Georgia On My Mind #1323
…classical and theatre organists, and some young competition winners, provide some sounds from the deep south.
Hour 1
JOHN RUTTER: Variations on an Easter Theme (O filii et filiae) –Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault (1989 Möller/Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell, GA) Gothic 49043
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Sonata in d, Op. 65, no. 6 –Benton Blasingame (1st Prize). THIERRY ESCAICH: 2 Poems (Eaux natales; Vers l'espérance) –Samuel Gaskin (1963 Austin-2001 Zimmer/St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta).
Blasingame (1st Prize) and Gaskin (2nd Prize) were the winners of the 2012 Taylor Organ Competition, sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (r. 4/21/12)
COLE PORTER: Aladdin Suite –Steven Ball (1929 Möller/Fox Theater, Atlanta) Ball 1001
HOAGY CARMICHAEL: Georgia on my mind –Bob van Camp (Atlanta Fox Theater) Atlanta Landmarks 1997
Hour 2
JOHN WILLIAMS: Imperial March, fr Star Wars. HECTOR BERLIOZ: Dream of a Witches Sabbath, fr Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 –Josh Perschbacher (1991 Austin/St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta) Intent 2006
DOM PAUL BENOIT: The Good Shepherd –Todd Wilson (1961 Aeolian-Skinner/Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta) Delos 3145
JEAN BERVEILLLER: Mouvement. GUY BOVET: Le Bolero du devin Mozart. GARTH EDMUNDSON: Toccata on Vom Himmel hoch –John Scott (2003 Buzard/All Saints Episcopal Church, Atlanta) Priory 824
GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Eddington): The Grandeur of Gershwin (suite) –Jelani Eddington (1927 Wurlitzer/Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL) ALA 1783
VINCENT YOUMANS: The boy next door. JULE STYNE: Three coins in the fountain –Bob van Camp (Atlanta Fox Theater) Atlanta Landmarks 1997
The annual conventionAmerican Theatre Organ Society (ATOS)
