Carson Cooman's guest appearances

Carson Cooman

Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast

Grace Covenant Recordings

Music in 2Flavors

Cesar Franck

J.S. Bach

McNeil Robinson

Gordon Young

Max Reger

Leon Boellmann

Tom Trenney

Johannes Brahms

Chris Martin

Ryan Murphy

Robert Schumann

Georges Bizet

Franz Joseph Haydn

Charles Ives

David Briggs

OwlTail

Anthem:  Born Among Us in the Night, Carson Cooman, b. 1982

Today's guest Carson Cooman who 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. He was already a guest on our podcast in episode 84 talking about creating and promoting contemporary music.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. In this conversation, Carson shares his insights about how he has managed to create on average one composition every week for 27 years.Enjoy and share your comments below.​And don't forget to help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends.​Thanks for caring.Relevant links:http://carsoncooman.com​Carson Cooman's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/CPCooman/playlists

Today's guest Carson Cooman who 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. He was already a guest on our podcast in episode 84 talking about creating and promoting contemporary music. 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. In this conversation, Carson shares his insights about how he has managed to create on average one composition every week for 27 years. Enjoy and share your comments below. ​ And don't forget to help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. ​ Thanks for caring. Relevant links: <a href="http://carsoncooman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://carsoncooman.com</a> ​Carson Cooman's YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CPCooman/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/CPCooman/playlists</a>

SOPP526: Carson Cooman On How To Create One Composition Every Week For 27 Years

Music: "Born Among Us in the Night", Carson Cooman, b. 1982