Join us on Monday evening, October 12th, at the Civitella Castle for Presentations by Music Fellows Njabulo Phungula and Cleek Schrey. Reserve your spot below or tune in to our livestream on Instagram @CivitellaRanieri.
6:00 PM CEST Welcome Cocktail
6:15 PM CEST/12:15 PM EDT Presentations
Njabulo Phungula is a composer from Durban, South Africa. He writes music that explores intrapersonal communication and identity, and metatextuality. His works have been performed by Klangforum Wien, ensemble recherche, International Contemporary Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, JACK Quartet, Odeion String Quartet, PULSE, Mizar Trio, Stephanie Lamprea, and Midori Samson, and have been featured at festivals such as ‘Always, Already There,’ Cortona Sessions, Deep Time, impuls, ISCM World New Music Days, National Arts Festival, Wien Modern, and Unyazi Music Festival:Infrastructures.
Described by The Irish Times as “a musician at one with his instrument and his music,” Cleek Schrey is a fiddler and composer from Virginia, now based in NYC. He plays a range of instruments including the fiddle, banjo, and organ. His work spans free improvisation, composition, experimental ethnography, and traditional music practices.