I spent my residency at Civitella Ranieri Center working on a solo accordion piece for a collaboration with choreographer/film-maker Victoria Marks. Our idea for the piece was that I would compose a 10-minute concert work, for which Vic would create a video “thought...
I’ve never stayed in such a beautiful place for such a long period of time and, in the beginning, I thought this was too quiet for me. But as time went by, I started hearing all sorts of sounds around me. All those creatures, leaves falling, mushrooms popping up,...
As the first Composers Now resident artist at Civitella Ranieri, I am honored and humbled to have been in the presence of such grace and beauty. Everything and everyone around me embraced this grace: from the chefs and the way they proudly offered their gorgeous...
