Hi Roxana, e tutti, The event in Oakland is somewhat like the downtown Oakland art murmur - 1st Friday of the month the art galleries and neighboring shops stay open late. There has been quite a crowd and buzz around this. Book/shop is in a different neighborhood that is gaining its own loyal following for art murmur-down-the-road-a-ways. All of which is to say, there will be a lot of extraneous noise! It would be great to have a recording, even of the 'scene,' - a large crowd expected. The book store is aware of this but there is nothing concrete about a recording happening. The violinist is superb, so perhaps he will want to perform the work again (after all the preparation). Stand by! All best, Margaret On 9/2/2014 11:28 AM, Roxana Preda wrote: > Dear Margaret, > > Will there be any audio or video recordings for us poor rabbits who > can't cross oceans and continents to be there? > And who is doing the readings? These will also be interesting as there > are so few contemporary renderings of the poetry. > I say that if somebody bothers to be there with a digital voice > recorder might succeed in giving us at least an inkling. For the music > one would need more professional equipment, I guess. > Roxana > > Quoting "<Margaret Fisher> DIGEST" <[log in to unmask]> on Mon, 1 > Sep 2014 20:02:59 -0700: > >> BOOK/SHOP is pleased to announce a bi-coastal musical event, this >> Friday, Sept 5th. >> ** >> Join us for an evening of violin works from 1923-1933 by the American >> poet Ezra Pound. We'll have two violinists playing two different >> programs at both our Oakland and New York locations. >> >> Experimental music specialist Ben Kreith >> <http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org/artists/685/>will be performing live >> at our Oakland shop during First Friday activities. There will be two >> rounds of performance from 7-9 PM. 487 D 49th St., Oakland, CA 94609. >> The program in Oakland will include: >> >> / >> Reading of the Pound poem "Sestina: Altaforte" >> Sestina: Altaforte (violin) >> (please note that this performance of the "Sestina: Altaforte" is the >> US live premier of this work. it has been performed live only once >> before, in Rome, in 2010.) >> // >> *Frottola (violin)* >> *Al poco giorno (violin) >> * >> *Reading of the Dante Sestina "Al poco giorno"* >> >> / >> >> In New York, musician Mark Golamco <http://markgolamco.com> will be >> performing at 8 PM. 2 Bond St., lower level, in Manhattan. The >> program will include: >> >> /*Reading of the Pound translation of "Plainte pour la Mort du roi >> Richard Coeur de Lion"*/ >> /*Plainte pour la Mort du roi Richard Coeur de Lion (violin) >> */ >> /*Part V of Fiddle Music (violin)*/ >> /*Reading of the Pound poem "Guido Cavalcanti Rime" */ >> /*Frottola (violin)*/ >> >> Pound's music ranges from simple & melodic to the experimental and >> challenging. We'll be reading the poems associated with the musical >> pieces as well. The event will be somewhat brief, and standing room >> only. Light refreshment will be served. Space is limited, so mark >> your calendars now! Please RSVP or send inquiries to >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Please feel free >> to share this announcement! >> >> /This performance made possible by kind permission of Robert Hughes >> and Margaret Fisher of Second Evening Art Publishing. >> <http://www.ezrapoundmusic.com>/ >> >> Best, >> >> Erik Heywood >> ------------------ >> BOOK/SHOP >> >> /website/ <http://www.book---shop.com/>/ >> blog <http://www.book---shop.com/journal/> >> / >> /location <http://book---shop.com/eventslocations/>/ >> >> > >