List of Works

Op. 589Solar Visions (2004) for Woodwind Quintet12 min.
  • Recitatives and Chorales
  • Serenata
  • Dance

Dedication: for the Arcadian Winds

Commission: Commissioned by the Arcadian Winds

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 588O Sleep, Dear Holy Baby (2004) for Organ (manuals only)2.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Mike Hill

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "The Keyboardist’s Year (September 2006 issue)"

Op. 587All My Heart This Night Rejoices (2004) for Organ (manuals only)2.25 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Marisa

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 586Be Present, Holy Trinity (2004) for SATB Chorus and Organ3.75 min.

Text from an 11th century hymn, trans. John M. Neale

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

Dedication: for Martha Sobaje

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 585Easter Triumph! Easter Joy! (2004) for SATB Chorus and Organ3 min.

Text by the composer

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

Dedication: for Matthew F. Burt and the choir of Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda, California

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 584Giant Colored Bird (2004) for Guitar6 min.

Dedication: for Karin Schaupp

Commission: Commissioned for Karin Schaupp

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 582Canzona (2004) for Horn Sextet3.5 min.

Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir; Dennis Abelson, conductor

Dedication: for Dennis Abelson and the Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir

Commission: Commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 581Dionis Dreaming (2004) for Two Guitars10.75 min.
  • Obsessions and Memories
  • Dune Dream (Fragment in the Sand)
  • North Shore (Cantilena)
  • Spirit and Release

Dedication: for James Ferla and John Marcinizyn

Commission: Commissioned for the Ferla-Marcinizyn Guitar Duo

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 580Remembering Tomorrow: Trombone Concerto (2004) for Solo Trombone and Orchestra
2.1.1.1/1.1.0.0/1perc.timp/strings
10 min.

Robert Kozánek, trombone; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor

Dedication: for Haim Avitsur

Commission: Commissioned by Haim Avitsur

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 579Dawn Game (2004) for Wind Ensemble
3+Picc.2.3+Bcl.2.AATBar saxes/4.4.2.1.2euph/timp.3perc.pno
6.5 min.

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble; Denis Colwell, conductor

Dedication: for Denis Colwell and the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

Commission: Commissioned for the Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 578Festive Processional (2004) for Trumpet and Organ3.25 min.

Dedication: for Drew Fennell

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 577Two Preludes (2004) for Chimes or Carillon4 min.

Carson Cooman, chimes

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Dedication: for David Schaap

Commission: Commissioned by David Schaap

Publisher: free download

Op. 576Adam Lay Ybounden (2004) for SATB Chorus and Organ
Alt. 1: SATB Chorus, Brass Quartet, and Organ; Alt. 2: SATB Chorus and Orchestra (orch. Waite)
2 min.

Text of an anonymous 15th century medieval carol

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

Dedication: for Robert Delcamp and the University Choir, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, Christmas 2004

Commission: Commissioned by University of the South

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 574Symphony No. 2, “Litanies of Love and Rain” (2004) for Orchestra
2.1.2.1/2.2.0.0/1perc/strings
11 min.

Dedication: for Marisa

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

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. 572Horn Trio (2004) for Violin, Horn, Piano20 min.

Penny Thompson Kruse, violin; Andrew Pelletier, horn; Shiau-uen Ding, piano

Dedication: for Joseph Pehrson and Patrick Hardish

Commission: Commissioned by Harrison Nelson for Composers Concordance

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 571Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2004) for Trumpet and Piano12 min.

Jordan Winkler, trumpet; Donna Amato, piano

Dedication: for James Thompson

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 570Waiting for October (2004) for Flute and Guitar5 min.

Annette Heim, flute; Bret Heim, guitar

Dedication: for the Heim Duo

Commission: Commissioned for the Heim Duo

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 568Madaket Morning (2004) for Organ2.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Joe Utterback on his 60th birthday

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

Op. 567Four Sunsets (2004) for Clarinet5 min.
  • (Flexible, fantastic)
  • (Deathly still)
  • (Vivacious)
  • (Sad, gentle, distant)

Dedication: for Alexander Brash

Publisher: Wehr’s Music House

Op. 566Festive Processional (2004) for Organ3.25 min.

Dedication: for Wayne Leupold

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 565Fantasy on “Nassau” (2004) for Organ and Four-Part Band4.5 min.

Dedication: for Wayne Leupold and Kernersville Moravian Church, Kernersville, NC

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 564St. Maur (2004) Hymn Tune (10 6 10 6)

“I Can No Longer Celebrate Myself”, John Core

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

Op. 563Beckoning Summer (2004) for Alto Saxophone2 min.

Paul Wehage, saxophone

Dedication: for Laura on her 21st birthday

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 562The Transportation Age (2004) for Organ and Opt. Narrator6 min.
  • An Automobile
  • An Airplane
  • A Bus
  • A Bicycle
  • A Subway

Dedication: for Christina and Jacob Burley

Commission: Commissioned by Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

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