643_240101470_n.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/423265_10150599772701506_543361505_9230643_240101470_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="background-color: rgb(237, 239, 244); line-height: 12px; "><br /></span></span></div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-86788347012452083402011-11-08T16:48:00.000-08:002011-11-08T16:55:10.062-08:00Minneapolis clinic and concert photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEq-1vjotEd0GZnWYFpxzxfCgXuQ5cb7i6VMAsZS2VTTHw8lZz8tD42iOWKh7pQ1qiyz-rxWJHaCq9cHTyTOuP-qteVxeqKDtbdfB1ytzIehdUBKtBvtrGvUCzbtqqDZEUxZCtyJTZNPy/s1600/DSCN6831.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEq-1vjotEd0GZnWYFpxzxfCgXuQ5cb7i6VMAsZS2VTTHw8lZz8tD42iOWKh7pQ1qiyz-rxWJHaCq9cHTyTOuP-qteVxeqKDtbdfB1ytzIehdUBKtBvtrGvUCzbtqqDZEUxZCtyJTZNPy/s320/DSCN6831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672792666394005298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB1Id0A0QGaFn9UvR4QKnokr7JlG39FdoLVNLK4lLAffNETiRD1pPaXHjhXu73rM2Iv3HIejTnmwIItyLODF8outl47Chj1EmF5GlO3O9bWTu87NgLDM77QSx5pJWC8NWm3B6s3Az6ICz/s1600/DSCN6832.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB1Id0A0QGaFn9UvR4QKnokr7JlG39FdoLVNLK4lLAffNETiRD1pPaXHjhXu73rM2Iv3HIejTnmwIItyLODF8outl47Chj1EmF5GlO3O9bWTu87NgLDM77QSx5pJWC8NWm3B6s3Az6ICz/s320/DSCN6832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672792652291261074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Concert photography by Jill Dawe</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGHMmqGlDjyOod5_7tFq-ghRte8N8vwVZvNI-AxZOMOzCEKcjOFcba5dJ6xhsGkN3dtp4NbPx4UhNawZC-GRwgPKEy6Gfp8G79LrrsgAzGGRL6AlSxwZRfUbGEPkcQKxzWZOTESIKDMei/s1600/DSC_0149_01.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGHMmqGlDjyOod5_7tFq-ghRte8N8vwVZvNI-AxZOMOzCEKcjOFcba5dJ6xhsGkN3dtp4NbPx4UhNawZC-GRwgPKEy6Gfp8G79LrrsgAzGGRL6AlSxwZRfUbGEPkcQKxzWZOTESIKDMei/s320/DSC_0149_01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672792635151564306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4Qfsf88vmNCTdje3GeWhyphenhyphenvYXHs_SapLYFwQzLCeySM-k1j2HZq3LxtDIWzxfpv8OzpQTPf_A9jckazRjzv5xMeA_DS5v1XWd4B7YoOMNIarZHewh-V4gdt0dB-IarvADxn-qtSuGTxnB/s1600/DSC_0147_01.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4Qfsf88vmNCTdje3GeWhyphenhyphenvYXHs_SapLYFwQzLCeySM-k1j2HZq3LxtDIWzxfpv8OzpQTPf_A9jckazRjzv5xMeA_DS5v1XWd4B7YoOMNIarZHewh-V4gdt0dB-IarvADxn-qtSuGTxnB/s320/DSC_0147_01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672792616799231778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAd0ZUtytIgNSad-zyaJibrvyOPlmUKXXFmLWVSOou4IXRuwzl0n2stzsRc4OeJTcU7De58ffIJZemhYzVqV8U6_lkyQNFr-L6rc34-gLDYPuudLpUOPju-AcAQO9_Fdtw8_foUVl3p5t/s1600/DSC_0139_01.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdAd0ZUtytIgNSad-zyaJibrvyOPlmUKXXFmLWVSOou4IXRuwzl0n2stzsRc4OeJTcU7De58ffIJZemhYzVqV8U6_lkyQNFr-L6rc34-gLDYPuudLpUOPju-AcAQO9_Fdtw8_foUVl3p5t/s320/DSC_0139_01.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672792610456053154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Clinic photography by M.C. Barber</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to Augsburg College for hosting, and <a href="http://vicfirth.com">Vic Firth</a> for clinic support</div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-18979519160769321922011-11-08T15:27:00.000-08:002011-11-08T16:35:40.330-08:00District Drum Company snare drum review<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><b style="text-align: left; ">Drum Review – District Drum Company snare drum, 2011</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKvJReK9vci6XtLaGi-uvx_rW-fC6Mw0iBqwwsJ8ZYjP8LrXzYF8wm01I5jB2C0KNsVgrb00dzO-sqgxxmYvNOmyNFKBvpEnaCQ9vHFapuvcGOGiHZhLfflgxyoeqssXf3zWk4tG7vEVA/s1600/005a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKvJReK9vci6XtLaGi-uvx_rW-fC6Mw0iBqwwsJ8ZYjP8LrXzYF8wm01I5jB2C0KNsVgrb00dzO-sqgxxmYvNOmyNFKBvpEnaCQ9vHFapuvcGOGiHZhLfflgxyoeqssXf3zWk4tG7vEVA/s320/005a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672771573862363330" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 320px; " /></a>I first saw a District Drum Company snare at the showcase concert for the <a href="http://www.williemaerockcamp.org">Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls</a> in Williamsburg. I pretty much fell in love with it at first sight – it had a classy design reminiscent of some of my favorite vintage drums and a gorgeous, responsive tone at even the tap of a forefinger. The drum was in a silent auction and my friend Mindy Abovitz [editor of <a href="http://www.tomtommag.com">Tom Tom Magazine</a>] outbid me at the last minute. I finally got over my regret at missing out on the drum when, some months later, I was offered an endorsement contract with <a href="http://www.districtdrumcompany.com">District Drum Company</a>. I giddily selected my snare’s dimensions, wrap and hardware options from many options – when I got back from playing at the <a href="http://www.rebeats.com/drumshows_start_page.html">Chicago Drum Show</a>, the drum was sitting waiting on my porch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b>Appearance</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; ">Straight out of the box from Berlin, Germany, the DDC snare was a total beauty. I’d chosen a 6.5 by 14 inch 10-ply North American Maple shell with a turquoise glass-glitter wrap and chrome hardware. Christina Bulaong built the drum beautifully – the angles are perfect, and the chrome and glitter really complement each other. On a visual level, the drum just pops and sparkles. The DDC badge has a classy, almost vintage-style design with a rising phoenix in relief below the drum’s vent hole. I may have let out an involuntary “squeeeeee!” when I unwrapped the drum for the first time.