Lost sheet music near Buck Owens Crystal Palace, Bakersfield
Description
At around 3:15 p.m. yesterday, I realized my sheet music for a recital was missing after rehearsals at the Fox Theater area in Bakersfield. The stack is a small bound book with yellowed pages, labeled 'Concerto in C' in my handwriting, with a few pencil notes on the margins. I had last tucked it into the top drawer of my messenger bag by the Buck Owens Crystal Palace, but by the time I reached my car near 19th Street, the book was gone. The melodies felt heavy without it, and the thought of someone else finding it warms me a little, hoping they’ll play it in their own way until I’m reunited with it.
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