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Carson P. Cooman (born June 12, 1982) is an American composer and organist.
Life and work
Carson Cooman has composed music in nearly all genres, including orchestra, band, chorus, chamber music, works for solo instrument, works for piano and organ, operas and musicals, as well as liturgical works and hymns. His music is published primarily by Musik Fabrik, Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, and Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.
As a concert organist, he has premièred hundreds of works by living composers written specifically for him.
Cooman has also been active as a writer. He has served as editor for Living Music Journal, contemporary music reviewer for American Recorder (journal of the American Recorder Society, and published numerous articles on subjects related to
contemporary music in other publications. His principal research interests have been related to contemporary American and Australian composers.
Numerous commercial recordings of Cooman's music have been released including complete CDs on the Naxos[1], Albany, Zimbel, and Artek labels.
Cooman holds degrees from Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University, and his principal teachers have been Bernard Rands, Judith Weir, Alan Fletcher, and James Willey. He has held positions as composer-in-residence for The Memorial Church at Harvard University and the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston, Massachusetts.
Major works
- A Difficult Miracle (2010) for soprano, baritone, chorus, and ensemble
- A Trip to the Sky (2009) for any solo or combination of instruments
- Viola Quintet (Unquiet Parables) (2009)
- Quintet for Piano and Strings (A Sea Liturgy) (2009)
- Quidnet Shadows (2009) for flugelhorn and harp
- Chasing the Moon Down (2009) for mezzo-soprano, trumpet, and piano
- The Acts of the Apostles (2009) oratorio for baritone, chorus, and chamber orchestra
- The Better Part of Forever (2009) memory piece for mechanical piano
- Triadic Legends (2009) suite for mechanical piano
- Shawkemo Dreaming (2009) for string orchestra
- Ascensions (2009) for chorus and historical instrument ensemble
- The Revelations of Divine Love (Metaphors from Sea and Sky) (2009) oratorio for soprano, baritone, chorus, and chamber orchestra
- Two Dawn Hymns (2008) for cello and piano
- Miacomet Dreaming (2008) for orchestra
- Flying Machine (2008) for orchestra
- Quintet for Bassoon and Strings (2008)
- Enchanted Tracings (Piano Concerto No. 2) (2008) for solo piano and wind ensemble
- In the Midst of Wild Being (2007) for chorus, horn, and harp
- The Litany of Light (2007) for chorus, brass quintet, timpani, and organ
- Oboe Quartet (2007) for oboe and string trio
- Schumann Serenade (2007) for string trio
- Lyric Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano (2007)
- Nine Preludes (2007) for piano
- Brass Quintet (2007)
- Sonata in memoriam Daniel Pinkham (2007) for flute
- Sonata for Tuba and Piano (2007)
- Sonata for Trumpet and Trombone (2006)
- Unmeasured Preludes (2006) for harpsichord
- Concerto for Portatif Organ and Strings (2006)
- Flute Concerto (2006) for flute and orchestra
- The Kingdom of Justice (2006) cantata for SATB choir, trumpet, and organ
- Shining Space: Quintet for Horn and Strings (2006) for horn and string quartet
- Just Now (2006) for chorus and orchestra
- Concerto for Bass Trombone and Six Players (2006)
- Symphony No. 3, "Ave Maris Stella" (2005) for chamber orchestra
- Pittsburgh Concerto (2005) for orchestra
- Sonata for Flute and Piano (2005)
- Piano Concerto (2005) for solo piano and strings
