Girolamo Frescobaldi was elected organist of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome in 1608. As such, he became one of the leading organists of his time. In particular his collection of liturgical organ music Fiori musicali influenced many later generations of organists, including J. S. Bach who owned a copy and studied it thoroughly. Our program features selections from Frescobaldi’s epochal collection along with the Gregorian chant inspired the pieces. Composers of the generation before and after Frescobaldi make for the ornate framework of the program.