Le porte del Paradiso (2017)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Le porte del Paradiso (2017) for organ

“Le porte del Paradiso” (The Gates of Paradise) (2017) is inspired by a quotation from Pope John XXIII: “Le porte del Paradiso sono due: innocenza e penitenza” — “The gates of paradise are two: innocence and penitence.” The music is in two parts: first “innocenza” and then “penitenza.”

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) is an Italian composer. Educated at the Conservatory in Milan, she has composed in many genres, developing a personal language that is concerned with the blend of past and present. Her compositions have been performed frequently around the world. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including five all-Ferrari organ CDs: three recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16) and two by Peter Clark (2015/16). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China and is currently professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.