Organ Volumes

From 1999–2016, Carson Cooman’s organ music was published primarily by Leupold Editions. Many works are available collected in volumes.

Organ Music, Vol. I is available.
Organ Music, Vol. II is available. (ERRATA LIST – important)
Organ Music, Vol. III is the pedagogical work A Hiker’s Gear
Organ Music, Vol. IV is the pedagogical work The Transportation Age
Organ Music, Vol. V is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. VI is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. VII is available.
Organ Music, Vol. VIII (“Piccoli fiori musicali”) is available.
Organ Music, Vol. IX is available. (ERRATA LIST)
Organ Music, Vol. X is available.

Other works and volumes (and all publications released since 2016) are available from various publishers. Specific publication information is listed on the page for each work.

Many organ publications from after 2016 are available from Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Works for Organ

Op. 905Rondino on “I Love to Tell the Story” (2011) for Organ2.5 min.

Dedication: for the congregation of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee

Commission: Commissioned by Murray Forbes Somerville

Publisher: The Sacred Music Press in "Antiphonies"

Op. 1302Rondino on G (2018) for Organ3 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Roberta Rowland-Raybold

Publisher: Lorenz Publishing Co. in "The Organist’s Library, Vol. 66"

Op. 1122Rondo estatico (2015) for Keyboard2.75 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Jeff and Beth

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Five Festive Organ Pieces, Set 1"

Op. 1468Rondo maestoso (2022) for Organ3 min.

Carson Cooman, organ

Dedication: for Philip Hartmann, marking the new tuba stop for the Link-Gaida organ, Pauluskirche, Ulm, Germany

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 1056Roundelay (2014) for Organ (manuals only)5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Calvert Johnson

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Cambridgeport Collection"

Op. 1124Ruhiger Lobgesang (2015) for SATB Chorus and Keyboard Instrument2.75 min.

Text of Psalm 117:1–2 (Lutherbibel; in German)

The Composers' Choir, Daniel Shaw, conductor

Dedication: für Lothar Graap und den Ökumenischen Chor Schöneiche

Publisher: Strube Verlag in "Zwei Lobgesänge"

Op. 1204San Andreas Suite (2017) for Organ19 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Andreas Willscher

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1084San Francesco a La Verna (2014) for Organ6 min.

Dedication: for Marco Lo Muscio

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 1127Sarabande (in modum benedictionem) (2015) for Organ4 min.

David E. Lamb, organ

Dedication: for Ross Wood

Publisher: The Sacred Music Press in "Antiphonies"

Op. 1344Scherzetto (2019) for Flute and Organ3 min.

Dedication: for Virginia Schaap

Commission: Commissioned by David Schaap

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Five for Flute + Organ"

Op. 1360Scherzetto: Die Nachtigall (2020) for Organ (manuals only)2.25 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Klaus Geitner

Commission: Commissioned for the 13th Sendlinger Orgelnacht, Munich-Sendling, Germany

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 1193Scherzo for the Flutes (2017) for Organ3 or 6.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Thomas Sheehan

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1351Sea Psalms (2020) for Organ14 min.
  • Yonder Is the Sea
  • The Waves of the Sea Were Hushed
  • Through the Great Waters

Dedication: for Hartmut Siebmanns

Commission: Commissioned by Hartmut Siebmanns

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1466Second Transparency (2022) for Organ4 min.

Carson Cooman, organ

Dedication: for Fulvio Caldini

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Three Transparencies"

Op. 360Sedet ad Dexterem Dei Patris (2002) for Violin and Organ2.5 min.

Dedication: for Elizabeth Juliana Cok

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 459Showings of Divine Love (2002) for Viola (Baroque and Modern) and Organ
Dramatic Sacred Tableaux
40 min.
  • Processional
  • Invocation: Julian’s Three Petitions
  • The Visions Descend, the Cross Illumined
  • The Passion, the Blood from the Crown
  • The Temptation
  • The Vision of Divine Love
  • The Attributes of Mercy and Grace
  • Life, Love, and Light: The Return to Time
  • Recessional

Dedication: for Marisa Green

Commission: Commissioned by the Mason Trust

Publisher: Subito Music Corp.

Op. 945Sinfonia (2011) for Organ (opt. pedal)8.5 min.
  • Pavane
  • Air
  • Sarabande

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Professor Helmut Maier

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 8"

Op. 644Sing, O Sing This Blessed Morn (2005) for SATB Chorus and Organ3.5 min.

Text by Christopher Wordsworth

Alfred Singers

Dedication: in celebration and thanks for the ministry of Peggy Krewson as director of music, First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Commission: Commissioned for First Congregational Church, Nantucket

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 1155Sketch No. 1 (2016) for Organ1.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Denis and Rachel

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Franklin Collection"

Op. 1169Sketch No. 2 (2016) for Organ2.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Erik

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Franklin Collection"

Op. 1207Sketch No. 3 (2017) for Organ3 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Luca and Elena, with congratulations

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Franklin Collection"

Op. 1250Sketch No. 4, “Zephyr” (2017) for Organ3.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Erik

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Franklin Collection"

Op. 1459Solitude (2022) for Organ4+ min.

