Maya Al-Khalidi is a singer and composer from Palestine. She explores her voice through the music of the past and the present while sometimes getting too attached to imagining the future. She sings music by contemporary composers and surprises herself with her candid...
My residency at Civitella was very fruitful. I composed a new piece for solo prepared Oud, which carried the title (Vibration). The composition was inspired by the unique Civitella castle and its ancient walls.I did a lot of recordings of my daily improvisations for...
Being at Civitella was a life changing experience. I’m incredibly grateful to have had such a beautiful, calm and magical place to focus on not only writing music but also thinking deeply about why I do the work I do as well as be inspired by other fellows work...
Living for five weeks at Civitella Ranieri has been quite a unique experience.Being surrounded by medieval stones, having inspiring conversations with my Fellow artists and Civitella´s wonderful staff; not to mention the smells, the colours, the light, the sound of...
