The Blue Hour: When A Poem Sings Back

The Blue Hour: When A Poem Sings Back

A collaborative project over seven years in the making and #9 on NPR’s 50 Best Albums of 2022, The Blue Hour is a mesmerizing musical journey. Shara Nova (CRF 2017), best known for her work as My Brightest Diamond, and Carolyn Forché (CRF 2012), who writes “poetry of...
ROBINSON by Oscar Strasnoy (CRF 2006)

ROBINSON by Oscar Strasnoy (CRF 2006)

ROBINSON, a chamber opera for self-playing pianos, music automata and seven singers, will premiere at Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin on February 25. Composed by Oscar Strasnoy (CRF 2006), the opera is an adaptation by playwright Sigrid Behrens of Daniel...
Cello & Three Composers on February 16 in NYC

Cello & Three Composers on February 16 in NYC

Join us on Thursday, February 16 at 6:00 PM at the Civitella New York Office for an evening of cello and conversation with Civitella composers Mariel Roberts (CRF 2022), Ashkan Behzadi (CRF 2021), and George Lewis (CRF 1998). We will welcome you with refreshments...
Missy Mazzoli Awarded 2023 Blitzstein Award

Missy Mazzoli Awarded 2023 Blitzstein Award

The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced that composer Missy Mazzoli (CRF 2019) and librettist Royce Vavrek have been awarded the 2023 Marc Blitzstein Memorial Award. Mazzoli and Vavrek will each receive an award of $10,000, which is given in the memory of...
2023 PEN Longlists Announced

2023 PEN Longlists Announced

PEN America has announced their 2023 longlists, including for their Open Book Award. The prize is given for an exceptional book-length work of any literary genre by an author of color. The awardee will be a Fellow at the Castle during the 2024 season. The awards...