</p><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfnf_esscjHf08yBXqGdorhTrKeijAXar3DSb6uQOutdfRBIDdbJ9Vn8q393hb2Ff4pUFe2USnZEbtcDM7fmbP3PB_hblvcPHnR9HMax1WMwquTh2wpCzveuo4TOF70FbgZRjOTSOWbU2/s320/016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672772581669505906" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left; "></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><b>Construction</b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; ">I’m a drummer rather than a drum-builder, but I’ve played enough snares in my time that I know solid drum construction from shoddy. The DDC drum is built with the utmost care and attention to detail. The ten chrome lugs and heavy-duty, high-quality hardware make this snare drum quite heavy in weight – proof that it’s built to last and can take the “hard and heavy” playing style that Tina and myself have in common. Although rugged and built for heavy-duty drumming, the drum has delicate and stylish finishing work.</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>Tuning</b><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;">The drum arrived with all ten lugs nicely in tune. Probably for the purposes of international shipping, the batter head was tuned lower than I would like, so a quick retune upwards in pitch had the drum ready to rock. I didn’t have to touch the tuning of the snare-side head, which was just where I wanted it. Within hours of the drum arriving, I slung it in the <a href="http://www.bigheavyworld.com/tunk/?cat=66">Big Heavy World</a> van and hit the road for a New England minitour with my lady-punk band<a href="http://dollfight.com"> Doll Fight</a>! Not only was the van’s air-conditioning out of action, the heater was set to high and wouldn’t turn off, pumping hot air into my boots as I drove south. By the time we got to Boston everything was more than a little sweaty, and my 1965 Ludwig kit needed some serious retuning at the venue. Probably because of its ten lugs and heavy die-cast hoops, my DDC held its tuning fantastically throughout the tour. Since then I’ve taken the DDC snare from Maine to Massachusetts and Burlington to Brooklyn – despite serious changes in environment and temperature it never needs more than a little fine-tuning between one gig and the next.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p><b style="text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: center; "><b><o:p></o:p></b></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kKW5iSVxFRs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Voice</b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal">The pitch of the drum is warm and woody, and matches the woody sound of my vintage Ludwig kits brilliantly. I recorded drum tracks for Doll Fight!’s upcoming EP <i>Revolution Doll Style Now </i>at <a href="http://www.ownrisk.org">Own Risk studios</a> in Shelburne, Vermont – engineer Scott McGrath noted the DDC snare was very “well-behaved” in a recording situation. There was no need to EQ out the ringing pitches inherent in the metal snare I’d used on our previous recording -- the DDC snare has a full, brilliant and hard sound that retains the sonic fingerprint of a wooden shell. Snares off, the pitch and tone of the DDC snare blend nicely with my 12 and 16-inch toms. Often, I like to use snares-off snare drum with the toms in multipercussion-style grooves that contrast with typical kick-snare-hat layered beats.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5UWtb1WpnXUq2fOPUTkne1sFXlvjZMcSxS9cd1Q08vMjPbnDTSNXDQX5cM01UrRx78zPLYfT5unniyH56ANZ_3Ull_FVp6jFxDP8bxgao8X1eLhQPzs7E3YedSnhLkJ2kvClmZDEjVKe/s320/023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672773992245127650" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></p><div><b>Flavors</b></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The “extra bits” on the drum allow for a rich and varied palette of tones and sounds. I like to use the outer edges of the snare head for soft or distant-sounding ghost-notes or patterns, and with the Aquarian Hi-Velocity batter head the tone of the drum is really consistent between the center and edge of the head. When I play a rhythm from the center of the snare out to the very edge, it just sounds like I turned the volume down – there’s no awkward switch in timbre between the different areas of the drum. The rim-shots are fat and heavy, and the ghostnotes have the same color as the full snare sound whether played in the center, the 9 o’clock, 12 o’clock or 6 o’clock position on the drum. I used all types of ghostnotes when I sat in on live drums with central-Massachusetts electro duo <a href="http://www.everyothercountry.bandcamp.com">Every Other Country</a>, and the consistency of the ghostnotes – with sticks, brushes or dowel rods – was impressive. The Puresound snare wires are responsive and warm, without losing any of the bite on the drum’s attack.</p><div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8kaQA06_gblu8FbRRq3MaCZkl47rHdWUl4a46SoH053wJCn6QCZYtW_PZdf9PIlfGdhM_44bkfjL9Yv_T4Y8lUJgowC9pIB4VnwCOVRMCfSbjxWBHEDWfYjZ0p04ioJOrMDpi-an_vvE/s320/024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672773345456750210" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Projectio</b><b>n</b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">At the drum, the projection is big and solid – more so than I would expect for a snare of these dimensions. Other drummers in the audience – after drooling a bit as I take the snare out of its case -- tell me the drum speaks clearly in any setting, whether through the distorted guitars and screamed vocals of Doll Fight! or the trombone, horns and layered vocals of <a href="http://juliamusic.com">Julia Josephine Slone</a>’s seven-piece soul band. At a bar gig in Montpelier, Vermont, I lent my DDC drum to my drummer spouse Michael Allen (undoubtedly the only other drummer I’d trust to play my precious snare!) then wandered around the venue hearing the un-miced drum cut through consistently whether I was by the stage, in the bathroom or way in the back.