List of Works

Op. 734Slick Steward (2007) Hymn Tune (LM)

“Too Proud to Beg, Too Weak to Dig”, John Core

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 733Mountains Like These (2007) for Vibraphone5 min.

Jonathan Hess, vibraphone

Dedication: for Mike Perdue

Commission: Commissioned by Mike Perdue

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 732Schumann Serenade (2007) for String Trio6.5 min.

Rosetta Trio

Dedication: for Ford and Susan Schumann

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 731Aspen Mountain (2007) Hymn Tune (65 65 D)

“Many Rivers Running”, John Core

Dedication: for Alan Fletcher

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 730Unfailing Love (2007) Hymn Tune (86 86 86)

“We Sing of an Unfailing Love”, John Core

Dedication: for Frederick Frahm

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 729Desert Rock (2007) Hymn Tune (77 77)

“Spring Forth from the Desert Rock”, John Core

Dedication: for John Core

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 728Wood Bearer (2007) Hymn Tune (SM)

“Like Isaac Bearing Wood”, John Core

Dedication: for Christine Whiteside

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 727Heart Searcher (2007) Hymn Tune (5885 5875)

“You Have Searched My Heart”, John Core

Dedication: for Nancy Granert

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 725Fanfare for DGF (2007) for Band0.5 min.

Harvard Wind Ensemble; Thomas Everett, conductor

Dedication: for Drew Gilpin Faust on her inauguration as the 28th president of Harvard University

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Band Foundation

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 724Fanfare for DGF (2007) for Three Trumpets0.5 min.

Dedication: for Drew Gilpin Faust on her inauguration as the 28th president of Harvard University

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Band Foundation

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 723Gold into Diamonds (2007) for Voice and Piano10 min.

Text by Rebecca Forsythe

  • So Long an Oak
  • Stranger in Egypt
  • Ballad
  • The Lace of Poetry

Dedication: Commissioned by Amanda Forsythe in honor of the birthday of her mother, Rebecca Forsythe

Commission: Commissioned by Amanda Forsythe

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 722Nine Preludes (2007) for Piano26 min.
  • (Flowing)
  • (Fast, nimble)
  • (Funereal) (in memoriam Donald Martino)
  • (Dancing)
  • (Distant, echoing) (for Richard and Dee Wilson)
  • (Moderate, singing, with humor) (for Michael Finnissy)
  • (Slow, very lyrical)
  • (March)
  • (Envoi: Very slow, from afar)

Dedication: for Marilyn Nonken

Commission: Commissioned by Richard Mason

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 721Lauda (2007) for Trombone4 min.

Dedication: for Robert Kozánek

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 720Summer Solstice (2007) for Piano9.5 min.

Dedication: for Jeffrey Jacob

Commission: Commissioned for Jeffrey Jacob

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 719Brass Quintet (2007) for Brass Quintet7 min.

Dedication: for Alan Fletcher

Commission: Commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 718O Lord, Increase My Faith (2007) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.5 min.

Anonymous text

Cambridge Consonance; Jeffrey Grossman, conductor

Dedication: for Rupert Gough and the Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, with infinite thanks

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 717Speckled Wren (2007) Hymn Tune (44 64)

“Clap Hands, All Lands”, John Core

Dedication: for Kent Montgomery French

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 716Rosner (2007) Hymn Tune (76 76 D)

“What Stirred Death’s Still, Deep Ocean”, John Core

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 715Portola Valley (2007) Hymn Tune (86 86 888 6)

“As Moses’ Hymn and Miriam’s Psalm”, John Core

Dedication: for Christ Episcopal Church, Portola Valley, California

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 714Daustin (2007) Hymn Tune (55 10 D)

“O Mother Spirit”, John Core

Dedication: for Dorothy Austin

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 713Talea Rutila (2007) Hymn Tune (11 10 11 10)

“Saint Luke’s Work”, John Core

Dedication: for St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. in "Into the Present Light: Hymn Tunes by Carson Cooman"

Op. 712Winter Sonatina (2007) for Piano5 min.
  • Morning Song
  • Snow Ritual
  • Bright November Day

Dedication: for Marvin and Beata

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 711Springburst (2007) for Piano Trio2 min.

Trio Tulsa

Dedication: for Gwyneth Walker on her 60th birthday

Commission: Commissioned for “Gwyneth Walker: A Celebration of the Music Makers”

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 710Lyric Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano (2007) for Trumpet, Cello, Piano19 min.
  • Red Darkness
  • The Thousand Candles
  • Windswept
  • Whispering Wings
  • Towards Light
  • Let Evening Come

Dedication: for Colby Cooman, Chris Gekker, and the Orenunn Trio

Commission: Commissioned by The Commission Project

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 709Aux Tuileries (2006) for Voice and Piano5 min.

Text by Jean-Thierry Boisseau (in French)

  • Le grand basin
  • Manège
  • Les chaises

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 708Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for Organ5 min.

Dedication: for Joan DeVee Dixon

Commission: Commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 6"

Op. 707Three Songs from “As You Like It” (2006) for Voice and Piano5 min.

Text by William Shakespeare

  • Under the Greenwood Tree
  • Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
  • It Was a Lover and His Lass

Dedication: for Di Trevis

Commission: Commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 706The Doors in the Sky (2007) for Violin3.5 min.

