List of Works

Op. 561Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (2004) for Violin and Piano12 min.

Ostap Shutko, violin; Natalia Tolmacheva, piano

Dedication: for Ostap Shutko

Commission: Commissioned for Ostap Shutko

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 560The Sky About to Open (2004) for Orchestra
1.1.1.0/2.1.0.0/1perc/strings
2 min.

Kiev Philharmonic; Robert Ian Winstin, conductor

Dedication: for Judith Weir on her 50th birthday

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 558Missa Brevis (“Trottier”) (2004) for SATB Chorus and Organ7.25 min.

Text from the Book of Common Prayer (Rite II)

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

Dedication: in celebration of the Rev. François Trottier’s installation as rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ascension Day, 2004

Commission: Commissioned by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 556In the Absence of Your Ringing (2004) for Carillon5 min.

Neil Thornock, carillon

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Dedication: for the Friends of the Albany City Carillon and Charles Semowich

Commission: Commissioned by the Friends of the Albany City Carillon

Publisher: free download

Op. 555Two Fragments (2004) for Guitar Quartet4 min.

Carnegie Mellon Guitar Quartet

Dedication: for the Corona Guitar Kvartet

Commission: Commissioned by the Corona Guitar Kvartet

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 554Exsultet (2004) for Piano and Stereo Tape5 min.

Anthony Cheung, piano

Dedication: for Anthony

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 553Proclamation (2004) for Oboe2.5 min.

Dedication: for Toni Marie Marchioni

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 552Trio: in memoriam Dirk Flentrop (2004) for Organ2.75 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: in memory of Dirk Andries Flentrop (1910-2003)

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 5"

Op. 550Spectrum (2003-04) for Concerto-Cantata for Oboe, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra
Solo Oboe, SATB Chorus, Solo Mezzo-Soprano, and Chamber Orchestra (1.1.0.0/1.1.0.0/2perc/strings)
17 min.

Text by Richard Leach

  • In the Beginning
  • Rainbow
  • Darkness is Not Dark
  • The Man Born Blind
  • The Sun Grew Dark
  • Easter
  • The City With No Night

Toni Marie Marchioni, oboe; Andrea Coleman, mezzo-soprano; JK Paine Players; Marisa Green, conductor

Dedication: for friends and colleagues, 2000-04

Commission: Commissioned with the support of Thomas Masterman

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 549Foresight Spinning: Meditations for Contrabass and Ensemble (2004) for Solo Contrabass and Ensemble
Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Cello
9.5 min.
  • Prologue
  • Glimpses
  • Canto
  • Realities
  • Epilogue

Doug Balliett, contrabass; Callithumpian Consort; Stephen Drury, conductor

Dedication: for Bernard Rands on his 70th birthday and for Douglas Balliett to play

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 548A Hiker’s Gear (2004) for Organ and Opt. Narrator8.5 min.

Text by the composer

  • Introduction: The Great Outdoors
  • The Hat
  • The Boots
  • The Backpack
  • The Jacket
  • Gorp
  • The Hike: Onward and Upward

Dedication: in memory of “Uncle Bill” Matthews

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 544Thieves (2004) Chamber Opera in One Act
Soloists (Mez, T or B, Bar) and Piano or Mixed Trio (Flute, Cello, Piano)
20 min.

Libretto by Mark Schweizer

Emma Woo, mezzo-soprano; Micah John Walter, baritone; Andy Troska, tenor; Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

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Dedication: for Kevin and Nancy Cooman

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 543In the Light (2004) for Piano and Organ4 min.

Dedication: for Duo Majoya

Commission: Commissioned for Duo Majoya

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 542Desiring the Solicitude of Rain (2003-04) for Solo Tenor and Chamber Orchestra
0.1.1.0/1.1.0.0/1perc/strings
10.5 min.

Text by Kathleen Wakefield

Dedication: for John

Commission: Commissioned by John McMunn

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 541Tombeau-Aria (2003) for String Quartet3 min.

Dedication: in memory of Meyer Kupferman

Commission: Commissioned for the Premieres Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 540Remember? (2003) Musical for Children
Chorus, Actors, Piano
35 min.

Book and Lyrics by Randy Northrup

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Op. 539Stories in the Stars (2003) for Children's Chorus (2-part) and Piano, with Opt. Narrator(s)18 min.

Text by Randy Northrup

  • Stories in the Stars
  • Leaves of Red
  • Look at Me
  • Star Tenders

Dedication: for Betty English

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Publisher: Fred Bock Music Company

Op. 538Beyond All Knowing (2003) for Chamber Orchestra
0.0.2.0/0.0.0.0/1perc/strings
8 min.

Dedication: for Matthew Burt

Commission: Commissioned by Richard Mason

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 537Amisar (2003) Hymn Tune (CM)

“The Joyful Exchange”, Gracia Grindal

Dedication: for Marisa, Christmas 2003

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "At Dawn of Grace: Hymn Tunes of Carson Cooman"

Op. 536Lowest Highest (2003) Hymn Tune (4443 765)

“Lowest Highest”, Richard Leach

Dedication: for Sandy, Christmas 2003

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

Op. 534Dreaming Eternity (2003) for Organ4 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Nick Gossen, Christmas 2003

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 2"

Op. 533Elwyn (2003) Hymn Tune (77 77)

“Guide My Lips, O God, in Prayer”, Daniel B. Merrick

Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "At Dawn of Grace: Hymn Tunes of Carson Cooman"

Op. 531Reclimbing Mayflower Hill (2003) for Trumpet and Stereo Tape2.75 min.

