The Grapes offerath Solo Aria Collection contains excerpts from Ricky Ian Gordon's critically acclaimed The Grapes offerath, named the great American opera by Musical America and based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by John Steinbeck. This collection includes The Last Time There Was Rain, Simple Child, Us, and others. The performance score and parts are available on rental, and the full vocal score is sold separately. Recording of the world premiere production at the Minnesota Opera is avai...

• Composing an American Tapestry of Song by Ricky Ian Gordon
• Letting Steinbeck's Classic Sing by Michael Korie
• About Ricky Ian Gordon
• About Michael Korie
• 1. I Keep My Nose Clean (Tom Joad
• baritone)
• 2. So Long Savior/Nake Tree (Jim Casy
• tenor)
• 3. Promise Me
• Tommy (Ma Joad
• mezzo-soprano)
• 4. Sit Quiet
• Grampa (Gramma Joad
• mezzo-soprano)
• 5. Us (Ma Joad
• mezzo-soprano)
• 6. I Can't Tell You (Ragged Man
• bass-baritone)
• 7. One Star (Rosasharn,
• soprano)
• 8. A Word for T...