American Peace Waltz ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Many artists thrive in isolation. Van Gogh painted alone. Emily Dickinson wrote in seclusion. Beethoven spent the last years of his life in silence, deaf to the sounds of his own music. Rochester composer and TV repair guy Tony Guarino has written thousands of songs that no one outside his family circle has heard. WXXI's Brenda Tremblay prepared a profile. © Copyright 2009, WXXI