The Temple of Cybele
Angels With Dirty Faces
Till the End of Time With You
Fantastic Reverie
Sweet Nothings
Farewell to a Time
Mother’s Lament
The Good Life
The Waltz at Wang’s Wedding
Otherworld Traveler
Lenore and I were married in beautiful St.
James Cathedral in downtown Brooklyn with Lenore’s cousin,
Monsignor Michael, officiating. I had hired a small chamber group and a
singer to perform several of my compositions before and during the ceremony.
At our reception, held at Moran’s
in Manhattan, Lenore and I did our first dance together, a waltz, to my
song Love Comes Quietly. With 6 recent dancing lessons
under our belt, we successfully gave our delighted families and friends
the impression that we actually knew what we were doing on the dance floor.
I gave a speech acknowledging everyone, especially my parents and Lenore.
There were photos galore taken, great food (which Lenore and I barely had
the chance to touch), and more dancing. Instead of a wedding cake, we had
these extravagant cupcakes brought in from Downtown
Atlantic, a great Brooklyn eatery. Towards the end of the festivities,
my happy mother came over to have a dance with me, and at age 82, she was
like a teenager all over again.
Finally, Lenore and I were whisked away to our honeymoon suite, a room at
the New York Athletic Club, courtesy of a member friend
of Lenore’s sister. Scattered around the various floors were several
magnificent Steinways, some old, some new, with which I was allowed to serenade
my beautiful new wife. What an amazing place!
In April 2006, after a 7-month layoff, I resumed composing, continuing with
and going deeper into the process I had begun in the first volume of reveries.
By the end of September 2007, I had finished the 10 compositions listed
chronologically on the left. The individual reveries in this batch came
out generally lengthier than those in the first volume. I felt that 10 were
enough to constitute a full second volume.
