John Harbison

John Harbison

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...
Amy Sillman

Amy Sillman

www.amysillman.com NEWS 03/24/2023: Emily Jacir Receives 2023 Academy of Arts & Letters Award 02/04/2022: Civitellians at the 2022 Venice Biennale  10/15/2020: Amy Sillmans Breakthrough Moment is...
Jonathan Dove

Jonathan Dove

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...
Anne Bray

Anne Bray

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...