Nina C. Young and Tania León at the New York Philharmonic

Nina C. Young and Tania León at the New York Philharmonic

Compositions by Nina C. Young (CRF2019) and Tania León (CRF2003) will be performed by the New York Philharmonic on Thursday, November 12. The concert is part of Project 19: a multi-season New York Philharmonic initiative that features commissions by 19 women composers...
Alexander Hawkins and Siska at Jazz Fest Berlin

Alexander Hawkins and Siska at Jazz Fest Berlin

Alexander Hawkins (CRF 2018) and Siska (CRF 2018) will perform together on Saturday, November 7, at the Jazz Fest Berlin. This collaboration was born at Civitella while they were both Fellows. Hawkins has developed an immersive layer of electronic music, which also...
Songs From Home from Fred Hersch

Songs From Home from Fred Hersch

A new solo album recorded in the Pennsylvania woods.â €Music by Mitchell, Webb, Porter, Lennon/McCartney, Ellington, Loewe, Wheeler and Hersch (DG 2013).â €”This album is a complete joy, maybe a masterpiece.”â €London Jazz News⠀⠀Release date: November...
Christian Mason: New CD’s Released

Christian Mason: New CD’s Released

Two new CD’s from the composer Christian Mason (CRF 2017) have been released this month. These are the fruit of many years of work and planning; some of the music was sketched during his residency at Civitella. Zwischen den Sternen  (Ensemble Recherche –...
“The Company We Keep”- Frances Itani’s New Book

“The Company We Keep”- Frances Itani’s New Book

Hazzley is at loose ends, even three years after the death of her husband. When her longtime friend Cassandra, café owner, suggests that she start up a conversation group. Four people turn up for the first meeting: Gwen, recently widowed, finds herself pet-sitting a...