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Carson Pierce Cooman (born June 12, 1982) is an American composer and organist. [1]
Cooman was born in Rochester, New York on June 12, 1982.[2] He was introduced to music by his grandmother who taught music and was a graduate of Eastman School of Music. Cooman began taking piano and organ lesson at an early age, and began composing aged 8.[3] As a teenager, he set up his own software company.[4] He attended Allendale Columbia School,[3] followed by Harvard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, and then Carnegie Mellon University where he graduated with a Master of Music. Cooman studied composition with Bernard Rands and Judith Weir.[5]
Cooman's compositions have been recorded for Naxos Records, Convivium Records, Albany Records, Métier Records, Divine Art Records, Gothic Records and Artek Recordings (with distribution by Naxos).
Cooman writes on music, having been a contributor to the music publication Fanfare.[6] He is currently composer-in-residence at Harvard Memorial Church.
Selected discography of Cooman compositions
- 2007 - Carson Cooman: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, Naxos Records American Classics[7][8]
- 2007 - Carson Cooman: Piano Music, Naxos Records American Classics[9][10]
- 2008 - Carson Cooman: Sacred Choral Music, Naxos Records American Classics[5]
- 2008 - New Dawn: Song Cycles and Piano Music of Carson Cooman, Albany Records[11]
- 2010 - Carson Cooman: Nantucket Dreaming , Naxos Records American Classics
- 2011 - Wild Sunrises: Organ Music of Carson Cooman[12]
- 2012 - The Welcome News: Choral Music of Carson Cooman, Gothic Records[13]
- 2014 - The Evening Choir: Sacred Choral Music by Carson Cooman, Convivium Records
- 2015 - Masque - Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Divine Art Records[14]
- 2021 - As We Are Changed (Oratorio by Cooman and Euan Tait), Convivium Records
Works
- 2011 - Carson Cooman: Organ Music Vol VI, Wayne Leupold Editions [15]
References
- ↑ Hall, Jonathan B. (February–April 2019). "Carson Cooman: A voice to be reckoned with". Organ. 98 (387): 40–48 – via Academic Search Complete.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- ↑ Simmons, Walter. "Grove Music Online: Carson Cooman". Grove Music Online. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spevak, Jeff (April 16, 1997). "Dissonance is disagreeable for 14-year old Brighton classical composer". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 1E. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Spevak, Jeff (April 16, 1997). "Cooman". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 4E. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Quinn, John (February 2009). "CD Review: Carson COOMAN Sacred Choral Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fanfare Magazine Archive of CD Reviews". fanfarearchive.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Eddins, Stephen. "Carson Cooman: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Waller, Patrick C (June 2007). "CD Review: Carson COOMAN Symphonies Nos 2 and 3". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Morgan, Dan (March 2008). "CD Review: Carson COOMAN Piano Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Woolf, Jonathan (January 2008). "CD Review: Carson COOMAN Piano Music". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ Briggs, Bob (January 2009). "CD Review: Carson COOMAN New Dawn". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Reviews. Recordings. Wild Sunrises: Organ Music of Carson Cooman". The American Organist. 47 (10): 74–75. Oct 2013.
- ↑ Denney, Alan (June–July 2014). "Recorded Sound Reviews: Carson Cooman: The Welcome News Choral Music of Carson Cooman by Cambridge Consonance, Jeffrey Grossman". The Choral Journal. 54 (11): 70–71. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ Rogers, Curtis (Nov 2015 – Jan 2016). "Reviews. Masque - Music for Organ by Carson Cooman". The Organ. 94 (374): 58. ISSN 0030-4883.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- ↑ Matthew-Walker, Robert (Autumn 2013). "Music Reviews: Carson Cooman: Organ Music Vol VII - Berceuse; Prelude and Fugue; Suite Breve; Gloucester Estampie". The Organ. 92 (365): 53.
External links
See also
- M. Power, "A Minimum of Means". Choir and Organ 15 (2007), pp. 15–17.
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