The idea of going to Civitella was to keep searching for the pleasure of being lost and collecting tools and parts for my broken compass that points nowhere. After 40 days the collection became bigger and the compass wider, since, this compass points from time to time...
While at Civitella (June-August 2021) I composed a number of works for or featuring piano, making ample use of the beautiful Steinway in Tinaia. In the realm of song, I worked first on “Swivel” (for soprano and piano), setting text by Royce Vavrek as part of a larger...
I am so grateful for this unique experience to be a part of the Civitella Ranieri community, and the rich life it has given me. To live in a castle in Italy, and feel the setting of the sun in a way that I cannot do in New York City, to be amongst other artists in a...
I’ve been describing my time at Civitella as six weeks in paradise! What a blessing to have the time, and space in stunning surroundings to focus wholly on composing. The kindness, and generosity of everyone working to make our time at the castle absolutely perfect is...
vimeo.com NEWS 02/25/2023: MacDowell Spring/Summer 2023 Fellowships Announced 02/16/2023: Cello and Three Composers at Civitella NYC 05/05/2022: 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀, 𝘾𝙍𝙔𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙇 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙀 by TAK and Ashkan...