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>All in All</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">There is only one thing I would change about the DDC snare if I could, and it’s purely cosmetic. The badge is positioned to face forwards when the snares run from the 9 o’clock to 3 o’clock position (from the player’s perspective). I like to play with the snares running noon to 6 o’clock, because I want to remain over the snare when I move between the center of the drum and the noon-edge playing position, for consistency of tone. Also, I have short legs and don’t like the throwoff jabbing me in the right thigh when I’m playing double kick. So once I rotated the batter head for my preferred snare orientation, the drum badge sits off to the side rather than being visible. A minor and nerdy concern to have! When I get my <i>next</i> DDC snare to add to the family, maybe Tina can switch the badge position. Regardless of badge-position nitpicking, this drum’s a beauty and a rock beast to boot.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: right;"><i>Jane Boxall, October 28, 2011<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align: left;"><i><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PhnUmR9VqME" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></i></p> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-9144306810737982552011-09-28T12:11:00.000-07:002011-09-28T12:14:18.103-07:00marimba mail october 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><img height="285" vspace="5" border="0" width="234" alt="Jane Boxall Drumset Clinic" src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz348/cjmarshall60/DSCF0585.jpg" align="left" style="text-align: left; " /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><strong> <img height="154" vspace="5" border="0" width="224" alt="Jane Boxall on Marimba (no mallets)" src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz348/cjmarshall60/DSCF0593.jpg" /> </strong></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; "><strong> <img height="192" vspace="5" border="0" width="223" alt="Jane Boxall on marimba" src="http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz348/cjmarshall60/DSCF0606.jpg" /> </strong></span></p></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Thanks to Ed and Candace at the <a href="http://drumexchange.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Drum Exchange</a> for their hospitality, and as always to <a href="http://vicfirth.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Vic Firth</a> for clinic support. Also to the gentleman who brought me bacon-themed bandaids to the second clinic of the day -- the perfect surprise gift for the 8-mallet marimbist... I also got to hang around in Seattle WA, Portland OR and, um, Boston Logan airport on the same trip. Great to see a bit of the West Coast. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://dollfight.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">DOLL FIGHT!</a> played for audiences of 15 to 1,500 this month in Vermont and Brooklyn. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><a href="http://janeboxall.com/ragtime.html" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">MARIMBA RAGTIME</a> is always fun. Last night I played a set at Wake Robin, Shelburne, VT. I love playing for people who share their memories of ragtime and jazz when it was new music. Thanks to the Vermont Symphony Orchestra for arranging that (and future) marimba gigs. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">~~~to the future!~~~</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://ricochetduo.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Ricochet Duo</a>, my piano-marimba project with Rose Chancler, is playing Augsburg College in Minneapolis (MN) 3pm Sunday October 16th. Repeating the same program -- music by Kevin Puts, Vida Chenoweth, Chen Yi, Marc Mellitts, Astor Piazzolla, Ludwig Albert, Eleonor Sandresky and Darius Milhaud -- October 22 and 23 at the Hand House in Elizabethtown, NY.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://janeboxall.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Marimba from 0 to 8 mallets</a> will take place as a clinic session Monday October 17th, 5.30pm at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://vso.org/education-musicians-in-the-schools.php" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Drumshtick</a> rolls (pun intended) back into action this month, with schools percussion workshops throughout the state of Vermont. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://dollfight.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">Doll Fight!</a> play at Burlington's Higher Ground on October 7th and return to Fitchburg, MA October 21st. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I'll be teaching a private studio of drum and marimba students in Burlington VT throughout the Fall. Lessons start Wednesday October 5th. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Should be just about enough to keep me out of mischief, eh?