Join us on Thursday, June 26th at the Civitella Castle for Tracy O’ Neill and Charles Uzor Presentations. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM.
Tracy O’ Neill
Writing, USA
Tracy O’Neill is the author of the memoir Woman of Interest. Her novels include The Hopeful and Quotients. In 2015, she was named a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. In 2012, she was awarded the Center for Fiction’s Emerging Writers Fellowship. Her writing has appeared widely, and she teaches at Vassar College.
Charles Uzor
Music, Switzerland/Nigeria
Charles Uzor was born in Nigeria in 1961 and came to Switzerland during the Biafra war. In 1990 he earned a Master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Music, and in 2005 he earned his PhD in Melody and Time Awareness. Uzor’s oeuvre focuses on pieces with ensemble and voice. Nri/mimicri, with bird song lowered by octaves, represents Uzor’s concern with mimicry, identity, and Derek Parfit’s philosophy of personality. Recent pieces such as Mothertongue, on the loss of language, and 8’46’’, in memory of George Floyd, strengthen Uzor’s political positions. Uzor’s latest piece is The Great Wall, written for the vocal ensemble Ekmeles.
Thursday, June 26th 2025
6:00 PM Welcome cocktail
6:15 PM Presentations
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