News and Information
Future commissioned works in progress:
Work for guitar (Spring 2008) for Aaron Larget-Caplan
Work for orchestra (Summer 2008) for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra
Oratorio for chorus and orchestra on the writings of Julian of Norwich (Late Fall 2008) for the Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London and the London Mozart Players
Song cycle on poetry of Katherine Gekker for medium/low voice, trumpet, and piano (Fall 2008) for Chris Gekker
Mass setting for chorus, violin, percussion, and organ (Fall 2008) for Christ Episcopal Church, Portola Valley, California
Christmas work for women's chorus and organ (Fall 2008) for the Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont
Song cycle on poetry of Elizabeth Kirschner for voice and recorder (Fall 2008) for John Turner
Cantata for chorus, traverso, baroque violin, viola da gamba, and organ (Spring 2009) for Holland J. Jancaitis and the Cornell Chamber Singers
Musical for children (Spring 2009) for Allendale Columbia School
Remembered Music Sounding (Fall 2009); chamber opera, libretto by Thomas Troeger
Song cycle on poetry of Elizabeth Kirschner for voice and piano (TBA) for Jean Danton
Work for solo mandolin (TBA) for Michael Hooper
Work for contrabassoon, double bass, and piano (TBA) for Henry Skolnick
Work for contrabass saxophone and wind ensemble (TBA) for Jay C. Easton
The Passion of Henry David Thoreau (opera); libretto by Joyce Carol Oates (2012)
There are numerous performances of Carson Cooman's music taking place all the time. Please contact Carson if you have a specific inquiry about performances in your area.
The lists below contain only information about world and country premieres as well as special residencies, tours, and events.
Premieres in 2008 - 09 concert season:
June 26, 2009: American premiere: Oratorio for chorus and orchestra on the writings of Julian of Norwich; Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London and TBA, Rupert Gough, director, The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 5, 2009: Cantata for chorus, traverso, baroque violin, viola da gamba, and organ; commissioned by the Cornell Chamber Singers and Holland J. Jancaitis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
February 25, 2009: Oratorio for chorus and orchestra on the writings of Julian of Norwich; Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London and the London Mozart Players, Rupert Gough, director, England
December 7, 2008: Christmas work for women's chorus and organ; commissioned by the Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont, Dawn Willis, director; First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont
November 19, 2008: consortium premiere: Enchanted Tracings (Piano Concerto No. 2) (2008) for solo piano and wind ensemble; Donna Amato, piano, Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, Denis Colwell, conductor; Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 2, 2008: Moon Shards (2007) for alto saxophone, horn, percussion, and piano; commissioned by Andrew Pelletier, the International Horn Society, and the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
September 28, 2008: Mass setting for chorus, violin, percussion, and organ; commissioned by Christ Episcopal Church, Matthew F. Burt, director, Portola Valley, California
Premieres in 2007 - 08 concert season:
June 15-19, 2008: Te Deum (2008) for 2-part choir and organ; commissioned by the Association of Anglican Musicians for their 2008 National Convention, Houston, Texas
June 1, 2008: When the Perfect Comes (2007) for SATB choir and organ; commissioned by Peter J. Gomes in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of his ordination to the ministry, 1968-2008; choirs of The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and First Baptist Church, Plymouth, Massachusetts
May 19, 2008: consortium premiere: Enchanted Tracings (Piano Concerto No. 2) (2008) for solo piano and wind ensemble; Nora Skuta, piano, Slovak Radio Symphony, Kirk Trevor, conductor; Bratislava, Slovakia
May 17, 2008: Winter Sonatina (2007) for piano; Marvin Rosen; Princeton Junction, New Jersey
April 19, 2008: consortium premiere: Lyric Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano (2007); Colby Cooman, trumpet, Aaron Kaplan, cello, Casey Robards, piano; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
April 10, 2008: Virelai (2008) for solo violin and Estampie (2008) for two violins, Piotr Szewczyk and members of the Jacksonville Symphony; Music @ Main, Jacksonville, Florida
April 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, and 17, 2008: Mountain Toccata (2008) for piano; Jeffrey Grossman; tour of North Carolina with the Piatigorsky Foundation
March 9, 2008: Gold into Diamonds (2007) for soprano and piano; Amanda Forsythe, soprano and Linda Osborn-Blaschke, piano; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, New York
March 5, 2008: visiting composer presentation at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, Connecticut
