Organ Music for the New World

A lecture recital tracing early organ music of Spain and the Americas to the present, sponsored by the Palomar Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Emma will perform works from Spain, Italy, Mexico, and the United States, including selections from the keyboard manuscript "Sones mo Órgano" discovered in the mission of San Rafael de Chiquitos, Bolivia. Composers include José de Torres, Domenico Zipoli, Manuel de Elías, Ramón Noble, and Pamela Decker. Emma will conclude with Hans-André Stamm’s Toccata Mexicana, a festive toccata derived from Aztecan drum rhythms, commissioned by the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.