Description
1. FuguTwo pieces for organ: 1. John Wayne, 2. Evocation
Completed in 1980, Two Pieces for organ was conceived as an evocative meditation in which each of its pieces treat their material differently: elegiacally and mournfully in ‘John Wayne’, and as a set of sacred variations in ‘Evocation’. Similar motivic/thematic material appear in both pieces, which evoke memories and images of the late actor’s work (and death) in ‘John Wayne’ and the conflict between religious and moral principals – old and new – in ‘Evocation’. Dana Paul Perna
Duration 5½ and 3 minutes
