The critically acclaimed Ricky Ian Gordon gives us a work for solo baritone voice with string quartet: Green Sneakers. Grown from a cycle of poems dedicated to the composer's departed love, Green Sneakers is a raw and touching ode to the life he shared and the process of grief. The string quartet narrates the story as much as the baritone voice, creating a mini-opera, complete with an empty chair, employed as a prop, and a piano played by the singer at the conclusion. According to Gordon, "I sup...

• No. 1
• Prelude
• No. 2
• If Only Someone Could Have Told Me
• No. 3
• In Particular
• No. 4
• He Came to Houston
• No. 5
• Needs
• No. 6
• Shopping
• No. 7
• Sportswear
• No. 8
• Opening Night
• No. 9
• Philadelphia
• No. 10
• Stone Garden
• No. 11
• Blue Dust Mask
• No. 12
• Two Months Later
• No. 13
• Would You Consider...
• No. 14
• Operas Come and Go
• No. 15
• It Was As If...
• No. 16
• Bonanza
• No. 17
• Bus Ride
• No. 18
• Provincetown
• No. 19
• Epilogue-Sleep