Margaret Fisher and Robert Hughes
"Ezra Pound and Music"  introduction to a poet's music, with audio examples
 S.F. Italian Cultural Institute     Thurs. Dec. 8, 2005 at 6:30 PM.   
 Admission Free.
425 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
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Dear friends,

Bob Hughes and I recently added a new title to the series "Ezra Pound 
and Music" published by Second Evening Art.  

To celebrate publication of The Recovery of Ezra Pound's Third Opera: 
Collis O Heliconii, settings of poems by Catullus and Sappho, the San 
Francisco Italian Cultural Institute will sponsor an evening devoted to 
a discussion of the poet-composer:
Thursday December 8, 2005 at 6:30 PM.
At this event, Bob and I will play excerpts from the music. These 
include privately arranged recordings of "Donna mi prega," sung by the 
Australian baritone Joshua Bloom, a San Francisco opera soloist, and 
Pound's setting of Sappho's "Poikilothron," arranged for violin, played 
by virtuoso David Abel.

The evening will be dedicated to the memory of Nathan Rubin, violinist. 
Nate performed several world premieres of Pound's music and co-produced 
the Fantasy recording of Le Testament. During a long career as ardent 
performer and propagator of new music, Nate generously devoted his 
virtuosic skills and thoughtful interpretation to Pound's violin music, 
traducing the composer's often ambiguous intentions into a convincing 
performance with a sensitive 'rightness' that provides a basis for 
future presentations of Pound's work.

We hope to see you at this special event!
Italian Cultural Institute, 425 Washington Street, 2nd floor, San 
Francisco.

More information: Each of the series' three titles features the 
posthumous first publication of the music, with accompanying essay.

Books will be available at the Institute. A 20% discount is available.

More details and ordering information can be found at 
www.ezrapoundmusic.com <http://www.ezrapoundmusic.com>.  

Sincerely,
Margaret