Carson Cooman

about

Carson Cooman (b. 1982; Rochester, New York) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms—from solo instrumental pieces to operas, and from orchestral works to hymn tunes. His music has been performed on all six inhabited continents in venues that range from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the basket of a hot air balloon. Cooman’s music appears on over forty recordings, including more than twenty complete CDs on the Naxos, Albany, Artek, Gothic, Divine Art, Métier, Diversions, Convivium, Altarus, MSR Classics, Raven, and Zimbel labels. Cooman’s primary composition studies were with Bernard Rands, Judith Weir, Alan Fletcher, and James Willey. As an active concert organist, Cooman specializes in the performance of contemporary music. Over 300 new compositions by more than 100 international composers have been written for him, and his organ performances can be heard on a number of CD releases and more than 2,000 recordings available online. Cooman is also a writer on musical subjects, producing articles and reviews frequently for a number of international publications. He serves as an active consultant on music business matters to composers and performing organizations, specializing particularly in the area of composer estates and archives. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

Cooman: Sacred Choral Music

Carson Cooman: As We Are Changed, Op. 1340

Summer Songs: Chamber Music of Carson Cooman

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Requiem: 30 Serene Choral Masterpieces

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Cooman: Nantucket Dreaming

Carson Cooman: The Revelations of Divine Love

Eva-Maria Houben: Organ sonatinas and drones

COOMAN: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3

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Carson Cooman: A Trip to the Sky - Chamber Music for Strings

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Owl Night: Music for Organ, Vol. 7

The Welcome News

A Marvelous Love: New Music for Organ

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