Ricky Ian Gordon :: Composer

February 2008

1	Lecture on Grapes of Wrath Theresa Lang Center, The New School 55 West 13th, 2nd fl. New York, NY

15	Ricky Speaks To Stephen Hartke's Composition Forum About "Orpheus And Euridice" University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

17-19

8 p.m.
Orpheus and Euridice (World Premiere version with strings)

Elizabeth Futral, soprano, Todd palmer, Cl. Bb
Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, Long Beach
4000 Olympic Plaza
Long Beach, Ca 90803-2828

March

1-2	Record “and flowers pick themselves…” with Melanie Helton, Soprano Cond. Raphael Jimenez

4-13	Ricky is in Pittsburgh doing press and other "Grapes" related events to lead up to Pittsburgh Opera's production of "The Grapes of Wrath"

April

3	Master Class (Robert Osborne) Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY

13	"Orpheus and Euridice" in Dallas for Joe Illick's "Voices Of Change" directed by John de los Santos featuring Gina Browning, soprano Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:30 PM at The Bath House Cultural Center 521 E. Lawther Drive • Dallas, Texas 75218

18-27

"Orpheus and Euridice" soprano Norah Long, clarinetist Pat O’Keefe, pianist Mindy Eschedor
a collaboration between the Nautilus Music Theater and the Minnesota Dance Theater
Pantages Theatre
710 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota

May

18	7PM "The Grapes Of Wrath" Concert Suite with Grant Gershon (cond.) and the Los Angeles Master Chorale Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA

June

1	“Orpheus and Euridice” Ft Worth, Texas 7PM Scott Theater Joe Illick on piano Gina Browning soprano and Jonathan Jones (cl.), John de los Santos directing

5	“Orpheus and Euridice” Ft Worth, Texas 7PM Scott Theater Joe Illick on piano Gina Browning soprano and Jonathan Jones (cl.), John de los Santos directing

27	Orpheus and Euridice Elizabeth Futral, Todd Palmer, Simon Mulligan, and Doug Varone and Dancers Long Leaf Opera Memorial Hall 200 W. Cameron Avenue UNC Campus Chapel Hill, NC 27514

27	Orpheus and Euridice Elizabeth Futral, Todd Palmer, Simon Mulligan, and Doug Varone and Dancers Long Leaf Opera Memorial Hall 200 W. Cameron Avenue UNC Campus Chapel Hill, NC 27514

July

Green Sneakers

Jesse Blumberg, baritone and pianist; The Miami String Quartet; Ricky Ian Gordon, dir.
Vilar Performing Arts Center
Bravo! Vail Vallery Music Festival
Mr. Gordon is the Composer-in-Residence at Bravo!Vail Valley Music Festival for which he wrote the piece, an hour long Song Cycle/Theater Piece

November

TBA	The Grapes of Wrath Pittsburgh Opera Pittsburgh, PA