February 28, March 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11 and 14, 2008: Pittsburgh Rhapsody (2008) for brass band; commissioned by the River City Brass Band (Denis Colwell, music director) as part of the "Pittsburgh 250" project in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 14, 2008: Erie Water - Mule Tales of the Empire State's Glorious Canal (2008) musical for children; commissioned by Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, New York
February 9, 2008: New Dawn (2008) for piano; John Norman Holtman; memorial service for John Monroe Holtman, Southern Pines, North Carolina
February 8, 2008: Schumann Serenade (2007) for string trio; Rosetta Trio, Cambridge, Massachusetts
January 27, 2008: In the Midst of Wild Being (2007) for SATB chorus, horn, and harp; commissioned by King's Chapel and Choral Arts New England, Boston, Massachusetts
December 16 and 17, 2007: Toccata-Fantasy on a Medieval Welsh Carol (2007) for organ; Edward Elwyn Jones, organ; The 98th Annual Christmas Carol Services, The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 28, 2007: consortium premiere: Lyric Trio for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano (2007); The Orenunn Trio, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
November 14 & 18, 2007: Wild Sunrises (2002) for organ; Harry Lyn Huff, Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 14, 2007: Mountains Like These (2007) for solo vibraphone; commissioned by Mike Perdue, Marietta, Georgia
November 11, 2007: The Litany of Light (2007) for SATB choir, soprano and baritone solos, brass quintet, timpani, and organ; commissioned for the 75th anniversary of The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 26, 2007: Fanfare for DGF (2007) for band; commissioned for the inauguration of Drew Gilpin Faust as the 28th president of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 26, 2007: River Song: Remembering Dennis Abelson (2007) for horn; Elizabeth Ann Abelson, horn; Suncrest Methodist Church, Morgantown, West Virginia
October 16, 2007: If Ye Love Me (2007) for SA voices and drone; Choral Fellows of Harvard University, The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 13, 2007: Springburst (2007) for piano trio; Trio Tulsa, commissioned for "Gwyneth Walker: A Celebration of the Music Makers", Chandler Hall, Randolph, Vermont
Premieres in 2006 - 07 concert season:
August 2, 2008: Brass Quintet (2007); commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival, Castle Creek Brass Quintet, Aspen, Colorado
July 29, 2007: Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for organ; commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon, Recital Tour, Sunday School Concert Series, Governor's Mansion at Montauk, Clermont, Iowa
July 15-17, 2007: release and presentation of At Dawn of Grace: Hymn Tunes of Carson Cooman, an anthology of Cooman's original hymn tunes with texts of various authors, National Conference of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
June 24, 2007: Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for organ; commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon, Recital Tour, Parish Church of St. Michael, Framlingham, Suffolk, England
June 20, 2007: Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for organ; commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon, Recital Tour, International Organ Festival, St. Augistin, Brno, Czech Republic
June 13, 2007: Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for organ; commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon, Recital Tour, International Organ Festival, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Litomerice, Czech Republic
June 9, 2007: Toccata: Homage to Buxtehude (2007) for organ; commissioned by Joan DeVee Dixon, Recital Tour, St. Wenceslaus Church, Spillville, Iowa
June 7, 2007: The Doors in the Sky (2007) for violin; commissioned by Piotr Szewczyk; Spoleto Festival USA, "Music in Time", Charleston, South Carolina
May 24, 2007: Remembering Tomorrow: Trombone Concerto (2004); Robert Kozánek, trombone, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor, Bratislava, Slovakia
May 13, 2007: Autumn Sun Canticle (2006) for trumpet and orchestra, Colby Cooman, trumpet, Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, Nancy Strelau, conductor, Rochester, New York
April 12, 2007: Sonata for Tuba and Piano (2007); commissioned by Mark Nelson for the Southwest Regional Tuba & Euphonium Conference, Tucson, Arizona
April 5, 2007: Folk Fantasies (2005) for solo euphonium, string quartet, and percussion; commissioned by Matthew Murchison, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 25, 2007: Aux Tuileries (2006) for voice and piano; Kristina Zmailaité, soprano and Mary Dibbern, piano, Sing for Hope, Paris, France
February 15, 2007: The Laidley Wyrm (2007) musical for children; commissioned by Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, New York
February 12, 2007: The Doors in the Sky (2007) for violin; commissioned by Piotr Szewczyk; New World Symphony Forum, Charleston, South Carolina
