Love Notes and Love Lines

"Joe Maneri was a multi-faceted musician, a performer on clarinet and saxophones who earned a living playing in ethnic and dance bands even while pursuing a rigorous training in classical theory and composition. Joe gave up gigging to devote himself to teaching, first at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and then at the New England Conservatory in Boston. In this loving memoir, Joe's wife, the artist and musician Sonja Holzwarth Maneri, recalls their romance - what drew them together and what kept them together in creative companionship for over forty years."