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Til next time,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />Jane<br /><a href="http://janeboxall.com/" target="_blank" avglsprocessed="1">janeboxall.com</a></span></div><div><br /></div></span></div></span>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-63210161899737482502010-06-06T20:31:00.000-07:002010-11-02T18:51:14.288-07:00marimba ragtime!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ab4lKUKTbQfWU_rkEJ4EA4KP7XMveGgbjs3dI24SrMkcnd4pYoN9yVybT6fg8JuiYuVkQDK2guWSMEHo4csxuPXivyXZPIW8FkfH-A-e6siXKn_dIaj0xbtu5jBFBub-cqD5ntpbLwxJ/s1600/jane2_copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479869777539023906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ab4lKUKTbQfWU_rkEJ4EA4KP7XMveGgbjs3dI24SrMkcnd4pYoN9yVybT6fg8JuiYuVkQDK2guWSMEHo4csxuPXivyXZPIW8FkfH-A-e6siXKn_dIaj0xbtu5jBFBub-cqD5ntpbLwxJ/s400/jane2_copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div>In the 1920s and 1930s -- the early days of radio broadcasting -- the xylophone was one of the most popular instruments on the radio. The crisp brilliant sound of the wooden bars came through the earphones and primitive speakers with a clarity that other instruments lacked. Rags were always a favorite source of material for xylophone solos. Performers including George Hamilton Green and Harry Breuer played ragtime music on the radio for enthusiastic audiences, and also gave live performances at dances and other events. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>In the twenty-first century, marimbist Jane Boxall delves into the rich, engaging ragtime repertoire, performing the music of Green, Breuer, Joplin and others on a vintage (1926) Deagan xylorimba -- half xylophone, half marimba. Jane's fast-paced, toe-tappin' ragtime set can also feature special collaborations with pianist Rose Chancler (Jane's partner in piano-marimba project Ricochet Duo) and drummer Michael Allen. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www.janeboxall.com/">www.janeboxall.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.ricochetduo.com/">www.ricochetduo.com</a></div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-84199399925151817822010-06-06T20:06:00.000-07:002010-06-06T20:31:01.013-07:00Full Battery<div align="center">"Killer technique and inspired musicality"</div><div align="center">DRUM! magazine</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszQeu3Kkrjsut278hao0p6HkFV_o6pevqR39e-67Lc98UEUIiQBjsTPdJPE20xOaAMFyvaLmMBp95jpFHK4rJ91UgDmznaxMC3yxi4Za_aaujnZIQXqjkHGyP-7jBQ9lq8kYzdvIBaich/s1600/kit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479866523256817282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszQeu3Kkrjsut278hao0p6HkFV_o6pevqR39e-67Lc98UEUIiQBjsTPdJPE20xOaAMFyvaLmMBp95jpFHK4rJ91UgDmznaxMC3yxi4Za_aaujnZIQXqjkHGyP-7jBQ9lq8kYzdvIBaich/s400/kit.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Starting in summer 2010, Jane Boxall offers a new drumkit workshop/clinic/performance.<br /><br />The dynamic power and raw energy of live drumming combine with electronic music ranging from old-school rave to drum'n'bass and techno.<br /><br />Full Battery is a high-energy, bombastic live performance, featuring lightning-speed drumming and razor-sharp rhythmic precision.<br /><br />An educational component of the presentation shows young or intermediate drummers how the most basic beats and rudiments can be used at many speeds and in different styles of music, to great effect. <br /><br />Now taking bookings for 2010 and 2011!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.janeboxall.com/">www.janeboxall.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.vicfirth.com/">www.vicfirth.com</a>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-31958568850468300842010-06-06T20:05:00.000-07:002010-06-06T20:06:41.136-07:00marimba mail june 2010Happy summer, marimba mailers!<br /> <br />Hope you're enjoying the season -- I did my first bit of real gardening today since the 1990s, and it was a treat. A variety of worms and caterpillars were somewhat irritated by my gung-ho digging.<br /> <br />~~~moving in~~~<br />Michael and I bought a house in Vermont. The marimba, of course, occupies the largest room. This means I can now practice without hitting any walls. Huzzah!<br /> <br />~~~moving on~~~<br />No more day job for me -- I quit the law firm and am going 100% freelance as a musician and writer. No better time to do this than when freshly be-mortgaged, eh?<br /> <br />~~~moving around~~~<br />No June gigs as I will variously be gracing Iceland, England and Scotland with my presence, but the calendar is filling up for the rest of the year. July sees solo marimba performances and the debut of my live-drums+rave project, which I'll be delivering as a drum clinic in Brooklyn, New York. I still need a name for this project -- all suggestions gratefully received! In August I'll be piano/marimba duelling in the Northeast and studying marimba ragtime in Delaware with Bob Becker of Nexus. September sees some marimba action over in Europe, and US touring is shaping up for the autumn/fall and early 2011. I'm stocking up on plasters and Sudocrem already.<br /> <br />Until next time, take care, <br /> <br />Jane<br /> <br />www.janeboxall.comjane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-72256985720104396202009-02-24T04:56:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:15:59.579-08:00one-sheet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflJgigEVkAx1TAAQXGAQ0WSIK8JyPCiMfLatsulKPUlNS0mAn7Mu1k8V94L366b3mJQKdN3o0SBGB-Pc0OFJhxPLIuyxptVcCa2BPkusJp-pDr-KYZdn7-rNG9LJbzmPJ_MCKvt3DQIax/s1600-h/albumcover.jpg">Jane Boxall ~ solo marimba </a><br /><br />Marimbist Jane Boxall is an international concert artist. Born in the UK, Jane completed Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music at the University of York, before relocating to the USA. She studied with renowned percussionist William Moersch at the University of Illinois, earning a Doctorate in Percussion Performance. Jane has performed and toured in the US, UK, Italy, Belgium, France and Ireland. Currently living in Burlington, Vermont (USA), she is an enthusiastic music educator, working with students from pre-school to University level. Jane plays and endorses Coe Percussion. