Civitella gave me invaluable time – to reflect, think, and test. I mined the library’s music collection and filled my studio with the music of Guy Klucevsek, Henry Threadgill, Bill Frisell, Jive Soweto, Korean Kayagum, Songs of Somalia, and Hindustani and...
I arrived at Civitella Ranieri with a rigid determination to relax. There were two concrete goals to my stay: first, to conquer the small but imposing mountain of books I had brought along, and the second goal was to see a great many birds, in particular one bird, the...
(1942-2004) La Svizzera e’ vicina, the employee at the telephone exchange had assured me when, after an hour’s wait, the sole telephone booth was finally free; direct dialing had been introduced some time ago, we only needed to dial the number and the phone at the...
The first thing that I liked in Civitella was its natural scenery & chirping of various birds…the natural beauty outside the castle was magnificent too. The religious festival in the city of Gubbio was very beautiful, especially the colorful atmosphere of the...
