Portals – Carson Cooman Organ Music vol. 11
Carson Cooman is many things musical – organist and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University; writer, critic and consultant, concert organist, and above all a highly prolific composer of music in a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to song.
His organ compositions come in many styles, from liturgical models, to more gritty and substantial pieces such as his organ symphonies, preludes and fugues. This album contains several fine works including the Third Organ Symphony.
Erik Simmons is a superb organist, making his eleventh Cooman organ album for Divine Art. He is playing the wonderful ‘Sun Organ’ of St. Peter & Paul, Görlitz, recorded through the Hauptwerk system.
This is volume 11 of this highly praised series. Volume 12 is a Christmas music album; volume 13 due June 2020.
Find the other volumes and a discount complete set by clicking composer name above or in the composer index.
Track Listing
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Carson Cooman (b.1982):
- Carillon after the Bells of Ulm Cathedral (5:32)
- Legend No. 1 (4:51)
- Tiento de falsas (5:53)
- Preghiera pastorale (6:45)
- Legend No. 2 (4:08)
- Praeludium in festo S. Thomae apostoli (5:55)
- Legend No. 3 (6:03)
- Praeambulum festivum (6:39)
- Legend No. 4 (5:04) Organ Symphony No. 3 ("Portals")
- I. One Teacher (4:57)
- II. With Thanksgiving (4:57)
- III. Humble Yourselves (6:10)
- IV. Speak, and do not be Silent (4:41)
- V. Sing joyfully (5:21)
Reviews
“It’s got a contemplative feel to it – meditative, atmospheric and thoughtful, while not being too heavyweight. Organ music is probably not to everyone’s taste but this programme of work is most un-organ-like in many places, a contemplative CD.
” —Jeremy Condliffe