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflJgigEVkAx1TAAQXGAQ0WSIK8JyPCiMfLatsulKPUlNS0mAn7Mu1k8V94L366b3mJQKdN3o0SBGB-Pc0OFJhxPLIuyxptVcCa2BPkusJp-pDr-KYZdn7-rNG9LJbzmPJ_MCKvt3DQIax/s1600-h/albumcover.jpg"></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306348495629060226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhflJgigEVkAx1TAAQXGAQ0WSIK8JyPCiMfLatsulKPUlNS0mAn7Mu1k8V94L366b3mJQKdN3o0SBGB-Pc0OFJhxPLIuyxptVcCa2BPkusJp-pDr-KYZdn7-rNG9LJbzmPJ_MCKvt3DQIax/s200/albumcover.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><div>Album ‘Spherical Music’ features exclusive recordings of early marimba compositions and brand new commissions.<br /><br />Available online:<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/janeboxallmarimba">www.myspace.com/janeboxallmarimba</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/">http://www.amazon.com/</a> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><u>Reviews:</u> </div><div><br />***precise technique and superb musicianship***Chicago Tribune March 2008</div><div><br />***a diminutive performer who harnesses the sound of the marimba like a lion tamer***www.smilepolitely.com April 2008<p></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>***Boxall’s playing has a very high standard and her musicality speaks clearly throughout every piece***Percussive Notes</div><div><br />***marimba virtuoso Jane Boxall delighted a capacity audience***www.ccanw.co.uk Sept 2007<br /><br /><u>Forthcoming performances:</u><br />May 16, 2009 @ Chicago Drum Show (USA)<br />July 2009 – UK and European tour<br /><br /><u>contact/booking/interviews:</u><br /><a href="mailto:janeboxallmarimba@gmail.com">janeboxallmarimba_at_gmail.com</a> (replace "_at_" with "@" to send email)<br />www.myspace.com/janeboxallmarimba</div></div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-89648444599655295772009-02-24T04:54:00.002-08:002009-02-24T04:55:59.027-08:00Performance PossibilitiesJane Boxall ~ marimba ~ Performance Possibilities<br /><br /><u>Solo marimba performances</u><br /><br />Generally between 30 minutes and 2 hours in duration.<br /><br />· <u>Music from Five Continents program</u><br />includes diverse marimba works by composers from Australia, North and South America, Europe and Japan.<br />· <u>Music by Women Composers program</u><br />includes extremely rare marimba pieces written between 1945 and 2008. Composers include Keiko Abe (Japan), Vida Chenoweth (USA), Anna Ignatowicz (Poland), Eve Belgarian (USA), Nancy Van de Vate (US/Austria), and Victoria Poleva (Ukraine).<br />· <u>Drumarimba program</u><br />includes pieces in which Jane plays drums and marimba simultaneously, with CD backing tracks, and with drumkit accompaniment from Michael Allen. Musical styles include contemporary classical, jazz, electronic and dance music.<br />· <u>Kindermarimba program</u><br />is designed with young children in mind. A selection of short, characterful pieces are interspersed with opportunities for audience participation (body percussion, singing, movement) and musical stories.<br />· <u>Marimba Atmosphere program</u><br />is ideally suited to luncheons, wine-tastings, functions, art openings, weddings, dinners or other situations where music serves a background purpose. Evocative marimba compositions, alongside transcriptions of classical pieces from Bach to Bartok, create a unique atmosphere. Special requests can be accommodated with advance notice.<br /><br /><u>Duo recitals</u><br />Jane is pleased for opportunities to share recitals with pianist Rose Chancler Feinbloom.<br /><br /><u>Marimba clinics, workshops and masterclasses</u><br />· Presentations can be one to three hours long. (Two hours is most common).<br />· Jane can tailor a clinic or master class to particular groups of marimbists and percussionists at a university, college, or high school. <br />· The difference between a "clinic" and "master class" is that the latter includes performances by a few students who wish to receive feedback. Students observing usually benefit from this as well.<br />· All sessions usually begin with a ten to 20-minute performance by Jane, which is followed by a presentation on various topics. She encourages questions and discussion.<br /><u><br />Marimba demonstration for Composers</u><br />Includes a ten to 20-minute performance and talk on basic considerations when scoring for marimba. Jane will sight-read and comment on any sketches students have composed for marimba.jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-11049012497674913502009-02-24T04:54:00.001-08:002009-02-27T08:38:34.903-08:00references<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAfHgItKxE26_nMIRJotGc5IYoSTIXkqoR-H9NWek-ZZ0XKGBiG3NPVQHNbsLpEFqzWhaMf4B0EKuOt1RFeNtD9E-14Pn6M8UHIqI4ybfJVHwlUVaD8doD8lWQyn0E73iQywRjxz6N9Z4/s1600-h/Letter_-_Boxall.jpg">Jane Boxall ~ marimba ~ Concert Bookers’ references </a><br /><br />Children’s concert at Urbana Free Library, Illinois (2007)<br /><br />“Jane's concert for our children's series was captivating, enthrallingchildren as young as one with her rhythmical and melodic forty-fiveminute performance. Listeners who have never considered the marimba as a solo instrument will be true believers after hearing Jane. If she still lived in the area, I would book her again withouthesitation. She is a top-notch musician with a top-notch personality,bringing warmth and passion to her performances. Jane is a trulygifted artist who I have no doubt will someday grace some of theworld's best performance halls.”