List of Works

Op. 749Erie Water – Mule Tales of the Empire State’s Glorious Canal (2008) Musical for Children
Chorus, Actors, Piano
35 min.

Book and Lyrics by Randy Northrup

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Op. 748Clausula III (2007) for Cello2 min.

Olga Shutko, cello

Dedication: for Oliver Coates and Court Lane Music (in memoriam Andrew Imbrie)

Commission: Commissioned by Court Lane Music

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 747Elegia (2007) for Organ5.75 min.

Dedication: for Nancy Granert, in memory of Craig Smith (1947-2007)

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

Op. 746There Is Much in the World (2007) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard1.75 min.

Text by the composer

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Gwyneth Walker

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 745In the Midst of Wild Being (2007) for SATB Chorus, Horn, Harp10 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

King's Chapel Choir; Heinrich Christensen, conductor

Dedication: for the King’s Chapel Concert Series, Heinrich Christensen, director, and Choral Arts New England in memory of Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)

Commission: Commissioned by King’s Chapel and Choral Arts New England

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 744O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (2007) for 2-part Chorus and Keyboard1.5 min.

Text by George Matheson

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Mark Schweizer

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 743Jesus is Here! (2007) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard2 min.

Text by the composer

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Hazel Somerville

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 741Toccata-Fantasy on a Medieval Welsh Carol (2007) for Organ6.25 min.

Harry Lyn Huff, organ

Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones and Amanda Forsythe

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

Op. 740When the Perfect Comes (2007) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.75 min.

Text adapted from the Bible by Matthew F. Burt

Harvard University Choir and Alumni; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: for Peter J. Gomes in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of his ordination to the ministry, 1968–2008

Commission: Commissioned by Peter J. Gomes

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 739If Ye Love Me (2007) for SA Voices and Drone2 min.

Text from the Bible: John 14:15–17a

Radcliffe Choral Society; Kevin Leong, conductor

Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 738Clausula II (2007) for Cello2 min.

Olga Shutko, cello

Dedication: for Ezra Sims on his 80th birthday

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 737The Litany of Light (2007) for SATB Chorus, Baritone and Soprano Soloists, Brass Quintet, Timpani, and Organ13 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

  • Meditation
  • Memory’s Torch
  • The Swift Seasons
  • The Sounds of Highest Praise

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: in celebration of its 75th anniversary (1932-2007) and dedicated to the Harvard University Choir, Edward Elwyn Jones, Gund University Organist and Choirmaster

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 736River Song: Remembering Dennis Abelson (2007) for Horn4 min.

Dedication: in memory of Dennis Abelson and for his many students and friends to remember him

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 735Oboe Quartet (2007) for Oboe and String Trio16 min.

Dedication: for Louis Karchin

Commission: Commissioned with support from Richard Mason

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

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