Raymond and Elizabeth Chenault were named organist and choirmaster emeritus and associate organist and choirmaster emerita of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia, after 43 years of service to the parish. From 1975 to 2018, the Chenaults directed an extensive music program and concert series, as well as oversaw the installation and played dedicatory recitals in 2003 of the new organ by John-Paul Buzard (Opus 29, four manuals, 87 ranks). During their tenures, the All Saints’ Church Choir made several recordings, sang at Carnegie Hall, Washington Cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and for an American Choral Director’s Association convention.
Under the management of Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists since 1991, the organ duo will continue to perform organ duet recitals in the United States and abroad, make duet and solo recordings for Gothic Records, commission duets, and publish their commissioned works under “The Chenault Organ Duet Series” with MorningStar Music Publications. Having commissioned over 60 organ duets since 1979, the Chenaults have been featured at numerous regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Association of Anglican Musicians conferences, as well as on Pipedreams broadcast on American Public Media.
Their four volumes of commissions of organ duets on the Gothic Record label, as well as Raymond Chenault’s recent solo recording, Concert Favorites, have received international critical acclaim. Having been named “The World’s Premiere Duo-Organ Team” by The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, the Chenaults have concertized extensively throughout the United States and in Europe. For information: www.concertartists.com.
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