Lost (score & parts) - 2OB/2BSN

Lost
for two oboes and two bassoons
by Lynn Blake John - American composer

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Sometimes being lost means that we don’t know where we are or how to get to our destination.  Sometimes, though, being lost is a loss of purpose or identity.   We may have arrived at a crossroads in our lives and we’re unsure of which path to take. We may feel a sense of directionless panic when we don’t know where our lives are headed.  We don’t feel safe; we feel scared and alone.

Perhaps we cannot find ourselves until we lose ourselves.   

ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Lynn Blake John, composer, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree in Education from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  She studied composition with Peter Williams, professor emeritus of music at the University of Wales in Swansea and studied music theory at the Guildhall in London.  She played the flute, oboe, and bassoon and teaches piano and music composition.  

AWARDS AND PRIZES
International Double Reed Society, Performance of “Isolation,” 2022 Annual Conference
Domino Ensemble, 2021, Winner, Call for Scores
Trio de Bois, Ladies’ Reeding Society, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
King Lear Prizes (London), 2020, Highly Commended
Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Competition, Honorable Mention, 2020
COVID-19 Project for Melodica, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
Wyoming Festival Violin Solo Competition, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
Works for Solo Violin Competition (by Italian violinist, Luciano Casalino, Principal 2nd violin, Oviedo Filarmonia), Honourable Mention, 2020.
Cypress Clarinet Quartet Competition (Texas), 2019, First Prize
Chromatic Fusion (Minneapolis), 2019, winner, Call for Scores
Osmose Intermezzo (Brussels), 2019, winner, Call for Scores
Ensemble de la Belle Musique (Singapore), 2019, winner, Call for Scores for “Beauty”    
Concert and Christmas Concert
Minute of Music Project (Arizona) “Trumpetoon” (trumpet and bassoon), 2019, First Prize  
Minute of Music Project (Arizona) for solo trumpet, 2019, Second Prize  
Spring Clarinet Recital (Emily Mehigh, Chicago), 2019, winner, Call for Scores
Veridian Symphony Orchestra (California), 2019, Top Five Finalists, Call for Scores
Crush Bach Cello Competition, Finalist, 2019
Cypress Clarinet Quartet Competition (Texas), 2018,  Second Place Honourable Mention
Wyoming Festival, 2018, Composition Fellow  
Wyoming Equality Award for Women Composers, 2018
Avid Certified Sibelius User, 2019
Gettysburg College Music Scholarship

PUBLICATIONS
“Whale Songs” for unaccompanied tuba, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Isolation” for euphonium/tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Isolation” for trombone quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Masks” for euphonium/tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Requiem” for euphonium/tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Lockdown” for euphonium/tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Social Distance” for euphonium/tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2021
“A New Dawn” for euphonium/tuba ensemble, Cimarron Music Press, 2021
“High Energy” for euphonium and piano, Cimarron Music Press, 2020
“Mythos Suite” for unaccompanied tuba, Cimarron Music Press, 2021
“24 Tuba Etudes” Cimarron Music Press, 2021
“World Duets for Euphonium and Tuba,” Cimarron Music Press, 2022
“Lockdown” for clarinet quartet, Potenza Music Publishing, 2021
“Social Distance” for clarinet quartet, Potenza Music Publishing, 2021
“Isolation” for reed trio, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2022
“Mythos” for solo contrabassoon, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2022
“Mythos” for solo bassoon, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2022
"Defiance" for two oboes and two bassoons, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2022
"If Only" for oboe and bassoon, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2023
"Night Vision" for wind quintet, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2023