First Glimpse 2022 - Grateful Loss
Music by Gabrielle Herbst
Text by Troy Defour
Jasmine Muhammad, soprano
Kelly Horsted, piano
As life altering news is presented to Sylvia, she laments on the importance of cherishing life’s moments.
Text:
SYLVIA:
At the end of the day,
You never know what the future holds.
At the end of the day.
You are expected to take a deep breath.
And do what you are told.
You never know the true value
Of something til’ it’s gone.
You never appreciate how healthy you were.
You never know how happy you were.
You never realized how lucky, loved,
Safe and warm you are.
Until It's Gone.
Until It's Gone.
Video - Chris Comfort
Audio - Craig Slon
Production Assistant - Joel Kalow
Recorded on location at South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY
Created in Cycle 11 of The American Opera Project’s “Composers & the Voice” Fellowship Training Program
C&V Artistic Director: Steven Osgood
Head of Music: Mila Henry
Head of Drama: Matt Gray
Music Directors: Mila Henry, Kelly Horsted, Ron Robinson
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Composers & the Voice is made possible in part by generous multi-year awards from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.