Carson Cooman Recordings

Carson Cooman (b. 1982) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—ranging from solo instrumental pieces to operas, and from orchestral works to hymn tunes. His music has been performed on all six inhabited continents in venues that range from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the basket of a hot air balloon. Cooman’s work appears on over forty recordings, including more than twenty-five complete CDs on the Naxos, Albany, Artek, Gothic, Divine Art, Métier,
Diversions, Altarus, Convivium, MSR Classics, Raven, and Zimbel labels. Cooman’s primary composition studies were with Bernard Rands, Judith Weir, Alan Fletcher, and James Willey.

As an active concert organist, Cooman specializes in the performance of contemporary music. Over 300 new compositions by more than 100 international composers have been written for him, and his organ performances can be heard on a number of CD releases and more than 3,000 recordings available online. Cooman is also a writer on musical subjects, producing articles and reviews frequently for a number of international publications. He serves as an active consultant on music business matters to composers and performing organizations, specializing particularly in the area of composer estates and archives. For more information, visit www.carsoncooman.com

Companions: Contemporary Organ Music

Companions: Contemporary Organ Music

DDA 25241
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Antiphonies (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 14)

Antiphonies (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 14)

DDA 25218
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Invocazione brillante: Organ music by Carson Cooman

Invocazione brillante: Organ music by Carson Cooman

DDA 25205
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Moon Marked - modern music for trumpet

Moon Marked – modern music for trumpet

MSV 28605
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Eternal City (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 13)

Eternal City (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 13)

DDA 25200
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How Great our Joy! - Organ music for Christmas

How Great our Joy! – Organ music for Christmas

DDA 25196
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Portals - Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 11

Portals – Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 11

DDA 25195
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Carson Cooman organ music - volumes 1-14 (discount set)

Carson Cooman organ music – volumes 1-14 (discount set)

SET 10002
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"Jubilee" - Carson Cooman organ music vol. 10

“Jubilee” – Carson Cooman organ music vol. 10

DDA 25185
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Sea Dream - Carson Cooman Organ Music volume 9

Sea Dream – Carson Cooman Organ Music volume 9

DDA 25181
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Zephyr (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 8)

Zephyr (Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 8)

DDA 25177
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Owl Night - Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 7

Owl Night – Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 7

DDA 25163
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Cooman: The Cloak with the Stars

Cooman: The Cloak with the Stars

DDA 25159
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Ghost Dialogues: Music for Trumpet

Ghost Dialogues: Music for Trumpet

MSV 28572
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Exordium: Organ Music by Carson Cooman

Exordium: Organ Music by Carson Cooman

DDA 25154
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Hymnus: Music for Organ By Carson Cooman

Hymnus: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman

DDA 25147
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Works by Carson Cooman

