Organ CDs and other recordings by Erik Simmons

"Great music, performed on a magnificent pipe organ, by an organist at the top of his game, all captured in vividly realistic sound. In other words, an outstanding recording." —Jean-Yves Duperron,  Classical Music Sentinel (Litany)

 "Beautifully crafted Preludes and Fugues … This is an organ symphony to rival any, spectacularly played by Erik Simmons."  —Bruce Reader, The Classical Reviewer (Masque)

"This impressive music was inspired by the style of the Renaissance and the early Baroque and will appeal to both early music lovers and followers of the modern organ repertoire. The brilliant Simmons gives assured performances throughout." —John Pitt, New Classics (Preludio)

"As in the previous volumes the music, playing, and production are of a high standard. Simmons delivers his usual excellent performances." —Robert Delcamp, American Record Guide (Exordium)

"Organist Erik Simmons...is in splendid form here. His articulation is always of crystalline clarity, and his sense of line unerring." — David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare (Organ Music of James Woodman)

"As always, Erik Simmons is a first-rate champion on Cooman’s behalf." — James A. Aletna, Fanfare (Cloak With the Stars)

"Another entry in this immensely rewarding series." — Records International (Owl Night)

"There is a deeply organ-ic experience available in this volume... I recommend this to anyone who loves the organ." — Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review (Owl Night)

"This eighth installment of Carson Cooman’s organ music from Erik Simmons is a veritable smorgasbord of recent works...Simmons’s wholly sympathetic playing finds colour, variety and texture aplenty on a superb American instrument." (Four stars) — Michael Quinn, Choir & Organ (Zephyr)

"I’ve yet to find a work that was anything less than first-rate, nor deficient in any way in Simmons’s performance....All-in-all, this recital is eminently of interest to fans of Cooman, Simmons, or organ music in general, and is warmly recommended by this admirer of all three." — David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare (Sea Dream)

"One of the most delightful features of these recordings is the organist, Erik Simmons. His playing is as clean and concise as the music; he allows each score to speak (or sing) for itself." — Jonathan B. Hall, The Organ (Organ Music of Carson Cooman , volumes 1-10)

"...a virtuoso showpiece delivered with aplomb by Simmons...Beautifully produced and recorded...the celebration of the art of Carson Cooman continues." — Colin Clarke, Fanfare (Jubilee)

"[Cooman] may well be the most significant currently active composer for his instrument... Erik Simmons plays as well as ever, with finesse and imaginative registration, and must be considered the leading exponent of Cooman’s music, organ or otherwise, given his dozen or more recordings of it to date. " — David DeBoor Canfield, Fanfare (How Great Our Joy)

"Erik Simmons is an exemplary performer...This is just the sort of thing that is needed to break the monotony of hearing the same old Christmas tunes trotted out in the same old unimaginative manner." — James A. Aletna, Fanfare (How Great Our Joy)

"...As in the previous volumes the music, playing, and production is of a high standard... Simmons continues to deliver fine performances..." — Robert Delcamp, American Record Guide (Eternal City)

"As always, Erik Simmons is the perfect executant for his friend’s music...This is one of the stronger entries in the continuing series of discs devoted to Cooman’s organ music; heartily recommended." — James A. Aletna, Fanfare (Eternal City)

"Erik Simmons has been the musician on this ongoing project since day one, and has consistently provided excellent, expressive playing, along with an intuitive use of each and every organ's registration options." —Jean-Yves Duperron,  Classical Music Sentinel (Antiphonies)

"Simmons fully explores the tonal and emotional colors of these pieces and [his] comfort with and advocacy of the material comes through consistently." —Mark J. Estren, Infodad (Antiphonies)

"Indeed, Cooman could hardly have encountered a finer or more sympathetic interpreter of his work than Erik Simmons, who has mastered the composer's individual style admirably." (5 stars) —Robert Matthew-Walker, The Organ (Antiphonies)

Online listening

You can hear more than 1500 of Erik's performances online via his YouTube Channel. 

CDs of organ music by Carson Cooman

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iTunes/Kunaki releases:

Canzona: Organ Music of Carson Cooman (2012)

Planctus: Organ Music of Carson Cooman (2013)

Series on Divine Art Recordings:

Litany: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 1 (2014)

Masque: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 2 (2015)

Preludio: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 3 (2CDs, 2016)

Hymnus: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman , Volume 4 (2017)

Exordium: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 5 (2017)

The Cloak with the Stars: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 6 (2017)

Owl Night: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 7 (2018)

Zephyr: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 8 (2018)

Sea Dream: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 9 (2018)

Jubilee: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 10 (2019)

Portals: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 11 (2019)

How Great Our Joy: Christmas Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 12 (2019)

Eternal City: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 13 (2020)

Antiphonies: Music for Organ by Carson Cooman, Volume 14 (2021)

Other CDs

A CD of the organ music of James Woodman is available on the SoundSpells label. See http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/eriksimmons for details.