At Civitella, I found the perfect environment to focus on my work and experiment with new ideas. The combination of solitude and community gave me the freedom to develop my projects, which explore themes of migration and the environment. The support from fellow...
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...
At Civitella, I not only experienced a kind of restoration of spirit – spending time with everyone at dinner, braving the long walk to town, and taking lots of alone time in my studio and during all the art- and history-rich excursions – but I feel newly grounded in...
