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Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Trinity Church, Boston, MA
September 19, 2025 at 12:15 pm
Works by Carlotta Ferrari, Kjell Mørk Karlsen, Karen Beaumont, Judith Weir and Thomas Åberg (Toccata No. 19).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN
Listen to CARSON COOMAN playing Toccata IV in Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockholm
Recorded at the rehearsal before his concert July 24 ,2025
Toccata No 4 ”Hommage à Stig Gustav Schönberg” (1983) by Thomas Åberg
Organist: CARSON COOMAN
Sheet music published by Noteria-Norbergs Musikförlag
Carson’s text about the piece:
“Toccata No. 4 (1983) was composed in tribute to the Swedish composer and organist Stig Gustav Schönberg who had been Åberg’s composition teacher from 1981–83. Near the end of that period, Åberg was asked to compose something for a 50th birthday concert in Schönberg’s honor held in Vaxholms kyrka. The pieces in Åberg’s extensive toccata cycle vary in character, and this work is one of several Swedish-style “stylus phantasticus” toccatas where a free alternation of contrasting sections all develop related musical material in both an expressive and virtuosic manner. The three-note theme of the toccata is introduced at the outset (C-F-G). This is developed throughout both rhythmically and with different harmonic contexts, often with modal shifts and juxtapositions.”
Teaser for the concert
Link to YouTube
Write-up: The Diapason (USA)
Write-up on Åberg’s Toccata No. 8 (Publisher: Noteria)
“He is one of our very best composers for the organ, be it for church or concert, and I would hope that every organist could play at least one of his pieces. It would leave you hungry for more!”
Jay Zoller, The Diapason (August 2017) – Journal of the Pipe Organ & Church Music (USA)
Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Unitarian-Universalist Church, Nantucket, MA
Second Congregational Meeting House Society
August 14, 2025, 4 pm
Works by: Tamsin Jones, Liz Lane, Judith Weir, Marcia Hempel, Karen Beaumont and Thomas Åberg (Swedish Wedding Music No. 2).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN
Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Sct. Nicolai Kirke, Svendborg, Denmark
Svendborg International Organ Festival
July 31, 2025, 8 pm
Works by: Carlotta Ferrari, Howard Skempton, Dan Ehlert Nielsen, Aulis Sallinen, Judith Weir, Tore Bjørn Larsen and Thomas Åberg (Toccata No. 3).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN
Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Sct. Mortens Kirke, Randers, Denmark
July 29, 2025, 7:30 pm
Works by: Andreja Andric, Carlotta Ferrari, Dan Ehlert Nielsen, Nancy Galbraith, Tobias Naumann, Howard Skempton, Burkhard Mohr, Karen Beaumont and Thomas Åberg (Toccata No. 4 ”Hommage à Stig Gustav Schönberg”).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN (USA)
Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Sakskøbing Church, Denmark
July 27, 2025, 8 pm
Works by: Karen Beaumont, Howard Skempton, Dan Ehlert Nielsen, Flemming Chr. Hansen, Judith Weir, Villemo Daneling, Burkhard Mohr, Aulis Sallinen and Thomas Åberg (Toccata No. 4 ”Hommage à Stig Gustav Schönberg”).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN (USA)
Write-up: Fanfare Magazine (USA)
Write-up on CARSON COOMAN’S CD ”Legends in the Garden” – Organ Music by Thomas Åberg
“I am no lover of organ music. Not at all. Yet if anything might convince me to spend some more time with the King of Instruments, this disc would be it.”
Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine
Soundspells Productions (Catalogue #CD137)
”Judge Not One Another” – OLYMPIA HATZILAMBROU, Soprano, CARSON COOMAN, organ (video)
Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard University
Thomas Åberg: Judge Not One Another – Romans 14:7-10, 15: 1-7.
CARSON COOMAN, Organ
OLYMPIA HATZILAMBROU, Soprano
Listen to live recording on YouTube
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Thomas to Carson before the premiere:
”I want a picture of you and Olympia – but nothing too serious. More like my motto as composer – Feel free – Have fun!”
And here it came – I just love it!!!
Organ Recital: CARSON COOMAN in Old Palatine Church, Mohawk Valley, NY
June 8, 2025
Works by Gwyneth Walker, Iteke Prins, Carlotta Ferrari, Judith Weir, Esther Megargel, Villemo Daneling, Alfred V. Fedak, Roberta Rowland-Raybold and Thomas Åberg (Toccata No. 4 – ”Hommage à Stig Gustav Schönberg”).
Organist: CARSON COOMAN