List of Works

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. 559Let Praise of God Begin (2004) for SATB Chorus, Youth Chorus(es), and Organ3.75 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for the 10th anniversary of the Royal School of Church Music in America King’s College Summer Course, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Murray and Hazel Somerville, directors, July 2004

Commission: Commissioned by the Royal School of Church Music in America

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