Terrance Hayes (CRF 2015) and Jennifer Higdon (CRF 2005) were recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, in Literature and Music respectively. The honor of election is considered the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United...
Oleksiy Radynski (CRF 2016) published an essay titled “The Case Against the Russian Federation” in e-flux Journal this week in response to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. “By trying to occupy, with brutal...
Pianist and composer Eric Wubbels’ (CRF 2014) work has achieved new heights in an album of collaborations with two younger artists. After moving to Western Massachusetts with his wife in 2020, where they have a grand piano, Wubbels began deeply engaging with...
Four-time Grammy winner and jazz bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer Esperanza Spalding (CRF 2018) is the 2021 recipient of the Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas. The award includes a $150,000 prize and will provide an...
Jerome Kitzke’s (CRF 2003, DG 2017) new work “I Am Waiting,” commissioned by the NakedEye Ensemble and featuring guest actor/singe Lisa Karrer, will premiere in Media, PA on March 10th. There will be a second performance in Lancaster, PA on March 16th. NakedEye...
Congratulations to the many Civitellians who were recognized for their work this winter. Please keep sending your news and events our way! 2022 PEN Literary Awards: Kirsten Valdez Quade (CRF 2017) was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Dagmawi...