<br /><br />Elaine Bearden Children's Librarian, The Urbana Free Library <a href="http://urbanafreelibrary.org/" target="_blank">urbanafreelibrary.org</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAfHgItKxE26_nMIRJotGc5IYoSTIXkqoR-H9NWek-ZZ0XKGBiG3NPVQHNbsLpEFqzWhaMf4B0EKuOt1RFeNtD9E-14Pn6M8UHIqI4ybfJVHwlUVaD8doD8lWQyn0E73iQywRjxz6N9Z4/s1600-h/Letter_-_Boxall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307516762925452098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAfHgItKxE26_nMIRJotGc5IYoSTIXkqoR-H9NWek-ZZ0XKGBiG3NPVQHNbsLpEFqzWhaMf4B0EKuOt1RFeNtD9E-14Pn6M8UHIqI4ybfJVHwlUVaD8doD8lWQyn0E73iQywRjxz6N9Z4/s320/Letter_-_Boxall.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://urbanafreelibrary.org/" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To Whom It May Concern:<br /><br />Jane Boxall is an exceptional marimba player I was privileged to present for two consecutive years in the Boneyard Arts Festival’s Late Night spACE, an immersive arts event which featured live music, projection arts, dance, performance, installations and visual art. One objective in curating this event for 40N88W --Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council-- was to present together a dynamic range of eclectic local and national performers. Ms. Boxall’s superbly executed and thoughtful programs of commissioned works and modern scores for solo marimba proved to be an engaging highlight for audiences experiencing in the same event the likes of the prog-rock band vonFrickle and Vernon Reid’s Verntronics AV in 2008, or Bradford Reed and his Amazing Pencilina in 2007. I highly recommend Ms. Boxall for your festival.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Jason Finkelman<br /><br />Curator<br />Sudden Sound Concert Series, Krannert Art Museum<br />Global Transfer Series, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts<br />Boneyard Arts Festival Late Night space<br /><br /><br /><br />-jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-3347218517129175832009-02-24T04:52:00.000-08:002009-02-24T04:53:30.948-08:00About the Marimba<u>Marimba FAQ’s</u> (see <a href="http://www.nancyzeltsman.com/">http://www.nancyzeltsman.com/</a>)<br /><br /><strong>"Where did the instrument originate?"</strong><br />The marimba's roots are ancient, as a folk instrument in the cultures of Africa, Latin America and Asia. The first crude beginnings of the marimba were several slabs of wood placed on sticks set over a hole in the ground which served as a resonating chamber. Later, slabs of wood were suspended over large gourds or wooden boxes which served to enhance the tone. Sources differ on the specific area in which the marimba originated; however, the frontrunners in this debate are Africa and the highlands of Guatemala. The modern Western concert marimba is quite different from these original folk instruments. The development of the modern marimba in this hemisphere can be traced to the Central American marimba builders, notably Sebastian Hurtado, who developed a chromatic arrangement of the bars laid out like the piano keyboard during the 1890s. In 1880, John Calhoun Deagan founded the first U.S. company to manufacture percussion instruments, and built the first real precursor to the modern Western marimba in Chicago around 1910.<br /><br /><strong>"Is the marimba what Lionel Hampton played in jazz?"</strong><br />No - he played a vibraphone. It's a close relative of the marimba with keys arranged the same way, like a piano keyboard, but the vibraphone's keys are made out of metal. Another difference is that the vibraphone has a pedal which can be used for sustain like the pedal on a piano. It also has a motor which can be turned on to rotate discs (one at the top of each resonator tube) which leave-open and close-off the resonators. This gives the impression of vibrato — which is how the instrument got its name.<br /><br /><strong>"Well then, what is a xylophone?"</strong><br />The xylophone is another close relative of the marimba — like the marimba, its keys are also made of wood and it has no sustain pedal or motorized "vibrato"-discs. However, the xylophone's range includes a full octave above the marimba's — which means it extends up to the top note of a piano.<br /><br /><strong>"What is the marimba made out of?"</strong><br />The keys are usually made of rosewood, most of which comes from Guatemala. The frame of the marimba could be made out of anything (various woods or synthetics); it doesn't affect the sound in any way. Most resonator pipes are made of aluminum. On some marimbas they are made of brass (but these can be extremely heavy and difficult to move).<br /><br /><strong>"What do the pipes hanging down do?"</strong><br />They amplify the resonance of the bar. Without the resonators, the bars of the marimba do not make much sound.<br /><br /><strong>"What do you call the hammers or sticks you're playing with, and why are the heads different colors?"