Composer/performer Neil Rolnick plays pieces from his upcoming album “Messages” which will be released on the Neuma label later this year. The highly personal pieces include a recounting of his loss of hearing in his left ear, and a tribute to his late wife, built from her recovered phone messages. When his wife passed, Neil promised to bring her memory with him wherever he went. With performances of “Messages” she has now been with him in travels across the US and in China and Maylasia. But this music is more uplifting than sad, with Rolnick’s message being that persistence and a positive approach to life’s inevitable challenges sees us through tough times.