Triptych of Peace (2016)

Carlotta Ferrari (b. 1975) — Triptych of Peace (2016) for organ

1. The Pure
“Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person
will have posterity.”
(Psalm 37, Complete Jewish Bible, translated by David H. Stern)

2. The Peacemaker
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
(Matthew 5:9, New Revised Standard Version Bible)

3. The Believer
“O you who have believed, enter into peacefulness.”
(Surah 2:208, the Quran, translated by Mohammed Mahmoud Ghali)

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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. Her compositions have appeared on Waterwheel World Water Day Symposium and WPRB radio Princeton NJ, and have been performed in venues such as Harvard University, New York University, Steinway Haus in Hamburg and München, National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, St. Gallen Cathedral, St.George’s Hanover Square in London, Manhattan Central Synagogue in NYC, and other relevant theaters and churches. A recital entirely devoted to her music has happened in Cardiff UK in 2014. Carlotta Ferrari won the 2nd prize at 2013 edition of Sisì-Frezza competition for women composers held by IFBPW (International Federation of Business and Professional Women). She received the auspices of the President of Italy in 2008 for the premiere of her secular Cantata dedicated to the victims of terrorism. Ferrari’s music appears on several CD recordings, including three all-Ferrari organ CDs: two recorded by Carson Cooman (2014/16) and another by Peter Clark (2015). She is currently the chair of music composition at Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang, China.