The Indigo Train (2015) takes its inspiration from a variety of sources and was written for my high school band director, Gary Wells. His son, Alex Wells, is the head band director at PN-G and wanted me to write a piece for his Dad. I first started out researching all kinds of things, and through various conversations learned that Gary grew up working on trains; his father worked at the train depot and his childhood is rich with experiences working on trains. For me, trains inspire images of the deep south and the rich history of the blues, which was born there and eventually traveled up the Mississippi to Chicago. This piece begins with a few bluesy solos by the bass clarinet, saxophone, and euphonium, followed by an ominous depiction of a mysterious railyard. The piece gets moving with a bluesy A section that three different melodies that are used throughout the piece. I imagined a person quickly traveling through railcars, experiencing a slightly different music in each. After a briefly-latin section, the piece moves into a sultry clarinet solo and then a ballad-like climax before rearing up to start moving again. Everyone gets together for one more last big chorus and a bluesy piccolo solo rips through the melodies heard before.   

The recording you hear was taken after the revisions of the piece in 2021. The SFASU Wind Ensemble is heard in this recording and was led by Dr. Tamey Anglley.

The Indigo Train

A-Y-O: Katahj Copley

Factory Seconds Brass Trio, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Faculty & Cleveland Orchestra members Jack Sutte, Jesse McCormick, and Rick Stout.

Clint Needham's Album

Mobiles for Brass Trio - Factory 2nds Brass Trio

Recorded with Detta Danford (alto flute) at St.Mary's Church, Walthamstow in February 2016.

delete/control/option, Marcos Balter

Performed by Ensemble Proton Bern
Matthias Kuhn, conductor

Berkeley, CA - 14 March 2018

Rut (2018) - for eight musicians

Allemande

premiered 4/16 at Duncan Recital Hall - Houston, TX
conductor: Molly Turner
piano: Wesley Ducote

flute: Megan Torti
clarinet/bass clarinet: Justin Best
oboe: Julia Simpson
bassoon/contrabassoon: Kipras Mazeika
horn: David Tarté
trumpet: Ansel Norris
trombone: Caleb Knight
percussion: Erin Graham, Brandon Lim
violins: Francesca Bass, Likai He
viola: Sebastian Stefanović
cello: Jaeyoung Chong
bass: Jesse Fischer

Piano Concerto

"Homebound" for voice and piano
Music by Polina Nazaykinskaya
Text by Konstantin Soukhovetski 

Katie Weber- voice
Konstantin Soukhovetski- piano

Homebound

Dr. Christina Guenther, Flute
Dr. Ron Petti, Piano

52 Blue

2020年作曲。
「Scherzo」は形式ではなく曲自体の「諧謔的」なさまを表しています。
様々に切り替わる楽想をサクソフォン4本が駆け回る小品です。

演奏:
Soprano Saxophone 小松秀介
Alto Saxophone 笠村勇樹
Tenor Saxophone 森田奈旺
Baritone Saxophone 菅山樹

Scherzo for Saxophone Quartet

Hailed as "extremely moving" by New Music Box and "especially sweet" by the Austin American Statesman, the music of Joel Love (b. 1982) explores an eclectic mix of genres, from short video pieces to works for chamber and large ensembles.

The Indigo Train

Joel Love | Composer

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