Lucy Shelton
Even though American soprano Lucy Shelton is best known for her high-flying, passionate performances of contemporary music, she has never restricted her musical air space to a single century or just a handful of styles; she is as comfortable in the works of Handel as in those of Wolfgang Rihm. Shelton was born in Pomona, CA, in February 1944, and studied at Pomona College (until 1965) and then at the New England Conservatory of Music (M.M., 1968) under Gladys Miller. In her mid-thirties, Shelton was twice recipient of top prize at the prestigious Naumburg Competition -- first, in 1977, as part of the Jubal Trio, and then in 1980 as a soloist. The Naumburg success threw Shelton's career into high gear, and she kept herself busy both as an ensemble singer (perhaps most significantly with the Waverly Consort) and as an increasingly in-demand solo vocalist with a rare passion for new music. In this latter role, Shelton has been the inspiration for a body of important works by high-profile composers. Joseph Schwantner composed his Magabunda for her, Olivier Knussen his Whitman Settings; and the grandmaster of new American music, Elliott Carter, provided her with a work called Of Challenge and Love. From the 1990s on, she has brought this appreciation of non-standard song literature to a large class of students, both at the New England Conservatory of Music and at Tanglewood. Lucy Shelton is also active, though less prominently so, in the world of opera, most notably when she sang the role of Jenifer in a British-TV production of Michael Tippett's Midsummer Marriage.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Œuvres orchestrales (Intégrale - Volume 6)
Lucy Shelton, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Classical - Released by Naxos on Dec 27, 2000
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Œuvres orchestrales (Intégrale - Volume 5)
Lucy Shelton, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Carolina, Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 1998
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Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss; Faun and Shepherdess op. 2; Ode (Elegiacal Chant)
Lucy Shelton, The Cleveland Orchestra, Oliver Knussen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1997
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Ruth Crawford Seeger: Music for Small Orchestra; Study in Mixed Accents; Three Songs; Three Chants; String Quartet; Two Ricercari; Andante for String Orchestra; Rissolty Rossolty; Suite for Wind Quintet / Charles Seeger: John Hardy
Lucy Shelton, Schönberg Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1997
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American Canvas
Dolce Suono Trio, Lucy Shelton
Classical - Released by Innova on Feb 23, 2018
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Quatuors à cordes (Intégrale)
Enso String Quartet, Lucy Shelton
Chamber Music - Released by Naxos on Jun 30, 2009
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Knussen Conducts Knussen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 1996
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Del Tredici: Syzygy/Vintage Alice/ Songs
Lucy Shelton, Asko Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 1, 2003
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Ladino Songs of Love and Suffering / Mikhoels the Wise (Excerpt)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Milken Family Foundation on Jan 20, 2004
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Jacob Druckman: Lamia
Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, Lucy Shelton
Classical - Released by BMOP - sound on May 14, 2013
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Virko Baley: Music for Emily Dickinson
Lucy Shelton, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Virko Baley, Karen Bentley Pollick, Timothy Hoft
Classical - Released by Toccata Classics on Sep 1, 2023
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In Concordiam - TreeStone
Ilkka Talvi, Lucy Shelton, Seattle Symphony, David Gordon, Gerard Schwarz, New York Chamber Symphony
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 1989
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Lorenzo il Magnifico - Psaulme
Lucy Shelton, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Cappella Carolina, Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jan 1, 1998
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Harvard Composers
Mendelssohn Quartet, Lucy Shelton
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on Sep 30, 2003
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Matrix: Music of Louis Karchin
Classical - Released by Albany Records on Dec 1, 2006
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La Taille de l'Homme
Lucy Shelton, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Dec 27, 2000
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American Premieres - New Music for Flute, Viola and Harp
Cosmos Trio, Lucy Shelton, Christine Mortine
Chamber Music - Released by MSR Classics on Feb 21, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo