Tres santos nuevomexicanos (2023)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Tres santos nuevomexicanos (2023) for organ

0:00 | 1. Santa Lucía (Huapango)
0:00 | 2. San Lorenzo (Conchero)
0:00 | 3. San Miguel (Danza de Los Migueles)

“Tres santos nuevomexicanos” (2023) was written for Carson Cooman to perform in New Mexico. The composer writes: “Although I have never visited, this work is inspired by much reading about and online looking at New Mexico. Magnificent landscapes apart, I find multiculturalism fascinating, and so this composition reflects that. The piece is a set of three stylized dances of Nahuatl and Hispanic origin, combining with the tradition of Santos, the painted icons. The dances are based on three Gregorian melodies dedicated to the saints Lucía, Lorenzo and Miguel, typically evoked in the Santos tradition.”

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 eight all-Ferrari organ CDs: four recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16/18), three by Peter Clark (2015/16/18), and one by Luca Massaglia (2021). She served as chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang and professor of music composition at the European School of Economics in Florence, Italy.