You're gonna love the 40 new pics I just added to the Photo Gallery! Most of these stunning shots were taken during the peak of the Autumn colors, on a Sunday in October. Plus there are some pretty pics of flowers at our house, and a few fun ones from Hallowe'en. Let me know what you think!
I just added 22 brand new pics to the Photo Gallery, taken on my 59th birthday, 10-17-10. Joe and I traveled up to New Paltz and Minnewaska State Park through the Catskill Mountains to take in the gorgeous Fall colors at "peak", and what a spectacular show we got! The weather was just beautiful, in the low 70's, with sky blue, cloud formations intriguing, and the Creator's paintbrush skillfully at work. Then we had a nice lunch and did a little shopping in New Paltz. All together a perfect outing. Hope you enjoy the scenery!
I just added a new FREE instrumental Download: "Pumpkin Patch", in honor of my birthday today! It's got that Hallowe'en kinda feel, a bit mysterious, a little creepy, and very orange! Just go to the Listen to My Music page, and under "Pumpkin Patch" click on "MP3 download whole song, hi-fi". Hope you enjoy!
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Joe and I celebrated the 2nd Anniversary of our marriage today, October 2nd. We want to thank everyone for their good wishes! And thanks, Biagio's Ristorante (in Paramus, NJ), for the delicious dinner!
Happy Birthday, Joseph!
Have a wonderful day and a happy, healthy, prosperous, and peaceful year ahead!
Love always,
Jordan
There are now 51 more pics in the Photo Gallery from our recent trip to Washington, D.C. These encompass our 2nd day's adventures, including trips to Arlington National Cemetery, Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima statue), The National Shrine, U.S. Capitol Building, and U.S. Supreme Court Building. The weather remained beautiful, with a bright blue sky and poetic cirrus clouds providing a perfect background. As you can see, we had a wonderful time!
(Reminder: remember, just click on the first pic on each page of 25, and you'll get a slide show of all those pics.)
I've just posted 60 brand new pics in the Photo Gallery (remember, just click on the first pic on each page of 25, and you'll get a slide show of all those pics) from our recent trip to Washington, D.C. - Joe and I spent 2 whirlwind days in DC as a 31st Anniversary gift to each other: the first day we went to see The Lincoln Memorial, The Vietnam War Memorial, The Korean War Memorial, The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, The Jefferson Memorial, The Washington Monument, and The World War II Memorial. It was a beautiful day, with the temperature around 80 degrees, and moody billowy clouds mixed with blue skies - a perfect day for beautiful pictures! And we honored Joe's Dad's service in the Army in World War II (first stationed in England and Northern Ireland, as the invasion of Normandy was being planned, he took part in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day, the Battle of Lo, and the Battle of the Bulge, all in France, as well as the Invasion of Germany, and was a liberator of the infamous Buchenwald concentration camp) by visiting the World War II Memorial - lovely and touching. We wish he had lived to see it himself, but we're sure Joe, Sr. was there with us in spirit. I hope you enjoy these great photos! Soon I'll post the photos of our second day in Washington, so stay tuned . . .
At sundown, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts: the beginning of a time of solemn introspection. "Leshana tova tikatevu" - may you be inscribed in the Book of Life and have a good year. I'm wishing you a very sweet, healthy and Happy New Year!
I'm wishing everyone a very happy and safe Labor Day weekend!
Visit my OurStage profile to hear dozens of my tracks in their full length, and become a member of OurStage to vote for my tunes!
This month I've added 2 brand new never-before-released instrumental tracks on OurStage: "Over (The View From Here)" and "My Neck Of The Woods". Just click on the following link to my profile page: http://www.ourstage.com/profile/jordanespivack
Enjoy!
I recently returned home from my summer trip to Milwaukee, where I visited with my sister Linda and brother-in-law Poul in Whitefish Bay, and got to see my Mom Sophie. I've put 34 new pics in the Photo Gallery, so you can share my memories. I think you'll get a kick out of the shots at the Milwaukee County Zoo, too. Plus there are some new pictures of those beautiful, colorful birds in The Jewish Home, where my Mom lives. Enjoy!
Click on this link to visit my page at ReverbNation, and learn how to become a member!
