La notte e i ciliegi (The Night and the Cherry Trees) (2018)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — La notte e i ciliegi (The Night and the Cherry Trees) (2018) for organ

“La notte e i ciliegi (The Night and the Cherry Trees)” (2018) is inspired by a painting of by the Japanese painter Katsushika Ōi (1800–1866).

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 six all-Ferrari organ CDs: four recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16/18) 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.