Described by Choir and Organ Magazine as ‘[music] to enliven the programmes of choirs anywhere’, the sacred choral works of American composer Carson Cooman have been widely performed and commissioned. This disc includes a sampling of the music, broadly organized by the structure of the liturgical year. Ranging in character from the Christmas-filled exuberance of New World Carols: An American Christmas Triptych to the mystical Trinitarian contemplation of Be Present, Holy Trinity, Cooman’s music creates a sense of ‘sacred space’ in its settings of both familiar and unfamiliar texts from all eras. Under the direction of renowned organist and conductor Rupert Gough, the Choir of Royal Holloway delivers insightful performances of this repertoire.
Tracklist
Artist details
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
Adam Lay Ybounden, Op. 576
1 Adam Lay Ybounden, Op. 576 01:57
Cooman, Carson
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
In the Beginning Was the Word, Op. 161
2 In the Beginning Was the Word, Op. 161 02:43
Cooman, Carson
Georgi, Howard - Lyricist
A Cosmic Prayer, Op. 460
3 A Cosmic Prayer, Op. 460 02:55
Brooks, Philip
Cooman, Carson
Cobb, Arbner P. - Lyricist
Crosby, Fanny - Lyricist
New World Carols, Op. 515
4 No. 1. Do You Know the Song? 03:24
5 No. 2. In a Lowly Manger Sleeping 03:46
6 No. 3. The Sky Can Still Remember 04:14
Cooman, Carson
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Builders for Christ, Op. 498
7 Builders for Christ, Op. 498 04:39
Cooman, Carson
Baker, Henry Williams - Lyricist
O Perfect Life of Love, Op. 361
8 O Perfect Life of Love, Op. 361 03:34
Cooman, Carson
Savonarola, Girolamo - Lyricist
Premat Mundus, Op. 597
9 Premat Mundus, Op. 597 02:31
Cooman, Carson
Auden, Wystan Hugh - Lyricist
The Way, the Truth, the Life, Op. 381
10 The Way, the Truth, the Life, Op. 381 03:31
Cooman, Carson
Troeger, Thomas H. - Lyricist
God, You Move Among Us, Op. 657
11 God, You Move Among Us, Op. 657 02:55
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
Easter Triumph! Easter Joy!, Op. 585
12 Easter Triumph! Easter Joy!, Op. 585 03:37
Cooman, Carson
Mass Text - Lyricist
Missa Brevis, Op. 558, "Trottier"
13 Kyrie 02:45
14 Gloria 01:25
15 Sanctus 01:59
16 Agnus Dei 02:59
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
I Will Pour Out My Spirit, Op. 683
17 I Will Pour Out My Spirit, Op. 683 03:41
Cooman, Carson
Neale, John Mason - Lyricist
Be Present, Holy Trinity, Op. 586
18 Be Present, Holy Trinity, Op. 586 05:08
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
O Bone Jesu, Op. 517
19 O Bone Jesu, Op. 517 03:27
Cooman, Carson
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Psalm 66, Op. 664, "Be Joyful in God"
20 Psalm 66, Op. 664, "Be Joyful in God" 03:33
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
The Lamp of Charity, Op. 489
21 The Lamp of Charity, Op. 489 03:29
Cooman, Carson
Julian of Norwich - Lyricist
Prayer of Julian of Norwich, Op. 528
22 Prayer of Julian of Norwich, Op. 528 02:38
Cooman, Carson
Traditional - Lyricist
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Op. 470, "St. Peter's Cambridge"
23 Magnificat 04:11
24 Nunc Dimittis 03:32
Total Playing Time: 01:18:33