January 18, 2007 - March 29, 2007: performances of choral works New World Carols (2003), Builders for Christ (2004), In the Beginning Was the Word (1999, rev. 2001), God, You Move Among Us (2005), O Bone Jesu (2003), Faith, Hope, Love (2004), The Lamp of Charity (2004), A Cosmic Prayer (2002), Prayer of Julian of Norwich (2003), O Perfect Life of Love (2002), Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, "St. Peter's Cambridge" (2002), The Way, the Truth, The Life (2002) by the Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, Rupert Gough, director, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, England (in preparation for recording of Cooman sacred choral music)
December 2, 2006: Concerto for Portatif Organ and Strings (2006); Nancy Granert, organ; commissioned by the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Robert Mealy, director, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 15, 2006: Release of Small Bear, Large Telescope: Music of Carson Cooman on Zimbel Records
November 14, 2006: Polpis Dreaming (2005) for contrabassoon and piano; Bruce Gbur, contrabassoon and William Wingfield, piano, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
October 29, 2006: Flute Concerto (2006); commissioned by Judith von Hopf, flute and the Kiev Philharmonic, Kiev, Ukraine
September 24, 2006: Orbiting Paradise (2005) for soprano, trumpet, and piano; Halcyon Trio Oregon (Jackie Van Paepeghem, soprano, Joan Paddock, trumpet, and Debra Huddleston, piano), Newberg, Oregon
September 10, 2006: Ode (2005) for contrabass; commissioned by P. Kellach Waddle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Premieres in 2005 - 06 concert season:
July 30, 2006: The Kingdom of Justice (2006) cantata for SATB choir, soprano and baritone soloists, trumpet, and organ; commissioned by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, San Jose, California
July 22, 2006: I Have Seen the Lord: a Mary Magdalene Sequence (2006) for SATB choir, alto saxophone, and organ;commissioned by the Episcopal Diocese of California for the installation of Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus as the eighth Bishop of California, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California; premiered with liturgical dance choreographed by Carla DeSola
June 24, 2006: Shining Space: Quintet for Horn and Strings (2006), James Sommerville, horn and members of the Arcturus Chamber Ensemble, in celebration of the wedding of Hazel Dean Davis and Stephen Hackbarth, Somerville, Massachusetts
May 13, 2006: Just Now (2006) for SATB chorus and orchestra; commissioned for the 25th anniversary of Albany Pro Musica, David Griggs-Janower, conductor, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Albany, New York
April 27-29 & May 1-6, 2006: Music for "As You Like It" (2006); incidental music and sung chorus and solo sections for Shakespeare's As You Like It, directed by Di Trevis, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 16, 2006: joint premieres: Psalm 66 (Be Joyful in God) (2005) for SATB choir and organ, Choir of Battell Chapel, Yale University, Holland J. Jancaitis, director, New Haven, Connecticut andChrist Episcopal Church, Matthew F. Burt, director, Alameda, California
April 11, 2006: Dream-Tombeau: Crucifixus (2003) for piano; on Musical Mosaic: Meditative Music for the Easter Season, Gordon Rumson, piano, Calgary, Alberta
April 2, 2006: Giant Colored Bird III (2005-06) for horn octet; commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir, Dennis Abelson, director, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
March 31, 2006: God, You Move Among Us (2005) for SATB choir and organ; Choir of Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School, Marisa Green, conductor, New Haven, Connecticut
March 1, 2006: Pittsburgh Concerto (2005) for orchestra; Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Efraín Amaya, conductor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2006: Succor (2005) for voice and piano and Keep Me (2005) for voice and piano; Jean Danton, soprano and Leonardo Ciampa, piano, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
February 23, 2006: Symphony No. 3, "Ave Maris Stella" (2005) for chamber orchestra;commissioned by the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble, David Stock, director, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 15, 2006: Number Pirates (2006) musical for children; commissioned by Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, New York
February 11, 2006: Concerto for Bass Trombone and Six Players (2006); commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Music; Jim Siders, bass trombone, Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble, Walter Morales, director, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 27, 2006: Piano Concerto (2005) for solo piano and strings; commissioned by Symphonic Underground, Joseph Platt, piano, Michael Kennedy, conductor, Indianapolis, Indiana
January 14, 2006: Celestial Meditations (2000, rev. 2005) for organ, brass choir, and timpani; Robert W. Lehman and the River City Brass Band, Denis Colwell, music director, Christ Church Episcopal Organ Dedication Series, New Haven, Connecticut
January 7-8, 2006: Composer-in-residence for Rochester Area Suzuki Piano Teachers' Association Music Festival; workshops on composition and improvisation; performances of Cooman chamber works; world premiere of Spring Songs (2005) for trumpet and piano.
