Art Songs and Arias

This collection of 24 songs and arias draws on works that span the composer's lifetime, including his early experimental and mature Americana periods. Contents include: Four Early Songs, Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, arias from The Tender Land and The Second Hurricane, and more. Contents: SONGS: Dirge in Woods * Old Poem * Pastorale * Poet's Song * Vocalise * Four Early Songs: (NIght * A Summer Vacation * My Heart Is in the East * Alone) * Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson: (1. Nature, the Gentlest Mother * 2. There Came a Wind like a Bugle * 3. Why Do They Shut me out of Heaven? * 4. The World Feels Dusty * 5. Heart, We Will Forget Him * Dear March, Come in! * 7. Sleep Is Supposed to Be * 8. When They Come Back * 9. I Felt a Funeral in my Brain * 10. I've Heard an Organ Talk Sometimes * 11. Going to Heaven! * 12. The Chariot) * ARIAS: from The Tender Land: Ma's Song * from The Second Hurricane: Fat's Song * Gyp's Song