On December 15 at 7:00 PM, Chris Grymes’ Open G Series at National Sawdust presents the legendary vocalist Lucy Shelton. Ms. Shelton's performance features a ‘tasting menu’ of short works by composers with whom she has worked extensively, including Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, Miriam Gideon, Shulamit Ran, and George Rochberg; as well as composers whose works she provided the first major or complete recordings of — songs by Ruth Crawford Seeger and Igor Stravinsky.
In advance of this performance at National Sawdust, Lucy Shelton spoke to Ross Amico of WWFM about the repertoire she chose for what Ms. Shelton is calling her “Feast of 20th Century Song” recital. In this clip Ms. Shelton discusses the timely issues of racial identity that are dealt with in Ruth Crawford Seeger’s “Two Ricercare”.
December 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Chris Grymes' Open G Series at National Sawdust:
Soprano Lucy Shelton
A Feast of 20th Century Song
National Sawdust
80 North 6th St in Brooklyn
Tickets are $29 for general admission, and are available at nationalsawdust.org or (646) 779-8455