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James Cook

James Cook (b.1963) briefly studied composition at Oxford University during the Hilary Term of 1994. Prior to that he composed works which include ‘A Carrollean Symphony’, ‘Symphony in Yellow’ and the ‘Jude the Obscure Symphony’. After his stint at Oxford he wrote sacred vocal music, much of which has been released on the Divine Art and Diversions labels. From the year 2000 he turned to writing organ music and in 2006 completed a sequence of nine organ symphonies, four of which have also been released by Divine Art. Since 2010 he has concentrated on composing opera, four of which make up a cycle of Biblical operas. His first opera, ‘Dorothy’ was performed by Secret Opera at Theatre N16 in London in December 2015.

Recordings

Works List:

  1. A Carrollean Symphony : Prelude
  2. Abishag – Closing Scene
  3. Abishag – David’s Liebestod
  4. Abishag – Opening Scene
  5. Body of Divinity (part)
  6. Body of Divinity (part)
  7. Body of Divinity: In heaven shall all be Love
  8. Cantiones Ecclesiasticae (part)
  9. Dipsalma: Heavenly Geometry
  10. Dipsalma: Plerophoria
  11. Diptych
  12. Dyad, for organ and harp
  13. Enchiridion (part)
  14. Gradualia, book 2 (part)
  15. Gradualia, book 3 (part)
  16. Heaven and Hell Epitomised (Two Sacred Lessons)
  17. Heaven’s Eternal Sunshine
  18. Hymnus Divinus
  19. Hymnsongs (part)
  20. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life
  21. Jane the Quene – Gentle Mr Aylmer
  22. Jane the Quene – Love’s Farewell
  23. Lachrymae (part)
  24. Liebestod Symphony (Song cycle)
  25. Man’s Fourfold State: Suite for Organ
  26. 7 Motets of Sacred Love – nos 1-6
  27. Organ Symphony
  28. Organ Symphony No. 8 (“Olympian”) 
  29. Organ Symphony No. 9 (“Apollonian”) 
  30. Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (part)
  31. Psalmodia Sacra: five songs
  32. Quaternion (played by Rufus Frowde)
  33. Quaternion: Exequy and Euphony (played by Samuel Hayes)
  34. Requiems and Placebo Songs (part)
  35. 2 Sacred Fancies
  36. 12 Spheric Anthems (part)
  37. Sinfonia Lacrimosa
  38. Sinfonietta
  39. Symphonia Melodia
  40. Symphony for Organ and Harp
  41. There is a World above the Sun
  42. Trilogy for Organ and Harp
  43. Triptych (part)
  44. Triptych (part)
  45. Vespers
  46. 2 Voluntaries