List of Works

Op. 268Jesus Is the Sunlight (2001) for Organ
(on a hymn tune of Alfred V. Fedak)
3.25 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for David Schaap

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 267From Past to Future (2001) for Organ
(on hymn tunes of Alfred V. Fedak)
8.5 min.

Dedication: for St. Michael’s Church, on the re-dedication of the chancel organ

Commission: Commissioned by St. Michael’s Church for the chancel organ re-dedication with gifts of the congregation

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 266Christ, We Wait (2001) for Voice and Organ3.5 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for Frederick and Susan Frahm

Publisher: SMP Press

Op. 265Elegy (2001) for Organ2.25 min.

Dedication: for Marnie Giesbrecht

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 264Jaunts (2001) for Mandolin Quintet5 min.

Dedication: for the Sydney Mandolins, with much admiration

Commission: Commissioned for the Sydney Mandolins

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 263Silver Lagoons: Trumpet Concerto (2001) for Solo Trumpet and Orchestra
2.2.2.2/2.0.2.0/strings
16 min.
  • Prelude-Visions
  • Soliloquy
  • Prophesies-Vignettes (for Jeffrey Silberschlag)

Bruce Briney, trumpet; Knox-Galesburg Symphony; Bruce Polay, conductor

Dedication: in memory of William Mathias and Olivier Messiaen

Commission: Commissioned with support from Louise Sandowska Taylor

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 260Offertories for the Church Year (2001) for Organ14 min.
  • Advent – “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”, STUTTGART (for Gerald Near)
  • Christmas – “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, ADESTE FIDELES (for Bruce Klanderman)
  • Epiphany – “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise”, SALZBURG (for Alfred Fedak)
  • Lent – “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”, HAMBURG (for Eileen Vanderzwan)
  • Easter – “Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing”, GELOBT SEI GOTT (for Kristin Naragon)
  • Ascension – “Jesus Shall Reign”, DUKE STREET (for Sandra Gay)
  • Pentecost – “Holy Spirit, Truth Divine”, SONG 13 (for Charles Callahan)
  • Ordinary Time I – “When Peace Like a River”, VILLE DU HAVRE (for Beatrice Benedict)
  • Ordinary Time II – “For the Beauty of the Earth”, DIX (for Matthew Burt)
  • Ordinary Time III – “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”, WEBB (for Marnie Masters)

Commission: Commissioned by Marnie Masters

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 259Evening Song (2001) for Trombone1.5 min.

Dedication: for Jamie Wehr

Publisher: Wehr’s Music House

Op. 257Midsummer Songs (2001) for Tuba Quartet7.25 min.

Tubalaté

Dedication: for Tubalaté

Commission: Commissioned for Tubalaté

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 256Prophesies (2001) for Trumpet and Organ6.75 min.

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 255Sunburst (2001) for Organ1.75 min.

Dedication: for Robert Allworth

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 254Goggles (1999-2001) for Alto Saxophone and Piano2 min.

Paul Wehage, saxophone; Moyuru Maeda, piano

Dedication: for Yoshiro Fujita

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 253Dream Etudes, Book II (2001) for Piano10 min.
  • Reflecting
  • Singing
  • Ringing

Cory Hall, piano

Dedication: for Anthony

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 252Exaltations (2001) for Organ11.5 min.
  • Heralding
  • Reflecting
  • Joyous

Dedication: for James and Marilyn Biery

Commission: Commissioned by The Commission Project for James and Marilyn Biery

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

Op. 251Two Seasonal Sketches, Set II (2001) for Clarinet and Piano4 min.
  • Winter Aubade
  • Summer Serenade

Dedication: for Robert

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 250May Song (2001) for Bassoon3 min.

Brad Balliett, bassoon

Dedication: for Myra Mayman on her retirement

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 249Twilight Undulations (2001) for Organ2.25 min.

Dedication: in memory of Robert Starer

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 247Leaves of Light (2001) for String Orchestra (young performers)5 min.
  • Chant
  • Outcry
  • Meditation

Dedication: for Jim Signorile

Commission: Commissioned by The Southfield School

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 246Of Ice and Silver Swans (2001) for Horn and Piano3.5 min.

Hazel Dean Davis, horn; Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Hazel Dean Davis

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 244Night Songs (2001) for Chamber Orchestra
1.0.1.1/1.1.0.0/strings
8 min.

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Vit Micka, conductor

Dedication: for Gian Carlo Menotti on his 90th birthday

Commission: Commissioned by St. Michael’s Chamber Orchestra with a grant from the Hogwood Fund

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 243Lairs of Flavor (2001) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano6 min.
  • Peach
  • Watermelon
  • Lemon

Jon Russell, clarinet; Zhalissa Clarke, violin; Geoffrey Werner-Allen, cello; Lembit Beecher, piano; Anthony Cheung, conductor

Dedication: in memory of Robert Paul Block

Commission: Commissioned by WHRB Radio

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 242Concertino for Three (2001) for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon6.5 min.
  • Introduction
  • Elegy
  • Scherzo
  • Autumnal Voices

Dedication: for Sally

Commission: Commissioned by Sally Turner

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 241Zest: Fanfare for Orchestra (2001) for Orchestra
2.2.2.2/0.3.2/0/timp/strings
2 min.

