Arriving at Civitella Ranieri, after many months when everything seemed to interfere with composing, in the first quiet hours, it was clear that I was in the right place. I immediately wrote some music for piano, part of a piece I had thought was finished. A theme for...
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For a long time I have wanted to write something for piano quintet, a medium which has given me such pleasure as a performer and a listener. I thought this would be the perfect project for Civitella Ranieri: it would need none of the meetings which attend my usually...
Image and excerpted text from performance developed at Civitella Ranieri utilizing video, audio, and slide projections examining our views. M: I am trying to learn your language A: speaking is always hard M: that has been my experience A: for others, listening...