This is a LIVE recording of the University of Texas Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Scott Hanna on December 4, 2019 in Bates Recital Hall.

THREE IMAGES was composed in 2016 as a saxophone octet for the Kenari and Barkada quartets to premiere at the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance National Conference at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. Bob Eason, from Kenari, commissioned the octet, and both the octet version and this transcription are dedicated to him for his friendship and tireless championing of my music. The premiere of the wind ensemble version was given by Dr. Chad Nicholson and the University of Arizona Wind Ensemble on April 26, 2019 in Crowder Hall at the University of Arizona.

Program notes:

These three movements all explore their own sound worlds. The first movement, “Spring” begins with three simple melodic ideas, is through- composed, and is meant to depict a verdant springtime landscape in which people/animals are playing.

Photographers use the term “the golden hour” to refer to a time just before and after the sun sets and rises. During this magical hour, the light scatters in the upper atmosphere, is softer, and is filtered through clouds of wonderfully unusual colors. In my love of the mystical properties of the Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Mean, the climax of the piece begins at about 61% into the piece.

Lastly, “Bed Monsters” is an unbridled rondo that is evocative of someone or something being chased by a predator. The title comes from my wife, Amelia, who thought it sounded like a monster lurking under the bed (from her childhood...).

Three Images for Wind Ensemble

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.

Three Images for Wind Ensemble

Joel Love | Composer