- Fourth Piano Sonata (2005)
- Folk Fantasies (2005) for solo euphonium, percussion, and string quartet
- Sonata for Solo Violin (2005)
- Rossini in the Kitchen (2005) comic monodrama in one act (libretto by Mark Schweizer)
- Cerulean: Double Percussion Concerto (2005)
- Clarinet Concerto (2004) for clarinet and string orchestra
- Solar Visions (2004) for woodwind quintet
- Remembering Tomorrow: Trombone Concerto (2004)
- Symphony No. 2, "Litanies of Love and Rain" (2004) for orchestra
- Sonata for Violin and Organ (2005)
- Horn Trio (2005) for violin, horn, and piano
- Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2004)
- Sonata No. 2 for Trumpet and Piano (2004)
- Spectrum: Concerto-Cantata for Oboe, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra (2003-04) (text by Richard Leach)
- Foresight Spinning: Meditations for Contrabass and Ensemble (2004)
- Thieves (2004) chamber opera in one act (libretto by Mark Schweizer)
- Desiring the Solicitude of Rain (2003) for tenor and chamber orchestra (text by Kathleen Wakefield)
- Symphony of Light (2003) for string orchestra
- New World Carols: An American Christmas Triptych (2003) for choir and organ
- Threads: Concerto for Orchestra (2003)
- Dr. Magic (2003), chamber opera in one act (libretto by Joyce Carol Oates)
- Enchanted Pathways: Concerto for Horn and Ensemble (2002)
- Sankaty Dreaming (String Quartet No. 4) (2002)
- Showings of Divine Love (2002) dramatic sacred tableaux for viola and organ
- Seascape Passion: Midday Brightness (Third Piano Sonata) (2002)
- Canticle: Mosaic in Remembrance and Hope (2002) for SATB choir and flute
- Bernini's Angels (2002) for two pianos
- Poor Bibi (2002), chamber opera in one act (libretto by Joyce Carol Oates)
- Wild Sunrises (2002) for organ
- Dances of the Holy Fool: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002)
- Dark December: Ignis Dei (2002) processional doubles for mixed sextet
- Songlines, Sun Dreaming (2001) for orchestra
- Enchanted Gardens (2001) for cello and piano
- Silver Lagoons: Trumpet Concerto (2001)
- Dream Etudes, Book II (2001) for piano
- Trenton Quintet (2001) for mixed quintet
- See the Promised Dawn Arise (2000) chamber opera for the church (in collaboration with Sandra Gay)
- Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (2000)
- Concerto Grosso (2000) for solo group and orchestra
- Quintet for Trumpet and Strings (1999)
- The Waterville Organbook (1999) for organ
- Sonata for Brass Choir (1999)
- Earth Canticle: Concerto Brevis for Trumpet and Orchestra (1999)
- Concerto for Bass Saxophone and Strings (1999)
- Paradoxes: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1998)
- Biblicals: Concerto for Solo Piano in Five Movements (1998)
- Barnyard Episodes: Sonata for Contrabassoon and Piano (1998)
- Joy of Humankind: Brief Transport for Orchestra (1998)
- Kayser Variations (1997) for piano
- Oakdale Sketchbook (1997) for piano
- A Nantucket Prelude (1996) for piano
- Suite for Strings (1995) for string orchestra
Selected works of other composers commissioned & premiered
- Robert Allworth - Suite for Organ (St. Michael the Archangel) (2000) for organ
- Keith Barnard - Organ Concerto: The Purest Rays of Peach-Ruby-Violet and Gold (2004) for organ and strings
- Denis Bédard - Suite de concert (2006) for organ
- Larry Thomas Bell - Liturgical Suite (2004) for organ
- Al Benner - Ephesians 5:19 (1999) for piano
- Peter Blauvelt -- Four Preludes for Organ (2000)
- Jean-Thierry Boisseau -- Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Percussion (2005)
- Wolfgang Bottenberg -- Partita on Lo, How a Rose (1999) for organ
