Thursday night we went to The Forgotten Carols with the Gelter family. As a small child I got to go with my family to see this a lot. We actually would go to a show called The Christmas Gift that had The Forgotten Carols, The Nutcracker, and Dickens' A Christmas Carol incorporated into one show. It was a really nice experience to see and hear these songs performed again.
I had a very touching moment when they sang, "He Was Here". The music stirred a memory from my childhood. I started to cry, despite my best efforts to keep it together. I remembered the way my child heart felt and the small details of the evening. The theater (Pioneer Memorial Theater...it's not there anymore), the seats on the front row of the balcony, the blue velvet wall in front of me that I couldn't see over. My Dad holding my hand and talking with me about how I could sing just as well as the little girl in the show. How I adored Dad and even as a child I cherished being with my Family. The memory of my Dad was very vivid and I'm so grateful for moments like that. I'm so grateful for the power of a melody.
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