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A (0:00)
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B (2:03)
Thank you.
A (2:03)
And Sasha Gutierrez, who I told her, stop playing with the cough button. Hi Sasha. You were here for Opera Next Door, so.
C (2:10)
Yes, I was.
A (2:10)
It's so nice to see you again. So Sasha, how familiar were you with this album before this concert?
D (2:17)
I'll be honest, I had no idea about it. This album was actually a great surprise to listen to because I tell everyone it's an earworm. It's so easy to listen to and I'm very excited to be able to sing this music.
A (2:32)
Melissa, when did you first hear of it?
B (2:35)
Actually same when I was first just hired onto the project was the first time. This is my second time performing a work by Philip Glass. Previously it was his opera on Galileo 10 years ago. But anytime I get a chance to sing Glass, I nerd out and I'm very excited.
A (2:53)
The title song, songs from Liquid Days, it comes from a lyric written by David Byrne, I believe. So. Kayla, what does that mean to you?
E (3:03)
So liquid Dazed. My goodness. So David Byrne is an artist that I grew up listening to. My mom grew up during the 80s New Wave era of music and I grew up listening to albums like Stop Making Sense. So I was a huge David Byrne fan coming onto this and was very excited to hear these lyrics. And Liquid Days, to me as a song just represents like love as an everyday thing that we experience. You know, I love the way that he personifies it and the way that Liquid Days can kind of blend into each other as we Experience life.