Word of Mouth began with the piece “A.I.daption,” written by Alycia Calvert, a second-year Ph.D. candidate in English, and composed by Liam Frager, a second-year graduate student studying music. Vocalist Daisy Lawrence, a third-year master’s student studying music, (1) rose from her seat in the audience — capturing everyone’s attention with her strong vibrato and robotic performance, which connected with the theme of the composition.