Missouri Classical Music News and Notes

Composer Georgia Stitt originally hatched the idea for the musical, wherein a cross-section of a small Missouri town's inhabitants gather at the local cafe one morning while the rainfall continues to raise the Onkeenton River's water levels. Soon, the community - confronted by the prospect of a flood - bands together to fight this natural disaster.

Tim Werenko (who actually lived through a flood himself) co-wrote the show's book with Jeff Hylton, who also penned the show's lyrics. And although the score has been described as "folky," Stitt disagrees with that assessment.