Carson Cooman is many things musical - organist and Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University; writer, critic and consultant, concert organist, and above all a highly prolific composer of music in a wide variety of genres, from orchestral to song. His organ compositions come in many styles, from liturgical models, to more gritty and substantial pieces such as his organ symphonies and preludes and fugues. This album includes several works written to honor fellow musicians and the fine Organ Symphony No. 2, a work of restraint and mainly pastoral mood. Erik Simmons is a superb organist, making his ninth Cooman organ album for Divine Art. He is playing the main and transept organs of Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, recorded through the Hauptwerk system. This is volume 9 of this highly praised series. Volumes 10 and 11 have been recorded and are scheduled for release in 2019.

Tracklist:

Fantasy-Variations On 2 Themes, Op. 1198
2 Elevations, Op. 1235: No. 1, Elevation (For A.W.)
Triptych In Honorem Gustav Willscher, Op. 1236: I. Silesian Prelude
Triptych In Honorem Gustav Willscher, Op. 1236: II. Minuet
Triptych In Honorem Gustav Willscher, Op. 1236: III. Troppauer Postlude
Petit Carillon, Op. 8
Conductus, Op. 1066
2 Elevations, Op. 1235: No. 2, Elevation (For C.F.)
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: I. Fanfare
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: II. Rondo Grave
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: III. Ballo
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: IV. Ostinato
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: V. Paduana
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: VI. Sea Dream
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: VII. Estampie
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: VIII. Lament
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: IX. Ground
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: X. Dance
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: XI. Hymn
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 1224: XII. Sun Song

UPC: 809730518126
Label: Divine Art
Release Date: 10.19.18
Format: CD

Cooman / Simmons - Sea Dream (CD)