Piotr Szewczyk, violin

Dedication: for Piotr Szewczyk

Commission: Commissioned by Piotr Szewczyk

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 705Sonata in memoriam Daniel Pinkham (2007) for Flute13.25 min.
  • Caprice
  • Folk Arabesques
  • March
  • Aria and Interludes
  • Hootenanny at the Gates of Heaven

Dedication: for Fenwick Smith

Commission: Commissioned by Arcadia Capital

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 704Sonata for Tuba and Piano (2007) for Tuba and Piano15.5 min.
  • Speaking of Sunsets
  • Build Me a Garden
  • Rising at Dawn

Dedication: for Mark Nelson

Commission: Commissioned by Mark Nelson for the Southwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 703The Laidley Wyrm (2007) Musical for Children
Soloists (SS), Chorus, Actors, Trumpet, Piano
35 min.

Book and Lyrics by Randy Northrup

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Op. 702Toccata Brevis (2006) for Harpsichord2.25 min.

Dedication: for Arnold Rosner

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 701Sonata for Trumpet and Trombone (2006) for Trumpet and Trombone8 min.
  • Intradas
  • Motet
  • Cadenzas
  • Flight

Dedication: for Colby and Emily

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 700Moon Shards (2007) for Alto Saxophone, Horn, Trumpet, Percussion, Piano14 min.

IHS Ensemble

Dedication: for Andrew Pelletier

Commission: Commissioned by and dedicated to Andrew Pelletier, funded in part by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at the College of Musical Arts of Bowling Green State University and the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society.

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 699Concert Piece: La Tricotea (2006) for Piano3.75 min.

Dedication: for Jeffrey Grossman

Commission: Commissioned by Jeffrey Grossman

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 698Clausula (2006) for Cello2.5 min.

Oliver Coates, cello

Dedication: for Aram Demirjian

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard University Choir

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 697Unmeasured Preludes (2006) for Harpsichord7 min.
  • (Fantastico molto)
  • (Lento espressivo)
  • (Presto flessibile)

Dedication: for Jeffrey Grossman

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 694Autumn Sun Canticle (2006) for Solo Trumpet and Orchestra
2.2.2.2/0.0.0.0/1perc/strings
5.25 min.

Colby Cooman, trumpet; Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra; Nancy Stelau, conductor

Dedication: in memory of Bob Stata

Commission: Commissioned by The Commission Project

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 692Concerto for Portatif Organ and Strings (2006) for Solo Portatif Organ and String Orchestra14 min.

Nancy Granert, organ; Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Robert Mealy, leader/director

Dedication: for Nancy Granert

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Robert Mealy, director

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 691Flute Concerto (2006) for Solo Flute and Orchestra
2(picc).2+Eh.2+Bcl.2/4.2.2.1/2perc.pno/strings
12.5 min.
  • Chanson
  • Fantasy Variations

Dedication: for Judith von Hopf

Commission: Commissioned by Judith von Hopf for the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 689Shining Silhouette: Mt. Mansfield Sunset (2006) for Clarinet in Eb4.5 min.

Dedication: for Dennis and Stevie on their 10th wedding anniversary

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 688I Have Seen the Lord: a Mary Magdalene Sequence (2006) for SATB Chorus, Alto Saxophone, Organ4.25 min.

Text adapted from the Bible

California Diocesan Choir; Jeffrey Smith, conductor

Dedication: for the installation of the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus as the eighth Bishop of California, July 22, 2006, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California

Commission: Commissioned by the Episcopal Diocese of California

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 686The Kingdom of Justice (2006) for Cantata for SATB Chorus, Soprano and Baritone Soloists, Trumpet, and Organ11 min.

Text adapted from the Bible by Matthew F. Burt

Dawn Farry, soprano; Andrew Chung, baritone; Christopher Wilhite, trumpet; Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Choir, San Jose, California; Michael Burroughs, conductor

Dedication: for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, California, in honor of Edna Pope

Commission: Commissioned by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, California

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 685Shining Space: Quintet for Horn and Strings (2006) for Horn and String Quartet17 min.
  • Bright Morning Sky
  • I Am the Vine
  • Chasing Windflower

Konstantin Sokol, horn and the Ukrainian Quartet

Dedication: for Hazel Dean Davis and Stephen Hackbarth, in celebration of their marriage, June 24, 2006

Commission: Commissioned by Hazel Dean Davis and Stephen Hackbarth

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 684Easter Contemplation on “O Filii et Filiae” (2006) for Organ3.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Joshua Feltman

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "The Organist’s Companion (March 2009 issue)"

Op. 683I Will Pour Out My Spirit (2006) for SATB (or SAB) Chorus and Organ2.75 min.

Text adapted from the Bible: from Acts 2

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: for Mark Hijleh

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 681Bells Beyond the Stars (2006) for Flute and Violin0.75 min.

Download PDF

Dedication: for the New York Miniaturist Ensemble

Publisher: free download

Op. 679Number Pirates (2006) Musical for Children
Chorus, Actors, Piano
35 min.

Text by Randy Northrup

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Op. 678Concerto for Bass Trombone and Six Players (2006) for Solo Bass Trombone and Ensemble
Alto Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Viola, Cello, Contrabass
13 min.

James Siders, bass trombone; Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble; Walter Morales, conductor

Dedication: for Jim Siders

Commission: Commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Music

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 677December Song (2005) for Violin and Piano2 min.

Dedication: for Elizabeth and Morgan, on their engagement

Publisher: Musik Fabrik