In my hall closet are two boxes. They’ve been there since we moved in 35 years ago this coming March. I take them out every so often and go through them; usually for some upcoming musical endeavor. One box has seen more use than the other … my husband, Merle’s box of wedding, sacred solos and quartet music. They’ve had a lot of use over the years!

The other box is from my mom, Georgia Lea Jordan. It contains pieces of her very well-used sheet music. Mostly from the 30’s and 40’s … then it skips most of the 50’s (that’s when my sister and I came along, I think she was busy!). The dates pick up again in the early 60’s.

Momma loved music, which is something she passed along to me. You see, she and I would spend HOURS in an evening or on a Saturday afternoon going through every piece she had. She played, and I stood beside her at the piano and sang. “Don’t Blame Me,” “I Cried for You,” “You Were Meant for Me,” “Let’s Fall in Love,” “Temptation,” “When I Fall in Love” and the list goes on and on.

So I went to look again. I was pretty sure it was there, and I found it … Not as a single piece of sheet music, but in one of her “30 Years – 30 Hits” books.

She’s been gone a long while now, but every so often I’ll hear a reference to one of those songs and I’ll remember all the time I spent with my mom learning to love music. That’s something I now have the privilege of doing at KCMT … pass along a love of music. I count it an honor to work with these talented and AMAZING kids. Their dedication and professionalism is outstanding.

So, be looking (and listening) for the song; it’s the culmination of the love story of our upcoming show, THE MUSIC MAN. Marion Paroo & Professor Harold Hill, on the footbridge, in the moonlight and “Till There Was You.”

Thanks, Momma!

Karen Trostad
KCMT Director