This is a heartfelt cycle of songs by Ricky Ian Gordon set the poetry of three important American poets, Jane Kenyon, Jean Valentine and Marie Howe. After a major personal loss, Gordon turned to the poetry of these women who speak of loss and death in a way that he found particularly consoling. The songs are beautifully written for a medium voice with Gordon´s usual care. A dissonant and colorful keyboard part is a great enhancement to the generally reflective tone of the music. Gordon´s moving ...

• 1. Otherwise
• 2. Willi
• Home
• 3. X
• 4. Just Now
• 5. What the Living Do
• 6. Let Evening Come