Lynn Blake John grew up in Washington, DC and lived in Carmarthen, Wales. She was an IT geek in her day job. Finally, she worked as a composer, artist and writer.
As a composer, Lynn worked in a wide range of genres including opera, orchestral, and chamber music for instrumental solos, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She composed in a descriptive style with a contemporary twist and a dash of humour.
As an artist, Lynn used all media and she particularly liked the odd and playful effects that can be achieved with collage. She used digital media for publishing and the Internet.
As a writer, Lynn was especially interested in children’s issues and in presenting them with whimsy and wit. Her first two books, Revenge of the Vegetables and The Accidental Athlete, addressed healthy eating and exercise. Her last book, The Animal Chronicles, deals with animals in a changing environment.
Lynn also had a Master’s degree in Education and loved to teach. She designed and taught all sorts of computer, analyst and management subjects as well as art and music courses.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
“Whale Songs” for unaccompanied tuba selected for Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) brass list, 2022
International Double Reed Society, Performance of “Isolation,” 2022 Annual Conference
Domino Ensemble, 2021, Winner, Call for Scores
Osmose Intermezzo (Brussels), 2020, Winner, Call for Scores
Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival Competition, Honourable Mention, 2020
Trio de Bois, Ladies’ Reeding Society, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
King Lear Prizes (London), 2020, Highly Commended
Wyoming Festival Violin Solo Competition, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
Works for Solo Violin Competition, 2020, (by Italian violinist, Luciano Casalino, Principal 2nd violin, Oviedo Filarmonia), Honourable Mention
COVID-19 Project, 2020, winner, Call for Scores
Cypress Clarinet Quartet Competition (Texas), 2019, First Prize
Chromatic Fusion (Minneapolis), 2019, winner, Call for Scores
Ensemble de la Belle Musique (Singapore), 2019, Winner, Call for Scores Christmas Concert
Osmose intermezzo (Brussels), 2019, Winner, Call for Scores
Ensemble de la Belle Musique (Singapore), 2019, Winner, Call for Scores “Beauty” Concert
Minute of Music Project “Trumpetoon” (trumpet and bassoon), 2019, First Prize
Spring Clarinet Recital (Chicago), 2019, Winner, Call for Scores
Veridian Symphony Orchestra (California), 2019, Top Five Finalists, Call for Scores
Cypress Clarinet Quartet Competition (Texas), 2018, Second Place Honourable Mention
Wyoming Festival, 2018, Composition Fellow
Wyoming Equality Award for Women Composers, 2018
Gettysburg College Music Scholarship
Avid Certified Sibelius User, 2019
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
“20 Euphonium Etudes,” Cimarron Music Press, 2021
“Lockdown” for clarinet quartet, Potenza Music Publishing, 2021
“Social Distance” for clarinet quartet, Potenza Music Publishing, 2021
“World Duets” for euphonium and tuba, Cimarron Music Press, 2022
“Isolation” for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, TrevCo Music Publishing, 2022
“Lost” for Euphonium/ Tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2022
“Defiance” for Euphonium/Tuba quartet, Cimarron Music Press, 2022
“Proverbs” for unaccompanied euphonium, Cimarron Music Press, 2022
“Defiance” for Oboe/Bassoon quartet, Trevco Music Publishing, 2022
“Lost” for Oboe/Bassoon quartet, Trevco Music Publishing, 2022
“Mythos Suite” for unaccompanied bassoon, Trevco Music Publishing, 2022
“Mythos Suite” for unaccompanied contrabassoon, Trevco Music Publishing, 2022
RECORDING
“Songbirds” string quartet, “Love and Beauty” album by the Ensemble de la Belle Musique, Singapore, 2020.
TESTIMONIALS
“We really love your composition”
Mae Gremillion, Cypress Winds Clarinet Quartet
“You are a fabulous artist and thank you so much for this wonderful gem, I can’t wait to work together”
Stephanie Zelnick, Associate Professor, University of Kansas and Principal Clarinet of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra
“You are a fantastic composer”
Susan Miranda, Chione Quintet, Minneapolis, MN
“Your pieces are well-crafted, interesting, and deserving of multiple performances. Songbirds is wonderful!”
Jim Grant, Potenza Music Publishers
“We would love to publish Masks!”
Bryan Doughty, Cimarron Music Press
EDUCATION
B.A, University of Maryland
M.Ed, George Mason University
Private composition study with Peter Williams, professor at the University of Wales Trinity St. David’s, Swansea, Wales, 2016-2019
Music Theory, Guildhall, London, 2017
Composing for Strings, CityLit, London, 2017