Chrix Finne, trumpet

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 530Too Upset for Words (2003) for Alto Saxophone (or Clarinet), Guitar, and Piano5 min.
  • Rages
  • Reflections

Dedication: for Aris Carastathis and the Lakehead University New Music Ensemble

Commission: Commissioned by the Lakehead University New Music Ensemble

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 529Anglican Psalm Chant No. 4 (2003) Psalm Chant (Double)

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Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones

Publisher: free download

Op. 528Prayer of Julian of Norwich (2003) for SAB Chorus and Organ2 min.

Text by Julian of Norwich

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

Dedication: for Russell Schulz-Widmar

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 527Windswept: Legend of Sea and Sky (2003) for Violin and Guitar4.75 min.

Dedication: for Duo46

Commission: Commissioned by Duo46

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 526Partita (2003) for Baroque Flute6 min.
  • Cantus
  • Ludus

Dedication: for Dolores Zdancewicz

Commission: Commissioned by Dolores Zdancewicz

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 524Silver Incantation (2003) for Bassoon5 min.

Dedication: for Brad Balliett

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 523Turning Sunwards (2003) for Horn6.5 min.

Dedication: for John Aubrey

Commission: Commissioned for John Aubrey

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 522Prism (2003) for Organ7 min.

Dedication: for Robert Jan August

Commission: Commissioned by Robert Jan August

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 5"

Op. 521Orbital (2003) for Orchestra
2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/1perc/3obbligato vlns/strings
4 min.

Dedication: for Georges Lentz

Commission: Commissioned by New Music Tomorrow

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 520Into One Crimson Flame (2003) for Bass Clarinet4 min.

Dedication: for Ros Dunlop

Commission: Commissioned by Frederick Butler

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 519Four Aphoristic Inventions (2003) for String Quartet4 min.
  • Disparate Conversation
  • Mountain Climber (Unyielding Peak)
  • Wishing Well
  • Guillotine

Dedication: for Elliott Gyger

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 518A Prayer for Light (2003) for Soprano and Organ3 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for Amanda Forsythe

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 517O Bone Jesu (2003) for SATB Chorus and Organ3 min.

Traditional text (in Latin)

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

Dedication: for Nancy B. Granert and the choir of Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 516Dream-Tombeau: Crucifixus (2003) for Piano22 min.

Dedication: for Gordon Rumson

Commission: Commissioned for Gordon Rumson

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 515New World Carols: An American Christmas Triptych (2003) for SATB Chorus and Organ10 min.

Text by Abner P. Cobb, Fanny Crosby, and Phillips Brooks

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

Dedication: for Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Edward E. Jones, and the Harvard University Choir for the 94th Annual Carol Services, The Memorial Church, Harvard University, December 2003

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church for the Harvard University Carol Services, 2003

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 511Hyannis (2003) Hymn Tune (566 D)

“If We Drank Your Love”, Richard Leach

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

Op. 510Canalscape: Soliloquy for String Quartet (2003) for String Quartet5.25 min.

Dedication: for the Fairport High School String Quartet

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Club of Rochester

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 509Your Hands, O Lord, in Days of Old (2003) for 2-part Chorus and Keyboard2.75 min.

Text by Edward H. Plumptre

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Mark Schweizer

Commission: Commissioned by William Fletcher

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 508Peter Folger (2003) Hymn Tune (6684 6664)

“All Creation Trembles”, Calvin Seerveld

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

Op. 507Old North Vestry (2003) Hymn Tune (999 D with refrain)

“Jesus Christ Is Our Story”, Brian Wren

Publisher: Hope Publishing Company

Op. 506West Chester Street (2003) Hymn Tune (LM)

“In Christ We Live”, Brian Wren

Publisher: Hope Publishing Company

Op. 505Bell Mosaic (2003) for Piano2 min.

Dedication: for Peter and Marina, with heartiest congratulations, October 8, 2003

Op. 504Anglican Psalm Chant No. 3 (2003) Psalm Chant (Double)

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Dedication: for the choir of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Publisher: free download

Op. 503Faith, Hope, Love (2003) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Richard Leach

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

Dedication: for Mark Stanisz and the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 502A Benediction (2003) for SAB Chorus Unaccompanied0.75 min.

Text from the Bible: I Thessalonians 5:23-24

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks LLC

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Dedication: for Dan Gawthrop

Publisher: free download

Op. 501Distant Glittering Orbs (2003) for Alto Flute5.5 min.

Laurel Ann Maurer, flute

Dedication: for Laurel Ann Maurer

Commission: Commissioned by Frederick Butler

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 500Threads: Concerto for Orchestra (2003) for Orchestra
3(picc).2.2.2/4.3.3.1/timp.2perc/strings
14 min.

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor

Dedication: for Ken Brown and the Fairport High School Orchestra and in memory of Frank E. Cooman and John G. Pierce

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Club of Rochester

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing