"By 1985, Rudhyar's health was
becoming more delicate. Rudhyar himself
felt that he wanted another RITA conference
which, it turned out, would be his final
public appearance. He phoned me to say
that he felt called to do so and he asked
if I would help Leyla to organize it.
I, of course agreed. This led to the
1985 RITA Conference which took place
within weeks of Rudhyar's 90th birthday.
Sadly, Rudhyar passed in September of
that year, so resonant with the autumnal
theme which ran through much of his later
work.
This conference, like the 1983 RITA
Conference, was held at the Vallombrosa
Retreat Center, and there were about
100 international attendees. However,
this conference had a much more subdued,
and even somber tone. It was clear that
Rudhyar's health was failing. His final
lecture was titled, "The Seed: the
presence of Wholeness in the midst of
disintegration." All of us there
felt that we were the seeds of the Work
of his life. The Rudhyar Audio Archives
are one manifestation of that seeding."
Nicki Michaels
Conference Coordinator
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