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Vit Micka, conductor

Dedication: for Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Commission: Commissioned by The Fanfare Project

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 240Trenton Quintet (2001) for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano8.25 min.
  • Overture (Billings Fantasy)
  • Burgundy’s Ode
  • Washington’s Victory

AUROS Group for New Music

Dedication: for the AUROS Group for New Music

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 239Prayers (2001) for Guitar and Organ7 min.
  • A Prayer for Healing
  • A Prayer of Joy and Thanksgiving

Dedication: for Herb

Commission: Commissioned by Herbert Levine

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 235Viewpoints (2001) for Three Flutes3 min.
  • Pushing Forward
  • Looking Backward
  • Onward and Upward

Dedication: for the LSMSA Flute Trio, Spring 2001

Commission: Commissioned by Al Benner for the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 234Who Stole the Queen’s Tarts? (2000) Musical for Children
Soloists (SS), Chorus, Actors, Piano
35 min.

Text by Randy Northrup

Dedication: for Diane Kingsley

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Op. 233Concerto Grosso (2000) for Solo Group (flute, clarinet, horn, violin, cello) and Orchestra
2.2.2.2/4.2.2.1/timp.1perc/strings
10 min.

Hochstein Faculty Soloists; Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra; Nancy Strelau, conductor

Dedication: for Nancy Strelau and the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra

Commission: Commissioned for the Hochstein Music School

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 232Invocation (2000) for Alto Flute and Organ2.5 min.

Dedication: for David R. O’Steen and Jeff Klingfuss of St. Philip Episcopal Church, Jackson, Mississippi

Commission: Commissioned by Jeff Klingfuss

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 231Invocation, Aria, and Toccata on “Slane” (2001) for Organ5 min.

Harry Lyn Huff, organ

Dedication: in memory of Rev. James Robert Van Tholen (1964-2001)

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 230Meditation on “Wondrous Love” (2000) for Trumpet and Organ2.75 min.

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 229Invocation (2000) for Solo Flute and String Orchestra2.5 min.

Dedication: for Laurel Ann Maurer

Commission: Commissioned by The Provence Society

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 228Two Seasonal Sketches (2000) for Clarinet and Piano3.25 min.
  • Autumn Song (for Kirke Mechem on his 75th birthday)
  • Summer Dance (for Robert)

Commission: Commissioned by Westhard Gerber

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 227The Eternal Dove (2000) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Joseph Baumont

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks, LLC

Dedication: for Murray Forbes Somerville and the Harvard Morning Choir

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "Two Harvard Motets"

Op. 226Prelude on “O Sacred Head” (2000) for Organ2 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: in memory of J. S. Bach

Commission: Commissioned by Hans Jens Hassler for the 250th anniversary of the death of J. S. Bach

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. in "Carson Cooman: Organ Music, Vol. 1"

Op. 225Quicksilver: A Birthday Card for Berio (2000) for Flute2.75 min.

Dedication: for Luciano Berio on his 75th birthday

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 224Tarantella Demente (2000) for Organ Duet (four hands, four feet)1.25 min.

Dedication: for the Harvard Organ Society Halloween Concert

Op. 223On Lofty Places (2000) for Organ3.75 min.

Edward Elwyn Jones, organ

Dedication: for Peter J. Gomes

Commission: Commissioned by the Murray Schultz Service Playing Competition

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "A Carson Cooman Organ Album"

Op. 222In Thanks of Life (2000) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Peter J. Gomes

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks, LLC

Dedication: for Murray Forbes Somerville and the Harvard Morning Choir

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "Two Harvard Motets"

Op. 219Therefore Let Us Keep the Feast (2000) for Contrabassoon and Organ4 min.

Dedication: for Jeanne Coonan and Robert Ferris

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 217Vigils (2000) for Violin4.5 min.

Dedication: for Elizabeth

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 216Variations on “Jesu, Dulcia Memoria” (2000) for Organ6 min.
  • (Slow)
  • (Very slow)
  • Passacaglia (Moderate)
  • (Exuberant)

Dedication: for Murray Forbes Somerville

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

Op. 215Gallery Music (2000) for Organ2 min.

Dedication: for Janet and Arthur Perrin

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "A Carson Cooman Organ Album"

Op. 214This Life-Long Gift of Praise (2000) for Organ4.25 min.

Dedication: for Paul and Ruth on the occasion of their wedding

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "A Carson Cooman Organ Album"

Op. 213Two Psalms (2000) for Trumpet and Piano4 min.
  • Psalm 40
  • Psalm 66

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 212Tide of Angels (2000) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.25 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for the choir of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Fairport, New York

Publisher: Fred Bock Music Company

Op. 211Toccata on “Lasst uns erfreuen” (2000, rev. 2017) for Organ3 min.

Dedication: for Felix Bräuer

Op. 210Two Parlor Pieces for Reed Organ (2000) for Reed Organ2.75 min.

Robert L. Blake, reed organ

Dedication: for Tom and Eileen Marowles

Commission: Commissioned by Tom and Eileen Marowles

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 209Botany (2000) for SSA Chorus and Piano3 min.

Text by Kathleen Wakefield

Dedication: for the Voces Feminae Choir of the Bulgarian Music Festival

Commission: Commissioned by the Bulgarian Music Festival

Publisher: Treble Clef Music Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 208Fantasia on American Hymns (1999-2000) for Alto Saxophone and Piano4 min.

Paul Wehage, saxophone; Moyuru Maeda, piano

Dedication: for Jim and Esther Steele

Commission: Commissioned by Jay Pierson for Jim and Esther Steele

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing