Corda Foundation

TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR THE COMPILATION, STORAGE, PRESENTATION, PROMOTION AND EXHIBITION OF THE ARTISTIC AND INTELLECTUAL CREATIONS OF THE ARTIST, DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB.

MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED THE FOUNDATION'S 5 WEBSITES AND CONTRIBUTED TO OTHER WEBSITES WHICH FEATURE THE WORK OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. ACTIVITY INCLUDED MAINTENANCE OF WEBSITES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE, THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CHILE, A SPANISH LANGUAGE BLOG SITE, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB SECTION OF THE CERVANTES VIRTUAL SITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AS WELL AS THE CORDA FOUNDATION, AWARD, MUSIC, DRAWING AND POETRY WEBSITES. REVISED THE POETRY WEBSITE, ADDING REFERENCE MATERIAL, INCLUDING 8 ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS AND 5 VIDEOS. COMPLETED THE TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH OF THE DRAWING WEBSITE, ADDING THREE VIDEOS. CONTINUED AN AWARDS PROGRAM FOR ORIGINAL ESSAYS AND SCHOLARLY PAPERS BY UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARS AND FOR POETRY TRANSLATIONS INTO ANY LANGUAGE. PROMOTED THE SEVENTH OFFERING OF THIS PROJECT INTERNATIONALLY WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS ON APPROPRIATE INTERNET SITES, SEVERAL ROUNDS OF EMAILING AND POSTER MAILINGS. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WAS 15-DECEMBER, 2020. COMPLETED THE EVALUATIONS OF APPLICATIONS AND GRANTED AN AWARD TO EDUARDO ESPINA, A POET AND PROFESSOR AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY FOR HIS ESSAY ON THE RECENT POETRY OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB.CONTINUED TO PRESERVE ARCHIVAL MATERIAL BY EDITING AND COPYING MUSIC AND VIDEO ORIGINALLY RECORDED DIGITALLY OR ON MAGNETIC TAPE. MAINTAINED A MUSIC AND VIDEO RECORDING DATABASE TO CATALOGUE MORE THAN 1200 HOURS OF MUSICAL AND VOICE RECORDINGS AND VIDEOTAPES. PRODUCED 18 SCORES OF POEMS. PRESENTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS.REVISED AND UPDATED A DRAWING DATA BASE ADDING MORE THAN 150 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.SEVERAL ACADEMIC PAPERS WERE PRESENTED IN LATIN AMERICA AND SPAIN ON THE POETRY AND MUSIC OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. ANOTHER BOOK OF ORIGINAL POETRY WAS ASSEMBLED FOR PUBLICATION IN CHILE FOR EARLY 2022. COMPLETED THE TRANSCRIPTION, INDEXING AND ARCHIVAL OF MORE THAN 85 ADDITIONAL PAGES OF RECORDED NARRATIVE BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. CONTINUED THE FILMING, FOR DOCUMENTARY PURPOSES, OF COMMENTARY BY AND ABOUT DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH THE POET HIMSELF, LITERARY CRITICS AND OTHER RENOWNED POETS. BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED VIDEO ABOUT THE MUSIC OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUBDIGITIZED AND ARCHIVED MORE THAN 29 HOURS OF ANALOG VIDEO RECORDING OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. THE LIMITED-EDITION, HARDCOVER BOOK "GLOSA" WAS PUBLISHED IN DECEMBER 2020 BY MANDORA PRESS AND DISTRIBUTED TO RETAILERS IN 2021.INITIATED A PROJECT TO SURVEY AND PLACE THE POETRY BOOKS BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB IN THE COLLECTIONS OF ALL MAJOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN THE US. THE INVENTORY OF THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTION WAS UPDATED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDE DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL SPACE REQUIRED FOR PHYSICAL AND DISC STORAGE AND ESTIMATES OF THE SIZE OF DIGITAL CONTENT. PRODUCED 22 SPLIT SCREEN VIDEOS OF THE POET PRESENTING HIS POETRY AND DRAWINGS. PUBLISHED, AS RECOVERED FROM AN AGING MAGNETIC TAPE, THE FIRST OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB'S RECORDINGS -HIS COMPOSITION, "SONATA' FROM 1957. RECOVERED ANOTHER AGED ARCHIVAL RECORDING "GOLGOTA AND DIGITIZED THE ENTIRE PIECE.ARRANGED PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE POETRY OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB FOR STUDENTS IN FRANCE, CHILE, ITALY, SPAIN AND USA. CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN A SECURE, CLIMATE CONTROLLED FACILITY FOR THE ASSEMBLY, ARCHIVAL AND STORAGE OF VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS, MANUSCRIPTS AND ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.