***Boxall’s playing has a very high standard and her musicality speaks clearly throughout every piece*** Percussive Notes
****Boxall demonstrates the marimba’s wonderful niche combining percussive power and sweetness of tone. Victoria Poleva’s “Warm Wind” (2008) and Eve Beglarian’s “Spherical Music” (1985/1998) display how the instrument, in Boxall’s expert hands, conjures a tremendous range of effects. Quiet passages feel delicately atmospheric and meditative; louder ones ruminate, rumble and grow stormy*** 7 days, Burlington Vermont
***precise technique and superb musicianship*** Chicago Tribune
***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*** Innocent Words magazine
***impressive [indrukwekkende]*** Radio Mona Lisa, Netherlands
***"The repertoire is extremely interesting, the playing is unbelievable,
and the sound is wonderful... The CD is a real winner***
Nancy Van de Vate, composer
***a diminutive performer who harnesses the sound of the 500-pound marimba like a lion tamer*** www.smilepolitely.com
***killer technique and inspired musicality*** Drum! magazine, US
***She has an ability that captivates even the most skeptical*** www.the217.com
***MARIMBA MAGIC***
USA-based marimba virtuoso Jane Boxall delighted a capacity audience with her music ... Jane performed pieces by many international composers showing off the full tonal range of this beautiful instrument.*** www.ccanw.co.uk
***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.***
News-Gazette, Champaign IL
***You haven't heard the marimba if you haven't heard Jane play the marimba... she
mesmerizes her audiences with her virtuosic talent*** Prairie Breezes, Urbana IL
1. ‘pyramid' [04:12] by jane boxall (2009)
marimba, snare drum, electric guitar and bass played by jane boxall
2. ‘vim' [02:03] by jane boxall (2009)
marimba solo played by jane boxall
3. ‘the downfall of paris' [02:25] traditional, arr. boxall
marimba played by jane boxall, field drum played by michael allen
$7.50 including shipping
Solo marimba album 'Spherical Music' released July 29 2008 $12 including shipping to anywhere in the world
Percussionist Jane Boxall keeps a busy performance schedule as a solo marimbist and as a rock drummer. Originally from the UK, Jane completed her BA and MA in Music at the University of York (UK), and her Doctorate in Percussion Performance at the University of Illinois (USA). She has performed and toured in the US, UK, Italy, Belgium, France and Ireland. Jane is an active and enthusiastic music educator, working with students from kindergarten to University level. She plays and endorses Coe Percussion marimbas and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.
Awards/recognition:
Swanson Percussion Fellowship (Illinois, 2004-2006)
Young Musicians Fund Scholarship (UK, 2003-2004)
Krannert Center Debut Artist Award - honorable mention (Illinois, 2006)
Drum! magazine review (US, nationwide, 2007)
Selected performances:
Chicago Drum Show (Chicago, IL 2009) Designhaus (Burlington, VT 2009)
The Hand House (Elizabethtown, NY 2008)
Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY 2008) Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Urbana, IL, 2006-2008) Carrie Busey Elementary School (Champaign, IL 2008) Cowan Civic Center Theater (Lebanon, MO 2008)
Boneyard Arts Festival (Champaign, IL, 2007-2008) Aroma Cafe (Champaign, IL, 2008)
Music Matters - masterclass (Batavia, IL, 2008)
Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL, 2007)
Centre for Contemporary Arts and the Natural World (Devon, UK, 2007)
WEFT 90.1FM live radio sessions (2005-2008)
Manchester University (Manchester, UK, 2005)
Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield, UK, 2005)
St Agnes and St Anne's (London, UK, 2005)
Gaetano Zinetti Chamber Music Festival (Sanguinetto, Italy, 2004)
private weddings and functions
Radio Play
WPRB (Princeton, New Jersey) WEFT (Champaign, Illinois)
Concertzender (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
WPGU (Champaign, Illinois)
BBC Radio Devon (Devon, UK)
Radio Mona Lisa (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Selected discography:
'Spherical Music' (2008) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Wood Water & Land' EP (2007) - Jane Boxall, solo marimba
'Horsepower' (2006) - Triple Whip (instrumental rock duo)
'Snake Creeps Down' (2005) - Triple Whip (rock trio)
'Brutal Tinkerbell' (2004) - Brutal Tinkerbell (rock trio)
'Get Set' (2004) - The Sea Set (rock with live loops)
'York Millennium Mystery Plays (soundtrack)' (2002)
jane edited her profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Yep...things are pretty busy right now, thankfully. I'm moving to Batavia next week. Moving sucks!! I hope all is well with you. Your tracks sound great.
Thanks for the request Jane, I'm so glad you found me. Your music is mesmerizing. The white night & beaver song reminded me of a music box in Boothbay Harbor, Maine - fond memories. Beautiful!
Many thanks for the friend request, and the order of John Psathas' One Study One Summary. It is a truly fascinating piece and I'm sure you will enjoy performing it.
We will apply your 15% discount!
All the best, be sure to keep in touch and feel free to send us any video performances of One Study One Summary you might have.
hey there jane!!! im sure vermont is beautiful!! we are both stuck in winter hell thats for sure. my hair looks like crap too! ill come and visit and give you a trim. take care! tell lil mike hi!
thats why i commented in the first place ..when i am able i will definately click the buy button ... i am pay check to pay check ...really though... some days I am a rich bastard.. but most hours i am not. i'll send you some music links when i am there ready...
Im good still doing the school thing in chicago with lots of music round... 8 bass drums sounds a little ridiculous. but pretty awesome at the same time. vermont is nice...
Thanks for friendship Jane... NiceMARIMBA ! really !! I like it to much... The Life of a man is made up of a series of dreams which write our history, as well as our children, who then start to write their own. I decided to continue writing mine as soon as I began to dream in early childhood. One doesn't need to stop the journey along the way. It is necessary to believe that the stars which light our way will never go out, and to continue to follow our dreams which inspire us in the most beautiful moments of our lives. If not, why is my star helping me to write so many fine melodies? I composed a suite for my dream, called " Melody for an Oscar", and I am convinced that one day someone will help me to reach for that Oscar in Hollywood, which I have always imagined in my dreams. No matter what, my dreams have enhanced my musical creativity, and for that I am thankful. Warmest regards, Didier EUZET http://www. oscarmelody. com
Good luck on your move but please stay from Albuquerque because everyone thinks I'm the best in the world. If they hear another, I'll be number two for sure! I must warn you that I'm in the Marimba Mafia. Your move is definately Illinois' loss!
