Carson Cooman, the American composer featured on this album, has a catalog of hundreds of works performed on all six inhabited continents, including in Carnegie Hall and from a hot air balloon.
Instruments
The organ featured on this album is the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ from 1855, located in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer, France.
Recording & Production
This recording was produced in live performance via the Hauptwerk system, which uses a virtual model of the organ created as part of the Sonus Paradisi project.
Instruments
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, a renowned organ builder, restored and modernized the Saint-Omer organ in 1855, reusing a large portion of the previous pipe material, resulting in a transitional instrument.
Instruments
The main organ in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer was originally built in 1717 by brothers Thomas and Jean-Jacques Desfontaines, with its highly decorated case being a masterpiece.
Performer Biography
Erik Simmons, the organist on this album, has recorded several CDs of music, including seven CDs of music by American composer Carson Cooman, the composer featured on this album.
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