Carson Cooman

Carson Cooman (b. 1982) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—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 music appears on over forty recordings, including more than twenty complete CDs on the Naxos, Albany, Artek, Gothic, Divine Art, Métier, Diversions, Convivium, Altarus, 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 1,200 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.

Titles:

• 2000 X146005 – Therefore Let Us Keep the Feast: a liturgical meditation for contrabassoon and organ
• 2002 X532003 – Light Inaccessible
• 2000 X221005 – Meditation on “Wondrous Love”
• 2001 X140005 – May Song
• 2003 X126001 – Sonata for English Horn and Piano
• 2000 X430008 – A Carson Cooman Organ Album
• 1999 X530021 – Plainsong Variations
• 1999 X411003 – Hallelujah Shout
• 2000 X503020 – Equinox Dances
• 2003 R01293 – Beyond All Knowing
• 1999 X540007 – Codex
• 1999 X230003 – Kyrie
• 2003 X410083 – Dream-Tombeau Crucifixus
• 2004 X511033 – Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano
• 2004 X063029 – Horn Trio (Horn, Violin and Piano)
• 2002 X670501 – Enchanted Pathways: Concerto for Horn and Ensemble, Op. 474
• 2001 R01195 – Songlines, Sun Dreaming
• 2002 X120007 – Dream Etudes, Book IV
• 2004 R01294 – Foresight Spinning: Meditations for Contrabass and Ensemble
• 2005 X221010 – Three Intermezzi for Trumpet and Piano Pno Sc/Pts
• 2000 X131013 – Two Seasonal Sketches, Set I
• 2001 X111014 – Brightnesses
• 2000 R01168 – Concerto Grosso
• 2000 X641801 – Gladly, The Cross-Eyed Bear for Clarinet, Trumpet, Xylophone and Piano
• 2002 X511037 – Two Pieces for Violin and Organ
• 2001 X211004 – Of Ice and Silver Swans
• 2003 R01256 – Symphony of Light
• 2002 X240006 – Dream Etudes, Book III
• 2001 R01196 – Silver Lagoons: Trumpet Concerto (piano reduction)
• 2000 X241003 – Divertimento for Tuba and Piano
• 2001 X531018 – Enchanted Gardens
• 2004 X511035 – Sonata for Violin and Organ
• X772004 – Dawn Game
• 2001 R01174 – Night Songs
• 1999 X410073 – For Gwyneth
• 2002 X504048 – Sankaty Dreaming (String Quartet No. 4)
• 1999 X940019 – O rubor sanguinis
• 1999 X642706 – Forgotten Runes for Clarinet and Piano Trio
• 2000 R01162 – Invocation for Alto Flute and Organ
• 2001 X540009 – Tropes and Collects
• 2000 X940018 – Two Harvard Motets
• 2001 X221006 – Prophesies
• 1999 X120006 – Ideas: Short Etudes for Solo Oboe, Book II
• 2004 R01352 – Clarinet Concerto
• 1999 X221004 – Netherlands Travelogue
• 1999 R01164 – Sea Findings
• 2000 X814034 – Two Vergil Songs
• 2001 X065031 – Trenton Quintet for Flute, Clarinet and Piano Trio
• 2002 X410026 – Seascape Passion: Midday Brightness (Third Piano Sonata)
• 2002 X116001 – A Piccolo Celebration
• 1999 X655003 – Quintet for Trumpet and Strings
• 2005 X114002 – Dawn Rituals
• 1999 X504036 – Lagniappe
• 2001 X561002 – Prayers
• 2000 X151017 – Fantasia on American Hymns
• 2001 X131014 – Two Seasonal Sketches Set II
• 2003 R01292 – Threads: Concerto for Orchestra
• 2000 X741001 – Celestial Meditations (Nine-Brass Choir and Organ)
• 2005 X676001 – Meditation and Rejoicing for Brass Quintet, Timpani and Organ
• 2004 R01291 – Desiring the Solicitude of Rain
• 2001 X103004 – Concertino for Three (Flute, Oboe and Bassoon)
• 1999 X940017 – Three Passiontide Motets
• 1999 X814035 – Two Catullus Songs
• 2001 X511024 – Sonata for Violin and Piano
• 2004 X219001 – Canzona for Horn Sextet
• 2000 X504037 – Light in the Morning: Third String Quartet
• 2001 X642707 – Lairs of Flavor for Clarinet and Piano Trio
• 2000 X221003 – Two Psalms
• 2004 X221009 – Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
• 2000 X430009 – Water Music
• 2000 X130015 – Dream Etudes
• 1999 X410075 – Chorale Preludes
• 2004 R01295 – Spectrum: Concerto-Cantata for Oboe, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra
• 1998 X146003 – Barnyard Episodes: Sonata for Contrabassoon and Piano
• 2001 X506004 – Leaves of Light
• 1999 X420002 – Triptych for Harpsichord
• 2002 X221011 – Voices of the Trumpet
• 2001 X121004 – Antics
• 2000 X146004 – Divertimento for Contrabassoon and Piano
• 1999 R01163 – The Great Wilno
• 2001 X204001 – Midsummer Songs
• 2001 X410074 – Dream Etudes, Book II
• 2004 X131015 – Lyric Pieces
• 2000 X510025 – Vigils
• 2001 R01169 – Zest: Fanfare for Orchestra