Publisher Desc.  The San Fran Pan American March was written in 1913 to celebrate and promote San Francisco's winning bid to host the 1915 World's Fair. The City was selected in 1911 over chief rival New Orleans by proclamation of President William Howard Taft. On December 12, 1913 the Victor Band recorded the march for the recording company of the same name. Corin was 26 years old when he penned this march and had already established himself as a concert pianist and composer with several musicals and orchestra recordings to his credit.