Au Revoir,Andre!

   Andre Previn, a child protege, musical genius covering all area of music from

   classic, Jazz, Movies, Opera,American Contemporary, composer, conducting

   symphony, concert pianist, accompanist to singers, all of the above and more,

   passed away last week at the age of 89. (1929-2019)

   Five wives and a few more romances?? behind.

        Once he was a young kid among those old masters, L.Bernstein, Rostropovich,

     Menuhin---Not the best recording--but brings old memories

              The Master Pianist in front of the great Boesendorfer with one of former wives

          This is  my favorite, Later in his career he focussed more on American Classics

        like this "Jerome Kern" music and  Jazz.

        This collaboration with Sylviia McNair, a product of my neighborhood, Wheaton

        College, is my cure for  everybody's Winter Blues, this year.

                              Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

           They asked me how I knew

           My true love was true

           I  of course replied

           Something here inside cannot be denied

           They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind"

           When your heart's on fire,

           You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes

           So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

           To think they could doubt my love

           Yet today my love has flown away,

           I am without my love

           Now laughing friends deride

           Tears I cannot hide

           So I  smile and say

           "When a lovely flame dies

           Smoke gets in your eyes"

                                                                                               prepared by J H Choh(Class of 1969)