Ricky Ian Gordon

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1) Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera

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The true confessions of a working opera composer: an exhilarating story of "a life that comes out of chaos."
At eight years old, Ricky Ian Gordon pulled The Victor Book of Opera off his piano teacher's bookshelf, and his world shifted on its axis. Though scandal, sadness, and confusion would shake that world over the next few decades, its polestar remained constant. Music has been the guiding force of Gordon's life; through it,

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2) Liaisons: re-imagining Sondheim from the piano

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The works of Stephen Sondheim have been reimagined by various composers and the pieces are played on the piano by Anthony de Mare.

3) An AIDS quilt songbook: sing for hope

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Composers and artists from around the globe have been commissioned to create works that provide a portrait of AIDS today. Among those featured here are Sharon Stone, Yo-Yo Ma, Joyce DiDonato, and Noah Stewart.