List of Works

Op. 158O rubor sanguinis (1999) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.5 min.

Text by Hildegard von Bingen (in Latin)

Dedication: for Leo Nestor and the American Repertory Singers

Commission: Commissioned by Leonard Halkiner for the American Repertory Singers

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 154Crucifixus (1999) for Clarinet and Organ10 min.

Dedication: for Kenneth Grant

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 153Lagniappe (1999) for Three Violins and Cello or String Quartet (arr. 2000)1.25 min.

Dedication: for the Dallas String Quartet

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 151Sonata for Brass Choir (1999) for Brass Choir (3 Trumpets [1 C/2 Bb], 3 Horns, 2 Trombones, Tuba)8 min.

Chicago Brass Choir; Michael Stewart, conductor

Dedication: for Michael Stewart and the Chicago Brass Choir

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music for the Chicago Brass Choir

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 150Fantasy on “Valmai” (1999) for Organ3.75 min.

Dedication: for Huw Lewis

Commission: Commissioned by H. Hubert Benckler

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

Op. 149Triptych (1999) for Piano Duet (one piano, four hands)6.5 min.
  • Fanfare and Tuckets
  • Arioso
  • Dance

Haley Myles and Matthieu Bergheau, piano

Dedication: for Robert Blake

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 144Trinity Matins (1999) for Organ7 min.

Dedication: for John Rose

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 140Sonata da Chiesa (1999, rev. 2001) for Organ8.5 min.
  • Prelude (“The church prepares to worship God with quiet hearts”)

  • Offertory (“The church contemplates the mystery of the Holy Trinity”)

  • Postlude (“The church praises God with joyful songs”)

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Daniel Pinkham and King’s Chapel, Boston

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music for Daniel Pinkham and King’s Chapel, Boston

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

Op. 137Ascendit in Caelum (1999, rev. 2002) for Violin and Organ2.5 min.

Rachel Gough, violin; Rupert Gough, organ

Dedication: for Elizabeth Juliana Cok

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 135King Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (1999) for Organ3.5 min.

Dedication: for Andrew Paul Holman

Commission: Commissioned by Daniel Pinkham for Andrew Paul Holman

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

Op. 134Sea Findings (1999) for Solo Contrabass and Orchestra
1.1.eh.0.1/0.0.0.0/strings
4.5 min.

Dedication: for P. Kellach Waddle

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music for P. Kellach Waddle

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 122Plainsong Variations (1999) for Cello11 min.

Craig Hultgren, cello

Dedication: for Craig Hultgren

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 121Sonata for Violin and Piano (1999, rev. 2001) for Violin and Piano10 min.
  • Prelude: Mountain Song
  • Postlude

Dedication: for Karen Bolshevian Ringwold

Commission: Commissioned by Karen Bolshevian Ringwold for the 2000 Contemporary Music Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 120Two Catullus Songs (1999) for Voice and Piano3 min.

Text by Gaius Valerius Catullus (in Latin)

  • Iam very eglidos
  • Odi et amo

Dedication: for Jill Crooker

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 118Haec Aeterna (1999) for Organ2.5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Emma Lou Diemer

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

Op. 117Three Voluntaries (1999) for Organ7 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Peggy Krewson and First Congregational Church, Nantucket, Mass.

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

Op. 114Processional Intrada (1999) for Piano3 min.

Dedication: for the Allendale Columbia School Graduation Ceremonies

Op. 110Concerto for Bass Saxophone and Strings (1999) for Solo Bass Saxophone and String Orchestra20 min.
  • Chaconne: “…a continuum of dreams…”
  • Cadenza
  • Toccata

Dedication: for Andreas van Zoelen

Commission: Commissioned by Andreas van Zoelen with support from the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 109Prelude and Rondino on “Herzliebster Jesu” (1999) for Organ5 min.
  • Prelude
  • Rondino

Dedication: for Lew and Dot Wallace

Commission: Commissioned by the Werner Foundation

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 108Missa Ecclesiastica (1999) for Organ20 min.
  • Kyrie
  • Gloria
  • Credo
  • Sanctus
  • Agnus Dei

Dedication: for Frank Ferko

Commission: Commissioned by the Council for the Support of New Church Music, Rome, Italy

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 103Kyrie (1999) for Trombone5 min.

