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The
65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer's (阿尔楚海默症). He was losing his memory.
A software engineer
by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in
his family. Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside
the family.
Melissa, his
daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep
catch night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist
to work with her father.
Naomi, Melissa's
best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed
willingness to help.
"Why do
this?" Steve wondered.
"Because
she cares." Melissa said.
Steve nodded, tears
in eye.
Naomi drove to
the Goodwin home. She told Steve she'd love to hear him play. Steve moved to
the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers
on the keys.
Naomi put a
small recorder near the piano, Starts and stops and mistakes. Long pauses, heart
sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.
"It was
beautiful." Naomi said after listening to the recording. "The music
was worth saving."
Her responsibility,
her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was sill in Steve Goodwin. It
was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.
Naomi and Steve
met every other week and spent hours together. He'd move his fingers clumsily
on the piano, and then she'd take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard
in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time
to his own work being played by someone else.
Steve and Naomi
spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a
song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn't play it.
Working with
Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he could
write one last song. One day, Naomi received an email. Attached was a
recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it "Melancholy
Flower".
Naomi heard
multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni
called him "honey" and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and
Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her
husband this could be his signature piece.
Naomi managed
to figure out 16 of Steve's favorite, and most personal songs. With Naomi's
help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve's
songs. Joni thought that would be the end. But it wasn't.
In the months
leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert, Naomi told
the director she had a special one in mind: "Melancholy Flower"
She told the
director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add it to the
playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve's permission. He considered it
an honor.
After the
concert, Naomi told the family that Steve's music was beautiful and
professional. It needed to be shared in public.
The family
rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. By the day
of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.
By then, Steve
was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends. He knew
the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.
Steve arrived and
sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi
took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.