West Side High School graduation, June 1956. As they called Mark Rynar's name, he broke out into song as he shuffled toward the aisle to receive his diploma. Mark was no singer, but his smile was so wide and infectious I think half the class tried to join in for a minute.
Mark's gone, but that smile is still hanging around! I hardly ever hear the song he chose that day, but when I do, Mark is always singing it
The story behind Prokofiev's 'Lieutenant Kije's Suite' is charming, wonderful, funny and romantic. Click on the first underlined reference and listen to a wonderfully British eight-minute tutorial about the Lieutenant; then, if you're interested, click on the Kije caption below; better than Benicar!