Bob Stohl

 Keyboardist, Lyricon player, and flautist, Bob Stohl performed, recorded and co-composed music as one of the two musicians who comprised the band Emerald Web. He was renowned for his innovative synthesizer orchestrations and Lyricon playing. The Lyricon is an unusual hybrid synthesizer/woodwind instrument. Emerald Web was a band that recorded, performed in Planetariums, composed soundtracks such as for Carl Sagan, and concert toured around the US, from 1978-1989. They were known for creating a unique blend of "electronic space music" and acoustic instruments. The band consisted of Kat Epple and Bob Stohl who both composed and performed on keyboards, synthesizers, flutes, and Lyricon.   Stohl passed away in 1989 at the age of 34.