- John Carbon -- Autumn Landscapes (2003) for organ
- Gian Paolo Chiti -- Two Liturgical Pieces (2005) for organ
- David Cope -- Symphonic Movements (1998-99) for organ and orchestra
- Joseph Dangerfield -- MicroSuite (2010) for organ
- Chris Dench -- compostela/finisterre (2005-06) for organ
- Emma Lou Diemer -- Variations on Coatue (2001) for organ
- John S. Dixon -- Musica Divina (2001) for organ
- Andrew Downes -- Introduction and Allegro (2007) for organ
- Pozzi Escot -- Mirabilis IV (2006) for organ
- Alfred V. Fedak -- Variations on a Ground (2001) for organ
- Alan Fletcher -- Carnegie Fanfare (2005) for organ
- Frederick Frahm -- The Conflict of Convictions: Toccata for Organ (2001)
- Mark Fromm -- Fromme Hildegard (2007) for organ
- Nancy Galbraith -- Prelude and Fugue (2005) for organ
- Jack Gallagher -- Malambo-Hommage (2000) for piano
- Daniel E. Gawthrop -- Sketchbook IV (2004) for organ
- Sandra Gay -- Concerto for Organ and Chamber Orchestra (2000)
- Philip Goddard -- The Great Wilderness (2000) for organ
- Marisa Green -- Awake the Dawn (2003) for trumpet and piano
- Piotr Grella-Mozejko -- Three Nocturnal Postludes (2004) for organ
- Daron Aric Hagen -- A Christmas Vigil (2000) for organ
- Ron Hannah -- Improvisation No. 1 (1997) for organ
- Jennifer Higdon -- Trumpet Songs (2004) for trumpet and piano
- Mark Hijleh -- ...of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues... (Organ Concerto) for organ and orchestra
- Dorothy Hindman -- Swell (2004) for organ
- Alistair Hinton -- Festal Fanfare (2005) for organ
- Stanley M. Hoffman -- Intermezzo (1999) for organ
- Lynn Job -- By the Road to Ephrath (2003) for organ
- Stephen F. Kemp -- Sonata No. 2 (1998) for piano
- Jukka-Pekka Kervinen -- next (2001) for organ
- Thomas Oboe Lee -- Fantasia (2001) for organ
- Ruth Lomon -- AWAKE! (2002) for organ
- Jean-Yves Malmasson -- Trois Figurines (2005) for organ
- Pamela J. Marshall -- Meditations (2005) for organ
- Edward P. Mascari -- Sonata for Organ (2001)
- Colin Mawby -- Variations on an Original Theme (2004) for organ
- Robinson McClellan -- Organ Mass (2005)
- Joseph Pehrson -- Organum (2002) for organ
- Ronald Perera -- Aria (2005) for organ
- Daniel Pinkham -- Aria and Interlude (2001) for organ
- Bruce Polay -- Suite of Preludes (2002) for organ
- John Polito 2 -- Prayers Over Water (1999-2001) for organ
- Thomas L. Read -- Prelude and Moto Perpetuo (2004) for organ
- Wieslaw Rentowski -- Tu Es Petra (2005) for organ
- Gordon Rumson -- Six Peripheral Preludes and Concluding Fugue (2002) for organ
- Godwin Sadoh -- Nigerian Suite No. 2 (2005) for organ
- Elliott Schwartz -- Squaring the Cycles (2006) for organ, trumpet, and flexible ensemble
- Martha Sobaje -- Ceremonial Pieces (2005) for organ
- David Warin Solomons -- Not Quite French Suite (2001) for organ
- Peter Pindar Stearns -- Fantasy Fugue on Lobe den Herren (2000) for organ
- Misha V. Stefanuk -- Organbooks II & III (1998) for organ
- Andrew Stiller -- Dr. Stiller His Gadget (2000) for organ
- Hilary Tann -- Pinnae Ventorum (2003) for organ
- Alan Taylor -- Friends and Influences (1999) for piano
- Joe Utterback -- Beside Still Waters (2001) for organ
- Patricia Van Ness -- Visions of Revelation (2009) for organ
- Gwyneth Walker -- Morning Songs (2001) for organ
- Paul Wehage -- Suite Latignacienne (2003) for organ
- James Yannatos -- Prelude and Toccata (2001) for organ
- Carlton R. Young -- Four Voluntaries on Gospel Hymns (2004) for organ
- Man-ching (Donald) Yu -- Recalling from the Dream (2005) for trumpet and piano
- Mark Zuckerman -- S'lichah (2004) for organ
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