Composer: Thomas Åberg, Michael Calabris, Carson Cooman, Carlotta Ferrari, Bernard Heyes, David Lasky, Phil Lehenbauer, Tate Pumfrey, Carol Williams
Performer: Carson Cooman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Divine Art
Catalogue: DDA25241
Release: 2023
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Williams: Prismatic, Op 24
02. Ferrari: Companions
Åberg: 3 Short Fantasy Pieces
03. No. 1, Daylight
04. No. 2, Wartet auf
05. No. 3, Pluie d’orage sur Saint-Louis
06. Cooman: Recitative, Op. 1290
07. Ferrari: The Grave of Keats
08. Lasky: Peace Prayer No. 1
09. Pumfrey: Sursum Corda
10. Lehenbauer: Voluntary in F major
11. Calabris: Canzona for Organ
Heyes: Organ Symphony No. 15
12. I. Impressions of Australia
13. II. Mind Music
14. III. Quondam
15. IV. Before the Close
16. V. Fantasy Finito
A new album of ten contemporary organ works from nine composers representing six countries. Carson Cooman presents a program of contemporary music for organ recorded on the remarkable post-romantic Thomas Gaida organ of the Pauluskirche in Ulm, Germany. The music varies widely in character and scope, from smaller character pieces and meditations to several dramatic, large-scale works. The final piece is the grand 15th organ symphony of English composer Bernard Heyes. Some like David Lasky’s ‘Peace Prayer No. 1’ have a special resonance in today’s world. Carson Cooman (b. 1982) is an American composer with a catalog of hundreds of works in many forms. 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 3,000 recordings available online. He is also composer-residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University.