The Sonnenorgel (Sun-organ) in Görlitz, Germany, gets its name from 17 golden suns on its facade that also sounded as a pedal cornet-mixture.
Composer Biography
Carson Cooman's music has been performed on all six inhabited continents, in venues from Carnegie Hall to a hot air balloon.
Recording & Production
This album is part of an ongoing, critically-acclaimed series of CDs featuring the organ music of Carson Cooman, performed by Erik Simmons on the Divine Art label.
Performer Biography
Erik Simmons, the organist on this album, specializes in contemporary music and has had over 300 new compositions written for him by more than 100 international composers.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded using the Hauptwerk system, which creates a virtual model of a real organ, in this case, the Sonnenorgel of Pfarrkirche St. Peter und Paul, Görlitz, Germany.
Instruments
The current Sonnenorgel in Görlitz, Germany, built by Mathis Orgelbau, was designed to be inspired by a Baroque concept but enlarged with a swell manual to perform later organ music.
Composer Biography
Carson Cooman, an American composer born in 1982, has a catalog of hundreds of works ranging from solo instrumental pieces to operas and orchestral works.
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