December 4, 2005: Dances of the Holy Fool: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002); Paul Wehage, alto saxophone and Moruyu Maeda, piano; "Musique d'hier et d'aujord'hui" Series, Lagny-sur-Marne, France
November 19, 2005: Autumn Sun Canticle (2005) for trumpet and piano; Colby Cooman, trumpet and Carson Cooman, piano; commissioned by The Commission Project in memory of Bob Stata; Nazareth College, Rochester, New York
November 3, 2005: West coast premiere of Sonata for Flute and Piano (2005); Laurel Ann Maurer, flute; Contemporary Music Consortium, Salt Lake City, Utah
October 27-29, 2005: Featured guest composer at Bowling Green State University 26th Annual New Music & Art Festival; includes performance of Horn Trio (2004) for horn, violin, and piano.
October 6-8 & 11-16, 2005: Music for Lysistrata (2005); incidental music and sung chorus and solo sections for Aristophanes's Lysistrata (translation by Douglass Parker), directed by Jed Allan Harris, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 27, 2005: Sonata for Flute and Piano (2005), Brook Ferguson and Vahan Sargsyan, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 22, 2005: Sankaty Dreaming (String Quartet No. 4) (2002), premiere of final version; Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 20, 2005: Carson Cooman Composer Profile Concert; Donna Amato, piano, Jordan Winkler, trumpet, and Barney Culver, cello; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; program: world premieres of Sun Tracing (2005) for trumpet and piano and Fourth Piano Sonata (2005), and performances of Seascape Passion: Midday Brightness (Third Piano Sonata) (2002), Postcard Partita (2002) for piano, Enchanted Gardens (2002) for cello and piano, Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2004)
Premieres in 2004 - 05 concert season:
July 2, 2005: Frequent Flyer (2005) for alto saxophone, marimba, and piano; Fireworks, Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Eugene, Oregon
June 28, 2005: American premiere of In the Light (2004) for piano and organ; Duo Majoya; American Guild of Organists Regional Convention, Billings, Montana
May 31, 2005: Three Intermezzi (2005) for trumpet and piano; Chris Gekker, trumpet and Ted Guerrant, piano; Church of the Epiphany, Washington, D.C.
