Sonata da Chiesa (No. 1) (2012)

Franklin D. Ashdown (1942–2023) — Sonata da Chiesa (No. 1) (2012) for organ
Carson Cooman, organ

0:00 | 1. Andante cantabile
4:52 | 2. Pastorella
9:42 | 3. Alla marcia

“Sonata da Chiesa [No. 1]” was written for Carson Cooman during February and March of 2012 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Works from the baroque entitled “Sonata da Chiesa” (“Church Sonata”) were multi-movement pieces of a non-liturgical nature that could be performed either during religious ceremonies or concerts. The first movement, “Andante cantabile”, is warm, unfolding music for the organ’s foundations. The second movement, “Pastorella”, is gentle and lyric. The concluding movement, “Alla marcia”, is a joyous march in festive style.

Franklin D. Ashdown (1942–2023) was an American composer and physician. He was born in Logan, Utah and began piano study at a young age. At age 13, he was recruited to play the organ for a local congregation. Ashdown earned degrees in science and medicine from Texas Tech University and the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center. He later studied organ with Judson Maynard and James Drake and was privately coached in composition by Fred Tulan (San Francisco) and Leonard Raver (The Juilliard School). Based for much of his life in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Ashdown pursued dual careers for more than three decades (1971–2007) as an internist and organist/composer. After his retirement from medicine in 2007, Ashdown focused exclusively on music. Ashdown’s numerous organ and choral compositions have been widely published, and his organ music became a frequent part of the repertoire of many performers throughout the USA.

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