and flowers pick themselves (Songs of Ricky Ian Gordon)

A stunning new recording of songs by Ricky Ian Gordon with the fabulous Melanie Helton and composer at the piano. The crown jewel of this CD is a world-premiere recording of “and flowers pick themselves (Five Songs for Soprano and Orchestra)”

1. Once I Was

2. ‘I Am Cherry Alive’

3. My Sister’s New Red Hat

4. Air

5. Little Horse

6. Poem (Lana Turner Has Collapsed!)

7. We Sat Smoking at a Table

8. Coyotes

9. An Old Fashioned Song

10. If You Can

11. Spell Against Sorrow

12. Will There Really Be A “Morning”?

13. The Red Dress

and flowers pick themselves (Five Songs for Soprano and Orchestra)
14. i thank You God for most this amazing
15. why did you go
16. Thy fingers make early flowers of
17. anyone lived in a pretty how town
18. who knows if the moon’s

19. blessing the boats