Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) — Ouverture pour orgue (2025)
Carson Cooman, organ
Published by SMP Press (sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/ouverture-pour-orgue-23175110.html?aff_id=88095)

live performance: July 22, 2026
Ulmer Münster (Ulm Cathedral)
Ulm, Germany
Organ by Walcker, 1969 (Op. 5000)

American organist and composer Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) received her degree in Music History from the University of Wisconsin and studied organ with Gerre Hancock, John Behnke, Jeffrey Peterson, and Carol Haakenson. Beaumont has performed as a recitalist in numerous venues throughout the USA and the UK. From 1988 to 2011 she provided the organ and choral music for St. James Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her album of classic French noëls was released on the Pro Organo label in 2020. Her musical compositions have been published by Lorenz, Leupold Editions, Fagus-Music, and SMP Press.

(Photo by Marcus Ganahl via Unsplash)