The sounds we make don't just fade away; they're embedded in the wood around us.

Performed by Ed Herbstman, Kevin Cragg, Annemarie Cullen, Dennis Pacheco, and Rebecca Robles, with Melanie Hoopes, Bea Herbstman, Alex Marino, and Kerry Kastin.

Music performed by Isabel Kim, Matt Evans, and Shawn Lovato.

Written and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. It was written for a program in New York City called Experiments in Opera. Special thanks this week to Jason Cady, Aaron Siegel, and Mathew Welch

This was recorded at New York Public Radio by George Wellington and Ed Haber.

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