temple of memory Album

sound journeys with thetunefulquire

december 2021 sessions at kikvidze, tbilisi, georgia

piano harmonies collected from the aether by timothy merkel

mixing by robert keizer

photo: "temple of memory", world war ii memorial in mukhrani, georgia: architect shota bostanashvili

some melodies and themes in this album are original; some have been adapted from existing songs. for inspirations in this collection i am indebted, in no particular order, to: gabriel fauré, george friedrich handel, inola gurgulia, nunu gabunia, joe hisaishi, jay jay johanson, tom waits, bob dylan, revaz laghidze, dorothy ashby, johannes brahms, modest mussorgsky, eden ahbez, and the traditions of christian hymns and american folk songs.