Napoli – San Francisco: Act II

EVENING PROGRAM Entertainment 

The Piedigrotta- A Neapolitan Futurist Sound Poem The Piedigrotta (1913) is considered the pinnacle of Futurist sound poetry. The explosions of firecrackers, the cries of street vendors, the tenors battling at the annual song competition: By mimicking the explosions of mortars and shrapnel, and the complexly articulated noise of a wild street party, Francesco Cangiullo’s Piedigrotta truly succeeds in celebrating-and synthesizing-life. His epic poem about the yearly Neapolitan street party dedicated to the Madonna di Piedigrotta, brilliantly hijacking onomatopoeic techniques typically found in Futurist poetry recreates the sound of an entire city presented as a living organism.

Luciano Chessa (born 1971, Sassari, Italy) is a composer, performer, and musicologist. As a composer, conductor, pianist, and musical saw / Vietnamese dan bau soloist, Luciano Chessa has been active in Europe, the U.S., Australia. Currently teaching at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Chessa holds a D.M.A. in Piano performance and a M.A. in Composition from the G.B. Martini Conservatory of Music in Bologna, Italy, a M.A. magna cum laude in History of Medieval Music from the University of Bologna, and a Ph.D. in Musicology and Music Criticism from the University of California at Davis. Musical

Entertainment: The Red Shoes, (Flavia and Lucia Purpura-Pontoniere), perform classical and traditional Celtic and Old-Time American music. The sisters sing and play cello and violin. They have performed at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, the Acoustic Vortex, and the Niles Summer Music Festival. The red Shoes recently released their first album mastered at Krsitoph Klover’s Flowing Music Recording Studios.

Cuisine catered by Locanda Positano At the heart of Italian cooking is the ability to be spontaneous and flexible with the freshest ingredients available. Positano sources from local farmers to turn their bounty into delicious fare to share. Positano’s pastas, regional dishes, and signature pizza speak true Italian simplicity and love. (http://www.locanda-positano.com)

The Chef : George Morrone Award-winning American chef, restaurateur, and critically acclaimed cookbook author George Morrone (Simply Elegant Soup). attended the Culinary Institute of America, was the founding chef at the famous Aqua Restaurant in San Francisco, and famous chef Michael Minna was his protégé. He has also been chef at San Francisco restaurants Fifth Floor, Redwood Park, and Boca Steak & Seafood in Marin County. Currently Morrone is the executive chef at Gusto in San Carlos, California.

The Menú:

Corn Soup Shot ~ Caprese Shot

Homemade Gnocchi Positano

Porchetta al Forno