Pianist and composer Eric Wubbels’ (CRF 2014) work has achieved new heights in an album of collaborations with two younger artists. After moving to Western Massachusetts with his wife in 2020, where they have a grand piano, Wubbels began deeply engaging with...
Four-time Grammy winner and jazz bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer Esperanza Spalding (CRF 2018) is the 2021 recipient of the Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas. The award includes a $150,000 prize and will provide an...
Jerome Kitzke’s (CRF 2003, DG 2017) new work “I Am Waiting,” commissioned by the NakedEye Ensemble and featuring guest actor/singe Lisa Karrer, will premiere in Media, PA on March 10th. There will be a second performance in Lancaster, PA on March 16th. NakedEye...
Congratulations to the many Civitellians who were recognized for their work this winter. Please keep sending your news and events our way! 2022 PEN Literary Awards: Kirsten Valdez Quade (CRF 2017) was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Dagmawi...
On Monday evening, PEN America hosted its 2022 Literary Awards Ceremony. Civitella’s Senior Program Associate, Hope Campbell Gustafson, attended the event. Cathy Park Hong (CRF 2021) announced Divya Victor, author of Curb, as the recipient of the Open Book...
