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 7 ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS AND 6 VIDEOS. COMPLETED THE TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH OF THE DRAWING WEBSITE, ADDING ONE VIDEO.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 EIGHTH OFFERING OF THIS PROJECT INTERNATIONALLY WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS ON APPROPRIATE INTERNET SITES, SEVERAL ROUNDS OF EMAILING AND POSTER MAILINGS. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS WAS 15-DECEMBER, 2022. 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. ADDED SCORES TO MORE THAN 100 HUNDRED VIDEO RECORDINGS. PRODUCED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THREE BOOKS OF POETRY. INCLUDED THESE IN SUBTITLE ON VIDEO RECORDING OF COMPLETE BOOKS. PRESENTED AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRIBUTORS.REVISED AND UPDATED A DRAWING DATA BASE ADDING MORE THAN 90 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 2023. COMPLETED THE TRANSCRIPTION, INDEXING AND ARCHIVAL OF MORE THAN 55 ADDITIONAL PAGES OF RECORDED NARRATIVE BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. CONTINUED THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS, OF COMMENTARY BY AND ABOUT DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH THE POET HIMSELF, LITERARY CRITICS AND OTHER RENOWNED POETS. COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT AND RELEASE OF A PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED VIDEO "RHYTHMS OF A MULTIVERSE", ABOUT THE MUSIC OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. COMPLETED AND RELEASED A VIDEO ADAPTATION OF THE BOOK "ALM-ERIA" BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB.INITIATED AND COMPLETED A PROJECT TO PLACE COLLECTIONS OF DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB'S BOOKS IN THE MOST IMPORTANT LIBRARIES IN THE US. CONTACTED 107 LIBRARIES AND SHIPPED 621 BOOKS TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR COLLECTIONS. DIGITIZED AND ARCHIVED MORE THAN 26 HOURS OF ANALOG VIDEO RECORDING OF MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY DAVID ROSENMANN-TAUB. 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. 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.