</strong><br />They're called mallets. Frequently, they are different colors simply as a coding system for mallets of varying hardness. In general, softer mallets are most flattering to the lowest notes on the marimba, and harder mallets are most flattering to the higher notes. Players can achieve a wide range of different tone colors by their choice of different mallets, in conjunction the specific type of stroke they use to bring the mallets into contact with the keys.jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-36989324702919614512009-02-24T04:43:00.000-08:002009-02-24T04:51:50.018-08:00Repertoire listJane Boxall ~ marimba ~ Selected Repertoire<br /><br /><br /><u>Marimba solo<br /></u><br />Trilogy by Dave Maric*<br />Canyon by Kevin Puts<br />Invention 1 by Vida Chenoweth<br />▪ Warm Wind by Victoria Poleva<br />▪ Thoughts of Home by Marty McCrory<br />Voice of Matsuri Drums by Keiko Abe<br />Suite for Marimba by Nancy Van de Vate<br />Chain by Kazunori Miyake<br />Merlin by Andrew Thomas<br />Reflections on the Nature of Water by Andrew Thomas<br />For Marimba and Tape by Martin Wesley-Smith*<br />White Knight and Beaver by Martin Wesley-Smith*<br />Spherical Music by Eve Beglarian*<br />Toccata by Anna Ignatowicz<br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqtX__H-A8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqtX__H-A8</a> )<br />▪ Wood Water and Land by Beata Moon<br />▪ Haikus I-III by Amy Preece<br />▪ The Game with the Rain by Maria Karpova<br />Zamba para Escuchar tu Silencio by Guillo Espel<br />Kaskada by Eckhard Kopetzski<br />Birdscape by Takashi Yoshimatsu<br />Prelude by J. S. Bach<br />Dream of the Cherry Blossoms by Keiko Abe<br />Ghanaia by Matthias Schmitt<br />Rotation no 1 by Eric Sammut<br />Rotation no 4 by Eric Sammut<br />Wind Across Mountains by Keiko Abe<br />Rhythm Song by Paul Smadbeck<br />Ripple by Akira Miyoshi<br />Two Movements for Marimba by Toshimitsu Tanaka<br />Memory of the Woods by Akemi Naito<br />Popcorn II by Chiel Meijering<br />Two Impressions by Tracy Thomas<br />Vidala del Martirio de los Brujos by Guillo Espel<br />Kaleidoscope II by Sadao Bekku<br /><br /><br /><u>With piano<br /></u><br />Ritual Protocol by Kevin Puts<br />Hommage a Bartok by Vida Chenoweth<br />Miniatures by Eloise [Matthies] Niwa<br />Country Dances by Eloise [Matthies] Niwa<br />Pleiades Dances by Takayoshi Yoshioka<br />▪Quay by Giovanni Mancuso<br />▪ Kalakala by Elvio Cipollone<br />Matres Dance by John Psathas<br /><br /><br /><u>With flute/saxophone</u><br /><br />Proteus by Per Norgard<br />Song Book by David Maslanka<br />Ecologue by Teruyuki Noda<br /><br /><br /><u>Marimba/percussion duo<br /></u><br />Ultimatum II by Nebojsa Zivkovic<br />(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YKFD1w_XHQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YKFD1w_XHQ</a> )<br />Nagoya Marimbas by Steve Reich<br /><br /><u>Percussion solo</u><br /><br />Steal the Thunder by Jean Piche*<br />13 Drums by Maki Ishii<br />Taking Sides by Damien Harron*<br />She who sleeps with a small blanket by Kevin Volans<br /><br /><u>Drumkit</u><br /><br />Horsepower (CD album) by Triple Whip<br /><a href="http://www.triplewhip.com/mp3s.html#">Snake Creeps Down </a>(CD EP) by Triple Whip<br />Get Set (CD album) by The Sea Set<br />Brutal Tinkerbell (CD single) by Brutal Tinkerbell<br />York Millennium Mystery Plays (CD album) OST<br /><br /><br />(▪ commissioned by Jane)<br />(* with electronics)jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-89650179126127362522009-02-24T04:41:00.000-08:002009-02-24T05:14:25.509-08:00Full BiographyJane Boxall ~solo marimba ~ full biography<br /><br />Dr. Jane Boxall (b. 1980) is an award-winning international concert artist. Born in southeast England, Jane’s most prized childhood possession was an eight-note xylophone on which she played energetically and endlessly. When Jane was 11, she jumped at the chance to actually learn how to play percussion, via school lessons with Ron Forbes (previous teacher of superstar percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie). Acing the audition with her ability to move hands and feet simultaneously, Jane went on to perform with various regional groups, including (aged 12) a performance with Ron Forbes’ percussion ensemble in the Royal Festival Hall, London.<br />Living on a farm, there were few distractions from music practice, and Jane “entertained” her family (and cattle) with enthusiastic drumkit practice throughout her teens. During her last year of secondary school, Jane discovered keyboard percussion, and would spend hours of each day in a school cupboard bashing a vintage vibraphone. Often, these were the same hours during which she was meant to be in Statistics class. Deciding to study music at college, Jane spent most of the next three years in a cupboard at the University of York, where she got to practice marimba for the first time. Falling in love with the warm sound and the melodic possibilities of the marimba, Jane went on to earn a MA in Contemporary Percussion Performance, with a heavy focus on solo marimba music. Largely self-taught during her BA, Jane gained a lot during her MA from study with percussionist Damien Harron, co-founder of BackBeat percussion quartet.<br /><br />A marimba fanatic by day, Jane spent her nights behind the drumkit. Jane’s drumming with folk-grungers Heroic Trio was deemed ‘spectacular… powerful and impressive’ by York’s Vision magazine, while leedsmusicscene.co.uk noted Jane as ‘one of the most inventive percussionists I've witnessed’ during her tenure with Riot-Grrl trio Brutal Tinkerbell. Around this time, Jane also started teaching in local schools, and was the percussion head honcho at Queen Margaret’s School (York) and Leeds Grammar School. Professionally, she co-founded percussion quartet Big Bang Theory, and piano-percussion duo Jalapeno. Both ensembles were active in commissioning and performing new music, and Jalapeno performed regionally within the UK, and in Italy.