Civitella was a time of peace and happiness. During our stay in the Umbrian hills, I felt renewed, completing a movement for duo piano, some flute choir pieces, and, most important, the libretto for a new monodrama in my Herstory series, this one on Emily Dickinson in...
My residency at Civitella Ranieri was possibly the most enjoyably productive time I have ever spent. I made significant progress on a major orchestral work (which was premiered in May, 1999 and recorded for commercial release) and completed a work for solo trombone...
To have had the opportunity to participate in the fellowship of the Civitella Ranieri Foundation was personally a wonderful experience. The reasons were not only because of the beauty of the landscape of Umbria, Italy, which are so adequate for creation, and the...
Both cities, Pozzuoli in Italy and Guerrero Viejo in Mexico, watched the end of their time coming, and in both cases the form their end would take appeared quite predictable. The only sure thing about Pozzuoli was a slow disintegration; and the possibility of rising...
This is a story of a man who was afraid to lie down on the bed. His name was Gordon Baltimore. This was one of those men who always try to behave independently. The day was a little bit cloudy, but hot and humid. Gordon, Jess, Penny, Benjamin, Tobias and Joanna...