May 24, 2005: Welcome Wind (2005) for SAB choir and piano; commissioned for the Winchester Thurston Upper School Chorus, Jason Iannuzzi, conductor; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 22 and 25, 2005: Downpour (2005) for SATB chorus and string quartet;commissioned by Madrigalia, Roger Wilhelm, conductor with Quartsemble, Rochester and Brockport, New York
May 13, 2005: Rossini in the Kitchen (2005) a comic monodrama in one act for tenor and piano; commissioned by Frank Napolitano; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 7, 2005: Road of Light (2005) for saxophone quartet; commissioned by the Harvard Saxophone Quartet; Harvard Arts First Festival, Cambridge, Massachusetts
May 2, 2005: Dawn Rituals (2005) for flute quartet; commissioned by LAGO; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 20, 2005: Two Fragments (2004) for guitar quartet and Dionis Dreaming (2004) for two guitars; by the Ferla-Marcinizyn Duo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 17, 2005: Canzona (2004) for horn sextet; commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon Horn Choir, Dennis Abelson, director, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
April 5, 2005: Featured composer recital with music of Carson Cooman and Nancy Galbraith: Angela Occhionero, clarinet and Donna Amato, piano; repertoire includes Seascape Passion: Midday Brightness (Third Piano Sonata) (2003), Dream Etudes, Book II (2001) for piano, and Lyric Pieces (2004) for clarinet and piano, Swope Recital Hall, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
April 5, 2005: Cerulean: Double Percussion Concerto (2005) for two solo percussionists and ensemble; commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Music, Cory Cousins and Mike Perdue (soloists), Contemporary Ensemble, Walter Morales, director, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 2, 2005: Symphony of Light (first performance of the entire work; 2003) for string orchestra; Equinox Symphony Orchestra, Paul Stuart, conductor, Rochester, New York
March 25-27, 2005: Composer residency at Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda, California; world premieres of Meditation and Rejoicing (2005) for organ, brass quintet, and opt. timpani, Easter Triumph! Easter Joy! (2004) for SATB choir and organ, An Easter Processional (2005) for handbell ensemble, and a performance of Thieves (2004) chamber opera in one act
March 19, 2005: Lyric Pieces (2004) for clarinet and piano; Angela Occhionero and Donna Amato; Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2005: Waiting for October (2004) for flute and guitar; by the Heim Duo, Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, University of South Alabama
February 16, 2005: The Oncies (2004) musical for children; commissioned by Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, New York
December 5, 2004 (2 performances): Adam Lay Ybounden (2004) for SATB choir and organ; University Choir, Lessons & Carols, Robert Delcamp, conductor, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
November 25, 2004: Sonata for Violin and Organ (2004); commissioned by Harrison Nelson for the Gough Duo; St. John's, Smith Square, London
November 22, 2004: Too Upset for Words (2003) for alto saxophone, guitar, and piano; commissioned by the Lakehead University New Music Ensemble, Thunder Bay, Canada
November 19, 2004: Horn Trio (2004) for violin, horn and piano; Composers Concordance, New York City, New York
November 19, 2004: Silver Incantation (2003) for solo bassoon; Bradley Balliett, bassoon, hrCME, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 13, 2004: Dawn Game (2004) for wind ensemble; Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, Denis Colwell, conductor, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 13, 2004: Two Preludes (2004) for carillon or chimes; David Schaap, organist, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 18, 2004: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (2004); Festival "Contrasts", L'viv, Ukraine, Ostap Shutko, violin (concert will also contain a performance of Enchanted Gardens (2001) for cello and piano)
Premieres in 2003 (Fall) - 04 (Spring) concert season:
July 19-25, 2004: Let Praise of God Begin (2004) for SATB choir, youth choirs, and organ; commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the Royal School of Church Music in America King's College Course, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Murray and Hazel Somerville, directors
May 20, 2004: Missa Brevis ("Trottier") (2004) for SATB choir and organ; commissioned by St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matthew Burt, director
May 16, 2004: Spectrum (2003-04) concerto-cantata for oboe, chorus, and chamber orchestra; Harvard University, Marisa Green, conductor
May 13, 2004: In the Light (2004) for piano and organ; Duo Majoya; Winspear, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 7, 2004: Exsultet (2004) for piano and stereo tape; Anthony Cheung, piano
May 1, 2004: Desiring the Solicitude of Rain (2003-04) for tenor and chamber orchestra; John McMunn, tenor, Bach Society Orchestra, Alex Misono, conductor