Dedication: for George Dardess

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 101Triptych for Harpsichord (1999) for Harpsichord6 min.
  • Bizarre
  • Corrupt
  • Unusual

Dedication: for Ewa Gabrys

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 99Forgotten Runes (1999) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano2.5 min.
  • Fanfare
  • Waltz
  • Courante
  • Recitative
  • Hoedown
  • Minuet
  • Elegy
  • Tarantella
  • Nocturne
  • Hymn
  • Prelude
  • March
  • Toccata

Dedication: for Zae Munn

Commission: Commissioned by Ensemble Decadanse, France

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 95Ideas: Short Etudes for Solo Oboe, Book II (1999) for Oboe8 min.
  • Skewered Justice
  • Spacings and Echoes
  • Scotch-Poppers
  • Barcarolle
  • Homage to Robert Ward (moto perpetuo)

Dedication: for Ted Perkins

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 94Chanson d’Amour (1999) for Any Saxophone3.25 min.

Paul Wehage

Dedication: for Ned and Linda

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 92Paradoxes: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1998) for Cello and Piano12.5 min.

Josh Packard, cello; Travis Schedler, piano

Dedication: for Larry Kludge

Commission: Commissioned by Larry Kludge

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 88“Grace” Toccata (1998) for Organ5 min.

Dedication: for the congregation and staff of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland on the dedication of the new sanctuary organ (Austin Organ Company), Easter Sunday 1999

Publisher: Fred Bock Music Company

Op. 87Biblicals: Concerto for Solo Piano in Five Movements (1998) for Piano8 min.
  • Hovering Over the Waters
  • Baldhead
  • Forgiven and Free
  • Under the Sun
  • The Seventh Angel

Dedication: for Kathleen Supové

Commission: Commissioned for Kathleen Supové

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 86Barnyard Episodes: Sonata for Contrabassoon and Piano (1998) for Contrabassoon and Piano8.25 min.
  • Hymn of Rage
  • Scherzo
  • Song

Dedication: for Edith Hemenway

Commission: Commissioned for the 1999 International Contrabassoon Festival, Park City, Utah

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 85Dentistry Music (1998) for Flute and Piano3.75 min.
  • Teeth Pulling Waltz
  • Toothbrush Nocturne
  • Dental Floss Tarantella

Dedication: for Robert B. Lockemeyer, D.D.S. and his office staff

Commission: Commissioned for the 25th anniversary of the St. Petersburg (Russia) Society of Dentists

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 84Floopishness: Two Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1998) for Clarinet4 min.
  • Italian Recollections
  • Pompousness

Dedication: for Westhard Gerber

Commission: Commissioned by Westhard Gerber

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 72Joy of Humankind: Brief Transport for Orchestra (1998) for Orchestra
2.2.1.1/2.2.1.1/pno/strings
2.5 min.

Czech Radio Symphony; Vladimír Válek, conductor

Dedication: for Shirley Cooman, Lew and Dot Wallace, and in memory of John Pierce and Frank Cooman

Commission: Commissioned by Mrs. Lucy Hodges and the Hodges Fund for the Czech Radio Symphony

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 63Kayser Variations (1997) for Piano6 min.

Dedication: for Margaret Kayser

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 62Two for Lent (1997, rev. 1999) for Organ6 min.
  • Ah, Holy Jesus – HERZLIEBSTER JESU (for Bruce and Alice Klanderman)
  • “What Wondrous Love” – WONDROUS LOVE (in memory of Frank E. Cooman)

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

Op. 52Oakdale Sketchbook (1997) for Piano10 min.
  • Cake
  • Joggers
  • The Raccoon
  • The Dog
  • To Temple
  • Squirrels
  • Rainstorm
  • Gnawing Woodchucks
  • Trees
  • Traffic

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 50Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1996, rev. 1997) for Clarinet and Piano5 min.
  • A Charming Upbringing
  • Unattainable Things
  • Periodic Abasements and Contrition

Dedication: for Robert Blake

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 47Toccata (1997) for Two Pianos2 min.

Dedication: for John Kaefer

Commission: Commissioned by The Commission Project

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 36A Nantucket Prelude (1996) for Piano5 min.

Dedication: for my parents

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 20Suite for Children (1995) for Piano (young performers)3.5 min.
  • Gigue
  • Anthem
  • March
  • Air

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 19Suite for Strings (1995) for String Orchestra (young performers)
Transcribed for strings by Robert Blake, 1998
4 min.
  • Gigue
  • Anthem
  • March
  • Air

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 14Obsession (1993) for Piano2 min.
Op. 8Petit Carillon (1992) for Organ2 min.

Erik Simmons, organ