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- proper noun an area of the
Isle of Man
Etymologies
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Shortly prior to the meeting, the owners — Tom Hicks and George Gillett — sought to remove Managing Director Christian Purslow and Commercial Director Ian Ayre from the Board, seeking to replace them with Mack Hicks and Lori Kay McCutcheon.
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In "Ayre," which in medieval Spanish means ` air 'or ` melody,' Golijov has for the most part either set traditional folk melodies or texts.
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(Soundbite of "Ayre" interlude) LUNDEN: "Ayre" is all about juxtapositions, not only cultural, but emotional.
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SIMON: And you can go behind the creation of "Ayre" on our Web site, npr. org.
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(Soundbite of unidentified song from "Ayre") Ms. UPSHAW: (Singing in foreign language) Well, he certainly has gotten sounds out of me that I didn't know I had.
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(Soundbite of "Wa Habibi (My Love)") Ms. UPSHAW: (Singing in foreign language) (Soundbite of "Ayre" interlude) LUNDEN: There's a completely different musical texture in the interludes between the "Wa Habibi" melody, which features what Osvaldo Golijov calls a contemporary folk instrument: the laptop computer.
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JEFF LUNDEN reporting: There are plenty of moments in "Ayre" where Dawn Upshaw gets to show off the vocal qualities that made her famous.
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(Soundbite of unidentified song from "Ayre") Ms. DAWN UPSHAW (Singer): Aaaah ...
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LUNDEN: Dawn Upshaw is taking "Ayre" on the road across the United States and in England.
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