My happy and fun song "ECHO, THE GECKO" is now available on iTunes and CD Baby as a single download, for just 99 cents - use the easy LINKS on my Buy My CDs page, or go to:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/echo-the-gecko-single/id378979379 and click on "Open in iTunes" to get your "ECHO, THE GECKO" now! Or go to:
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JordanESpivack and click on "ECHO, THE GECKO" now!
You can still get the "My Provincetown" and "Think Lovely Thoughts" CDs at both iTunes and CD Baby as well.
HAPPY JULY 4th!
See a really cool fireworks display over the Statue of Liberty: http://www.fireworkspop.com/liberty.htm
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I've just added a new FREE Download of my instrumental "Thoughtful" to the Listen to My Music page, and 25 new pics to the Photo Gallery. Last weekend we traveled to Perry, NY to spend 5 days with Joe's family. Upstate New York is just so beautiful at this time of year, and I've included some pictures of the sights, and some more personal ones with my relatives. Hope you enjoy!
You can now see the World Premiere of my solo piano composition "Cascades" at The 32nd Annual Student Piano Recital, June 6th, 2010, at Rockland Conservatory of Music in Spring Valley, NY. on YouTube! Just click on the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCpakozZfo0
Enjoy!
"ECHO, THE GECKO" will be released as a single download, and will be available on iTunes and CD Baby in the next few weeks. "Echo" has never been available for sale worldwide before, so I'm very excited about this development. The single will cost just 99 cents, so I'm hoping everyone will buy/download a copy! I'll update you as soon as the song shows up in the iTunes store.
My 32nd Annual June Student Piano Recital, held yesterday June 6th at the Rockland Conservatory of Music in Spring Valley, NY, was a resounding success! 24 very talented students, from ages 6 to 17, played their hearts out for an audience of admiring families and friends, who were entertained with a wide range of selections featuring standards, pop and classical music. In addition, 3 students played their own very special original compositions.
All the students received Certificates of Participation. Awards of encouragement were presented to Lauren Aprahamian, Kathryn Belkin, Joey Coopersmith, and Noah Jaynes. The Piano Pin Award was received by Joseph Chindemi, Victor Chindemi and Alex Fetterman. The Student Achievement Award went to Lindsey Aprahamian, Lauren Brown and Adam Millman. 12 students received the New Plateau Award: Keren Appelbaum, Allie Denburg, Jamie Etkind, Josh Etkind, Adam Gloc, Jenna Grossbarth, Ethan Jaynes, Matthew Jaynes, Andrew Liebergall, Rachel Liebergall, David Rubin, and Sophie Solomon-O'Connell. The Quantum Leap Award went to Josheph Chindemi and Victor Chindemi. Most Improved Female was Julia Liebergall, and Most Improved Male was Michael Grossbarth. The coveted Student Of The Year Award was won by Adam Millman.
In addition, I honored my 3 graduating seniors: Allie Denburg, David Rubin and Jamie Etkind.
After the Recital and Awards Ceremony, everyone was treated to refreshments, including the yummy cake and scrumptious cookies.
Congratulations to all who participated. I am very proud of you. It was one of the very best Recitals ever!
I have just been informed that "Shimmer", the title track from my upcoming "Shimmer" CD, has been named a Semi-Finalist in the Instrumental Category of the UK Songwriting Contest 2010! This is a great honor, and the 3rd award for "Shimmer" (see 3-22-10 and 1-9-10 News entries) in 2010. I greatly appreciate the recognition.
I've just added some magical new (old) photos of myself, my Mom and my Dad, from my very early years (ages 2 to 9) to the Photo Gallery. I think you'll find these very interesting.
Also, I've added a new instrumental to the Music page, "Eternally", dedicated to my Grandma Tillie. Please make sure to read the story behind the composition (just click on the title).
You can do me a big favor, and go to http://www.musictogousa.com/Requests.html
First, click "J", then on the next page scroll down to "Jordan E. Spivack" and request my "Commercial Street" once each day for the next week or two, and let Neon Productions Radio know that I have dedicated fans like you. Plus, you get to help expose my music to thousands of new fans! There's nothing to join, no sign-up, you don't reveal your name - just click the "Request" box next to "Commercial Street", and the station will play the song during the next hour. If you'd like to listen, click this link: http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/mini.cgi?station_name=musictogousa&site=pro&tm=5779
It's easy!
Thanks for all your help!
Happy Spring! I've added 20 delightful new pics of the spring sights around our yard to the Photo Gallery - check them out now!