Carson Cooman, organ

Dedication: for Phil Lehenbauer

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 1013Solstice Sonata (2013) for Trumpet and Organ13 min.

Chris Gekker, trumpet; Christian Lane, organ

Dedication: Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for the 2014 Biennial National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts

Commission: Commissioned by the American Guild of Organists

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1287Sommerlicht (2018) for Two Keyboard Instruments3 min.

Dedication: for Burkhard and Petra Mohr

Op. 1436Somnium transiens (2022) for Organ5 min.

Carson Cooman, organ

Dedication: for Benjamin Righetti

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 140Sonata da Chiesa (1999, rev. 2001) for Organ8.5 min.
  • Prelude (“The church prepares to worship God with quiet hearts”)

  • Offertory (“The church contemplates the mystery of the Holy Trinity”)

  • Postlude (“The church praises God with joyful songs”)

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Daniel Pinkham and King’s Chapel, Boston

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music for Daniel Pinkham and King’s Chapel, Boston

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 573Sonata for Violin and Organ (2004) for Violin and Organ20 min.
  • Telescope
  • Ballade for Max (for Peter Maxwell Davies on his 70th birthday)
  • Keep on Shining!

Dedication: for Rupert and Rachel

Commission: Commissioned by Harrison Nelson for the Gough Duo

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 1443Sonata monotematica (2022) for Organ9 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Klaus Geitner

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 991Sonatina No. 1 (2012) for Organ6.5 min.
  • Divertissement
  • Pibroch
  • Carillon-Ostinato

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Thomas Åberg

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 9"

Op. 1016Sonatina No. 2 (2013) for Organ (opt. pedal)8 min.
  • Toccata
  • Sharagan
  • Gigue

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Robby Behrman

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Sonatinas Nos. 2 & 3"

Op. 1049Sonatina No. 3 (2014) for Organ (opt. pedal)6.5 min.
  • Ostinato
  • Dirge
  • Toccatina

Dedication: for Johan-Magnus Sjöberg

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Sonatinas Nos. 2 & 3"

Op. 1234Sonatina No. 4 (2017) for Organ11 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1276Sonatina No. 5 (2018) for Organ12.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Brenda Portman

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1429Sorbian Prelude (2022) for Organ5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Feliks Brojer

Commission: Commissioned by Felix Bräuer

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Three Sorbian Pieces"

Op. 1328Spire (2019) Mosaic for Organ10 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Philip Hartmann and the 50th anniversary of the Walcker organ in Ulm Cathedral, Ulm, Germany

Commission: Commissioned by Philip Hartmann

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Spire and The Lighthouses"

Op. 1120St. Michael Antiphonies (2015) for Organ5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Dr. JanEl B. Will on her 20th anniversary at Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, Virginia

Commission: Commissioned by the Choirs of Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, Virginia

Publisher: The Sacred Music Press in "Antiphonies"

Op. 1306Starfield (2018) Three Meditations for Organ14 min.
  • Arcturus
  • Sigma Octantis
  • Polaris

Dedication: for Thomas Sheehan

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1526Such a Silence, Such a Singing (Shepherd Cry) (2023) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.75 min.

Text by Euan Tait

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor; David von Behren, organ

Dedication: for the 114th Annual Christmas Carol Services of The Memorial Church, Harvard University, December 2023

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 894Suite Breve (2010) for Organ12 min.

Christian Lane, organ

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 7"

Op. 1289Suite circulaire (2018) for Organ14 min.
  • Praeludium
  • Ricercare
  • Toccata

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Elisa Williams Bickers

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1473Suite in C (2022) for Organ10 min.
  • Introit
  • Divertissement
  • Hornpipe

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Philip Hartmann

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1246Suite in F (2017) for Organ11 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Philip Hartmann

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1247Suite in G (2017) for Organ8.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Jay Zoller

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 255Sunburst (2001) for Organ1.75 min.

Dedication: for Robert Allworth

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 1038Symphony for Organ (2013) for Organ21 min.
  • Masque
  • Sarabande
  • Chorale

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Erik Simmons

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1118Tambourin (2015) for Organ2 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Paul Fritts on his birthday

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Cambridgeport Collection"

Op. 224Tarantella Demente (2000) for Organ Duet (four hands, four feet)1.25 min.

Dedication: for the Harvard Organ Society Halloween Concert

Op. 759Te Deum (2008) for 2-part Chorus and Organ5 min.

Text from the Book of Common Prayer (in English)

Convivium Singers; Alexander Norman, conductor

Dedication: for David Ashley White

Commission: Commissioned by the Association of Anglican Musicians

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 330Tenebrae Canticle (2001) for Organ4.25 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Tom and Lois Dykstra

Commission: Commissioned by Rochester Christian Reformed Church

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"