  1. Ab Ortu Solis
  2. Acclamatio
  3. All My Heart This Night Rejoices
  4. Aria quasi una ciacona
  5. Arioso (Erik Simmons)
  6. Arioso (Philip Hartmann)
  7. Arioso Cantabile
  8. Three Autumn Sketches after a Watercolour by Maria Willscher
  9. Autumn Sun Canticle
  10. A Bedfordshire Voluntary
  11. Berceuse
  12. Cantio mystica
  13. Canto e Fugato
  14. Canto quieto
  15. Cantus I
  16. Cantus II
  17. Canzona II
  18. Canzona III
  19. Canzona IV
  20. Canzona V
  21. Canzona VI
  22. Carillon after the Bells of Ulm Cathedral
  23. Carol Paraphrase on a Motive of Wilhelm Weismann
  24. Ceremonial Suite
  25. Chasing the Moon Down
  26. Chorale semplice in memoriam James Pressler
  27. Ciaccona angelica
  28. Ciaccona sopra Salve Regina
  29. The Cloak with the Stars
  30. Concertino I
  31. Concertino II
  32. Concertino III
  33. Concerto piccolo in memoriam Eberhard Kraus
  34. Conductus
  35. Cortège
  36. Cortège, Intermezzo, and Litany on the Joseph-Hymnus (Erik Simmons)
  37. Cortège, Intermezzo, and Litany on the Joseph-Hymnus (Philip Hartmann)
  38. A Czech Liturgical Year
  39. Two Contrasts
  40. Desert Marigold
  41. Diapason Voluntary
  42. Diptych
  43. Diptych for New Life (Erik Simmons)
  44. Diptych for New Life (Philip Hartmann)
  45. Two Elegiac Pieces
  46. Elevation (for C.F.)
  47. Elevation (for A.W.)
  48. Three Enigmas
  49. Entrata festiva
  50. Equinox Sonata
  51. Eternal City
  52. Exordium
  53. Fanfare for a Duchess at St Andrews
  54. Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
  55. Fantasia pro organo pleno
  56. Fantasia canonica
  57. Fantasia solenne
  58. Fantasy on “Adeste fideles”
  59. Fantasy on “Veni Emmanuel”
  60. Fantasy-Variations on Two Themes
  61. Festive Processional
  62. Folk Fantasies
  63. Folk Prelude on “Azmon”
  64. Gebet
  65. Gothic Processional
  66. Gregorian Diptych
  67. Haec Aeterna
  68. Hymnus
  69. Two Impressions
  70. In Beauty Walking
  71. Inventions for Organ, Book 1
  72. Invocazione brillante
  73. Joysong
  74. Kennebunkport Suite
  75. Kleine Spielmusik
  76. Legend No. 1
  77. Legend No. 2
  78. Legend No. 3
  79. Legend No. 4
  80. Little Fantasia on “In dulci jubilo”
  81. Little Partita on a Polish Carol (on ‘Exordium’ album)
  82. Little Partita on a Polish Carol (on ‘How Great our Joy’ album)
  83. Litany
  84. Lullaby
  85. Two Mantras
  86. Meditation on “Es ist ein Ros
  87. Moon Marked
  88. Musica da processione
  89. Two Nantucket Sketches
  90. O Come: Three Hymn Fantasies
  91. O Sleep, Dear Holy Baby
  92. Organ Symphony No. 1
  93. Organ Symphony No. 2
  94. Organ Symphony No. 3 (“Portals”)
  95. Owl Night
  96. Paraphrase on a Motive of Andreas Willscher
  97. Partita semplice
  98. Passacaglia semplice
  99. Pastorale on a Hymn by Andreas Willscher
  100. Pastorale (E.M.M.)
  101. Three Pastorales on a German Carol
  102. Pavane for a Duchess at St Andrews
  103. Petit Carillon
  104. Deux petits préludes
  105. Piccola fantasia francescana
  106. Pièce héroïque
  107. Plaint
  108. Planctus IV
  109. Postludium
  110. Postludium on Two Themes
  111. Praeambulum festivum
  112. Praeludium in festo S. Andreae apostoli
  113. Praeludium in festo S. Philippi apostoli (Erik Simmons)
  114. Praeludium in festo S. Philippi apostoli (Philip Hartmann)
  115. Praeludium in festo S. Thomae apostoli
  116. Preghiera
  117. Preghiera pastorale
  118. Preludes and Fugues Nos 1-9
  119. Prélude a la mémoire de Jean Langlais
  120. Prelude Fughetta and Allegro
  121. Prelude in Copper
  122. Prelude on “Das ist köstlich” (Psalm 92)
  123. Prelude on “Dix”
  124. Prelude on “Materna”
  125. Preludio
  126. Preludio con ostinato
  127. Preludio del ricordo
  128. Preludio festivo
  129. Preludio maestoso
  130. Preludio on a a Swedish Tune
  131. Preludio quasi eco
  132. Preludio quieto
  133. Preludio staccato
  134. Prism
  135. Quidnet Shadows
  136. Radegund Variations
  137. Recitative, Op. 1290
  138. Refrains
  139. Remembering
  140. Rhapsody on a German Carol
  141. Three Renaissance Dances
  142. Ricercar a 2
  143. Ricercar a 3
  144. Ricercar a 4
  145. Ricercare in epidiatessaron
  146. Ricercare on Two Czech Hymns
  147. Ricercare piccola sopra un nome
  148. Romanza (Erik Simmons)
  149. Romanza (Philip Hartmann)
  150. Rondeau
  151. Rondino for St. Joseph (on ‘Exordium’ album)
  152. Rondino for St. Joseph (on ‘How Great our Joy’ album)
  153. Rondo estatico
  154. Roundelay
  155. Three St. Francis Legends
  156. St. Michael Antiphonies
  157. A St. Patrick Silhouette
  158. San Andreas Suite
  159. Shoreline Rune
  160. Sinfonia
  161. Sinfonia Concertante
  162. Sketch No. 1
  163. Sketch No. 3
  164. Sketch No. 4, “Zephyr”
  165. Sonata for Tuba and Piano
  166. Sonata da Chiesa
  167. Sonatina No. 1
  168. Sonatina No. 2
  169. Sonatina No. 4 (Erik Simmons)
  170. Sonatina No. 4 (Philip Hartmann)
  171. Sonatina No. 5
  172. Suite in F (Erik Simmons)
  173. Suite in F (Philip Hartmann)
  174. Suite in G
  175. Suite Breve
  176. Suite circulaire
  177. Symphony No. 4
  178. Symphony of Light
  179. Tambourin
  180. Tiento
  181. Tiento de falsas
  182. Toccata, Aria and Finale
  183. Toccata Festiva
  184. Toccata-Rondo
  185. Toccata sequenziale sopra “ut re mi fa”
  186. Trilogy on B-A-C-H
  187. Triptych in honorem Gustav Willcher
  188. Triptych on a Sorbian Carol
  189. Two from the British Isles: Prelude on “Kingsfold”
  190. Two from the British Isles: Postlude on “Hyfrydol
  191. Variations on a Basque Noël
  192. Variations on a Theme of Andreas Willscher
  193. Verset I
  194. Voluntary on a Motet by Andreas Willscher
  195. Voluntary on “Bachofen”
  196. Voluntary on “O du fröhliche”
  197. Three Voluntaries: Slow, Joyful and Moderate
  198. Westminster Carillon
  199. Woodbury Sestina
  200. Yizkor