( 1956 – 2023) I am looking out the window and, as this last Saturday comes to a close, I realize my heart is filled with gratitude. After five and a half weeks in residence enjoying the company of wonderful fellows and staff whom I now gratefully call my...
In this quiet corner of rural Umbria, it was possible for me to step back from the distractions of everyday life and concentrate on the process of writing and thinking. The “making” of expressive culture – whether a composition, painting, or literary work...
For me, my time at Civitella was an invaluable time in which to explore new ideas and to complete a long-overdue piece which, I hope to have performed in London later this year. I would never have had this time otherwise and so for this I am extremely grateful. The...
Probably the primary gift provided me by the Civitella Ranieri Center–beyond long periods of uninterrupted silence in a spacious studio with natural light–is the genius of its location, Italy. Working in a totally new cultural and physical environment forces the...
