Carson Cooman, the composer, has a catalog of hundreds of works ranging from solo instrumental pieces to operas and orchestral works, performed on all six inhabited continents.
Performer Biography
Erik Simmons, the organist, works at Intel Corporation in new product development and has recorded several CDs of music, including three dedicated to Carson Cooman's compositions.
Instruments
The Laurenskerk organ is a large neo-baroque instrument that is entirely mechanical in all respects, and is the largest entirely mechanical action instrument in Europe.
Instruments
An unusual feature of the Laurenskerk organ's design is its multi-rank principal stops, where most principals and octaves are comprised of more than one unison rank.
Composer Biography
Carson Cooman's music has been featured on over forty recordings, including twenty complete CDs on various labels.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording is the main organ of Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands, built by Marcussen & Søn in 1973.
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