Solo Works


My solo organ works are often inspired by non-musical media. Paintings, poetry, sculpture, geography, architecture and even a solar eclipse… all have elicited a musical response.

This music is composed for a variety of instruments, from the grand cathedral organ to a small parish organ like the modest 1868 Odell organ I used to play every week for church in Albuquerque. In each case, the specification of the organ informed the progress of the composition.

Sample pages from the individual works are below, along with links where you can order a complete copy for performance and study.

Carson Cooman, Composer in Residence to the Memorial Church at Harvard University, has prepared a foreword to this edition.

Old Stone Church

Frahm Old Stone Church first page
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Chaplinesque

Frahm Chaplinesque first page
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Firehead

Frahm Firehead first page
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Flowers in the Wood

Frahm Flowers in the Wood first page
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Genii: Scenes from a Ballet

Frahm Genie first page
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Gran Quivira Chapel

Frahm Gran Quivira Chapel first page
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In Winter Woods

La Morte Meditata

Frahm La Morte Meditata first page
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On Mesa Verde

Frahm On Mesa Verde first page
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Rose Garden

Frahm Rose Garden first page
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The Kingdom of Anxiety

Frahm Kingdom of Anxiety first page
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Winter Moon

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