Octopus Music #2120
. . . a visit with organist duo Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault, whose four hands and four feet have been commissioning music to play together for more than four decades.
Hour One
DANIEL PINKHAM: Let them be numbered with thy saints in glory, fr Requiem Collects (1989). ARTHUR WILLS: Toccata for Two (1979). RONALD ARNATT: Octopus Music (1989) –Chenault Duo (1989 Möller/Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell, GA) Gothic 49043
CHARLES CALLAHAN: The Emerald Isle (1994). MELINDA LEE CLARK: Two to Tango, fr An American Suite (premiere recording) –Chenault Duo (1962 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA) Gothic 49336
JACQUES LEMMENS: Prelude in 5 Parts, fr Op. 26 –Raymond Chenault (2003 Buzard/All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) Gothic 49305/6
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (trans. Chenaults): Phantom of the Opera Medley (2112) –Chenault Duo (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX) Gothic 49292
Filler – ARNATT: Octopus Music (see above)
Hour Two
GASTON ITAIZE: Final, fr Duet Sonata (1991) –Chenault Duo (Skinner+Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Gothic 49073
NICHOLAS WHITE: A Spiritual Romp for Two (premiere recording) –Chenault Duo (1962 Aeolian-Skinner/Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, GA) Gothic 49336
CONRAD SUSA: Canticle (1987) –Chenault Duo (1989 Möller/Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell, GA) Gothic 49043
RICHARD SHEPHARD: Eclogue (1991) –Chenault Duo (Skinner+Aeolian-Skinner/National Cathedral, Washington, DC) Gothic 49073
STEPHEN PAULUS: The Triumph of the Saint (1994) –Chenault Duo (1942 Aeolian-Skinner/St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Amarillo, TX) Gothic 49292
Filler – WILLS: Toccata for Two (see above)
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