This is such a fantastic rendition of my new Wondrous Love Suite. I'm really honored, dear Carson!

Powerful phenomenal performance love.

Such a beautiful melody. I'm quite touched. Let go a bit and listen to your music. Sooo beautiful☀️💛👌

It’s nice to listen to this meditative piece you dedicated to me, dear Carson!❤

Fascinating.

Thank you Carson for your beautiful performance.

Very nice. Bravi tutti i due!

An attractive performance of a delightful suite. Have just purchased a score……

Beautiful. As a teen in Garden Grove I would go the Methodist church to hear him play. I remember his wild improvisations in the middle of hymns, and playing Ginastera.

Beautiful, I'm mega excited.

A really beautiful piece! Beautiful descending lines. I love it.

This is a fascinating composition. It seems to continually descend while remaining stationary, like Shephard tones. I very much enjoyed the canonic and other contrapuntal elements.

Your playing is very nice, Carson! Thanks so much for recording my meditation!❤

Thank you for your wonderful and beautiful interpretation! I’m really honored!

Never heard of him before now. Thank you. There's a magic there that's intriguing as are the harmonics.

A beautiful Chorale Prelude and great recording! Very well played! I like it very much! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Germany!

Not sure how I missed this previously - but glad I found it now!! 🤩

Love this. Wonderful ! 😍

this is respectful. sometimes a creature carries more pain......lovely music.

Carson plays this with immense musicality - brilliant

As an organists I added several James Michael Stevens compositions to my regular list of preludes and postludes to rotate during the year. They provide an uplifting, tasteful and fun alternative to Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and settings of hymns. Thanks Mr Stevens for your work and especially for keeping it real so I don't have to practice hours and hours for a good result. Writing this way requires great skill, so I am very grateful to you.

This is very lovely and I am grateful to discover the music of James Michael Stevens. Organists should enjoy programming some selections for worship which are tasteful, modern and yes, easy. As an organist with other work during the week, I need to alternate more difficult classical prelude and postlude repertoire with something easier. The people also need to feel that preludes and postludes are not a recital. My most challenging standard repertoire takes practice time to maintain, so I appreciate Stevens' writing more simply. Simple is not easy! It takes a great sense of balance to be balanced but not predictable, to be light and joyful but not treacly or banal, and modern without gratuitously going for a jazz note or a syncopation. Stevens creates compositions of a lighter nature that truly bless the congregation and create a prayerful, joyful atmosphere. Thanks Mr Stevens and thank Mr Cooman for lending your credentials to this performance.

Very creative fantasia on this beloved tune for Epiphany! It's very nice to follow the score on the screen.

I literally just love this glorifying powerful score phenomenal performance love!

Interesting piece. Very enjoyable!🎉

Beautiful melody solo score performance Carson I totally love those!

Phenomenal score performance Carson wonderful work.

Wilbur Held composed a number of pleasing organ pieces which are substantial without being necessarily technically difficult.

Phenomenal performance my love.

I have a number of Held volumes but have never heard this before! Thanks for the wonderful introduction! 🎶

Dr Held was on the School of Music faculty when I was an undergrad at Ohio State (1970s).

What an awesome piece to stir any congregation during Christmastide!!! Nicely done, Carson!!! Always! 🙂

A powerful and optimistic fanfare!

Marvelous! 🥀

Thank you recording this, Carson! You really make it sparkle and dance. I love your interpretation. ❤

It’s a pleasure to hear this iconic Christmas carol arranged by Phil and performed by you.❤

I’m honored by this beautiful recording. Thank you, Carson! 🎶🎄🎶

Fine work! Thanks for the score, Carson. As I am coming from Trier (Germany) region where Es ist ein Ros entsprungen was composed, this is a must-have!

Happy New Year Carson! Wonderful phenomenal powerful performance!

Beautifully crafted canon. Perfect to start a new year! Happy New Year 2025! Hope you will continue to be as creative and productive as in 2024!

Thanks for sharing Carson! Definitely glorious! 🎉

LOVELY! My favorite tune for Gerhardt's hymn! I wish I had known of this setting and the collection sooner.

I’m very honored by this spectacular recording! I need that tuba at my church! 😊🎶😊

Lovely. 🎄

This is very beautiful, and I am enjoying learning to play it.

Superb!!!

Great piece and performance! All best!

Powerful and festive arrangement of this optimistic hymn.

Beautiful piece!

This is great! 🎶🎄🎶