<br />In 2004 Jane was offered the Swanson Fellowship for doctoral percussion studies at the University of Illinois, USA, so she sold her beautiful though unwieldy Malletech marimba and relocated to the cornfields of Champaign-Urbana. Here she studied with, and later taught alongside, renowned percussion professors William Moersch, Ricardo Flores, and Dana Hall. Jane’s doctoral thesis was on the topic of marimba music by women composers, and as part of this project she commissioned brand new works from composers living in Russia, the US, UK, and Ukraine. Jane also remained active as a teacher. She was an adjunct percussion professor at Olivet Nazarene University, and taught several hundred students via Skins-n-Tins Drum Shop, Champaign, and the Illinois Summer Youth Music program.<br /><br />In 2006, Jane was a prizewinner in Illinois’ Krannert Debut Artist Competition, performing a showcase concert in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana IL. At the time of this award, Illinois newspaper The News Gazette quoted a judge of the competition: ‘[Jane is] a quintessentially natural performer. . . Incredible presence. Her body sings with movement and pure joy. She bowled [us] over with her musicality and her extramusical capacity to communicate’. In the Urbana-Champaign area, Jane would play frequently in concert halls, music festivals, art galleries, bars, cafes, elementary schools and kindergartens. UK solo tours took in Manchester University, Sheffield Cathedral, Devon’s Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Natural World, and St. Agnes’ Church in central London.<br /><br />Always overwhelmed and humbled by the positive response of diverse audiences to the sound of the marimba, Jane is equally active in the realms of classical and popular music. Rock and pop musicians Jane has collaborated with include singer-songwriter Lynn O’Brien, indie-rock band Shipwreck, and country artist Angie Heaton. While in Illinois, Jane was the drummer for Triple Whip, a rock trio that evolved into an ‘ultra-tight, ultra-loud’ bass-drum duo. Drumming at a Triple Whip gig one Halloween, dressed somewhat impractically as a green-winged fairy, Jane caught the attention of Chicago drummer Michael Allen. Jane and Michael married in 2007.<br />Also in 2007, Jane became an endorser of Coe Percussion, and took delivery of her custom-built five-octave Coe marimba. This proved to be a gorgeous instrument with an extremely practical design for solo gigging (instrument design is a serious consideration when your instrument is 9ft long and you are 5ft4).<br /><br />Since associating with Coe Percussion, Jane has played at The Hand House (Elizabethtown, NY), Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY), Cowan Civic Center Theater (Lebanon, MO), Boneyard Arts Festival (Champaign, IL), Aroma Cafe (Champaign, IL) , Music Matters (Batavia, IL), Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL), and Smith Recital Hall (Urbana, IL). She also used her Coe marimba to record her debut album, ‘Spherical Music’ in summer 2008. This album features premiere recordings of early marimba compositions by Vida Chenoweth and Eloise Matthies Niwa, and recent commissions by international composers. The title track, composed by Eve Beglarian, saw Jane record 12 overlaid marimba parts, one after the other.<br />‘Spherical Music’ has received radio play from WPRB (Princeton, New Jersey), Concertzender (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Radio Mona Lisa (Amsterdam, Netherlands), while Jane’s live recordings have been aired by WPGU (Champaign, IL), BBC Radio Devon (Devon, UK), and WEFT (Champaign, IL). A review published in Innocent Words magazine said: ‘The instrument has a natural quality, simply the vibration that occurs when mallets hit wood. It could probably sound clunky in unskilled hands, but Boxall makes it sound light and rhythmic, as if she’s controlling a storm of falling raindrops...sometimes the quick notes make it hard to believe everything is performed by a single person’.<br /><br />In 2008 Jane left Illinois and relocated to beautiful Burlington, Vermont. Continuing to perform, record and tour as a soloist both regionally and internationally, Jane is also excited to have started two new collaborations – a duo with pianist Rose Chancler Feinbloom, and a drumkit-marimba project with Michael Allen. In the future, Jane hopes to continue bringing new music to new audiences.jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825161019750449372.post-52053907991307642132009-02-24T04:37:00.000-08:002009-03-14T06:18:32.278-07:00Performance FeesJane Boxall ~ marimba ~ Performance Fees<br /><br /><u>Solo marimba performances</u><br /><br />Depending on the venue, a sliding scale operates for performances between 30 minutes and 120 minutes duration.<br />Jane will perform at reduced rates at certain educational institutions, and will play without charge at certain residential institutions.<br /><br /><u>Marimba clinics, workshops and masterclasses/ Marimba demonstration for Composers</u><br />Booked together with a concert performance:<br />30-180 minutes: possible at $50, preferred at $150<br /><br /><u>Information for performances outside the US/Canada</u><br />Generally, the prices above will be the same in Euros or Pounds Sterling. Other currencies are negotiable. Discounts are available where an institution can provide a marimba or percussion instruments for performance.<br /><br /><div>If you are interested in hosting a marimba performance, please contact Jane to discuss booking options:<br /><br />janeboxallmarimba_at_gmail.com (replace "_at_" with "@" to send email)</div>jane boxall ~ marimbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05258305351410425271noreply@blogger.com0