April 24, 2004: Foresight Spinning: Meditations for Contrabass and Ensemble (2004); Douglas Balliett, contrabass, Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury, conductor
April 8, 2004: Trio: in memoriam Dirk Flentrop (2004) for organ; Carson Cooman, organ
April 5, 2004: Thieves (2004) chamber opera in one act; St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria, Louisiana
March 19, 2004: Tombeau-Aria (2003) for string quartet; commissioned for the Music Premieres of the Season Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine; also performances of Sankaty Dreaming (String Quartet No. 4) (2002) for string quartet, Canalscape: Soliloquy for String Quartet (2003), Enchanted Gardens (2001) for cello and piano, Paradoxes: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1998) and Summer Song (2003) for solo cello
March 2, 2004: Threads: Concerto for Orchestra (2003) and Canalscape: Soliloquy for String Quartet (2003); commissioned by Fairport High School, Kenneth Brown, director
February 19, 2004: US premiere of August Latitudes (2002) for violin, guitar and piano; commissioned by the Strung Out Trio; Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 11, 2004: Remember? (2003) musical for children; commissioned by Allendale Columbia School
January 11, 2004: Beyond All Knowing (2003) for chamber orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor
January 2-3, 2004: Presentations and lectures at RASPTA Piano Festival, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York
December 14 and 15, 2003: New World Carols: An American Christmas Triptych (2003) for SATB choir and organ; commissioned for the Harvard University Carol Services, Harvard University Choir, Edward Jones, director
December 6, 2003: Reclimbing Mayflower Hill (2003) for trumpet and tape; Chrix Finne, trumpet
November 16, 2003: Silver Lagoons: Trumpet Concerto (2001); Knox-Galesburg Symphony, Bruce Briney, trumpet, Bruce Polay, conductor
(also composer presentations at Knox College and Galesburg, Illinois community)
November 9, 2003: Dionis Dreaming (2002) for mandolin and guitar; commissioned by Duo Ahlert and Schwab
November 5, 2003: Biblicals: Concerto for Solo Piano (1998) for piano; Kathleen Supové, piano; The Cutting Room (New York, New York)
September 28, 2003: Aquarius Chaconnes (2002) for viola and organ; Marisa Green, viola, Carson Cooman, organ
September 7, 2003: Builders for Christ (2003) for SATB choir and organ; commissioned by St. George's Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee, Murray Forbes Somerville, director
Premieres in 2002 (Fall) - 03 (Spring) concert season:
May 22, 2003: The Lamp of Charity (2003) for SATB choir unaccompanied; commissioned by the Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, director
May 3, 2003: Sonata for English Horn and Piano (2003), Why Does the Bee Fly Into the Little Iron Pagoda in the Garden? (2002) for soprano, English horn, and piano, and Star Canticle: Vision Vibrant (2003) for oboe, clarinet, and piano; Toni Marie Marchioni, oboe/English horn, Alexander Brasch, clarinet, Zoe VanderWolk, soprano, and Carson Cooman and Paul Kwak, piano; ARTS First
May 1, 2003: At the Setting of the Sun (2001) for SATB choir unaccompanied; commissioned by the Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, director
April 27, 2003: Enchanted Pathways: Concerto for Horn and Ensemble (2002); Hazel Dean Davis, horn and the Harvard Group for New Music; commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music
April 16, 2003: A Cosmic Prayer (2002) for SATB choir unaccompanied; Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, director
April 3-6, 2003: Dr. Magic (2003) opera in one act; commissioned by hrCME and the Leverett House Arts Society
March 27, 2003: Tundra Canticle (2003) for bassoon and contrabass; Bradley Balliett, bassoon and Douglas Balliett, contrabass
March 23, 2003: Alive! (2002) for organ; commissioned for Webster Presbyterian Church on the occasion of its new organ dedication; Peter DuBois, organ
March 23, 2003: All Things Came to Be (2002) for spacial handbells and organ; commissioned for Webster Presbyterian Church on the occasion of its new organ dedication; Handbell Ensemble and Sandra Gay, organ
March 16, 2003: A Lenten Collect (2003) for two organs; Jung-A Lee and Robert Jan August, organs
February 6, 2003: Star Tenders (2002) musical for children; Allendale Columbia School
January 9, 2003: Showings of Divine Love (2002) dramatic sacred tableaux for viola and organ; Marisa Green, viola and Carson Cooman, organ
December 8, 2002: Bernini's Angels (2002) for two pianos; Richard Benefield and Carson Cooman, pianos; commissioned for the Harvard University Art Museums
November 15, 2002: Concertino for Three (2001) for flute, oboe, and bassoon; Penfield Symphony Trio
October 22, 2002; Plainsong Variations (1999) for solo cello; Craig Hultgren, cello
October 10, 2002; Polpis Dreaming (2002) for contrabass saxophone and piano; commissioned by Jay C. Easton, contrabass saxophone
September 11, 2002: Canticle: Mosaic in Remembrance and Hope (2002) for SATB choir and flute; Choral forces of Harvard University; commissioned by Harvard University United Ministry
Musik Fabrik has published an article (from both the composer's and performer's perspective) about the saxophone music of Carson P. Cooman.