“Mellifluous, creamy phrasing and breathtaking virtuosity.”
–London Sunday Times
“Shelton’s musicianship, technique, and intelligence are unfailing…”
–The Boston Globe
photo credit: Karjaka Studios
“So pure and expressive is Shelton’s voice that she could create magic merely by reciting from the phonebook.”
–The Washington Post
The Commission for New and Old Art, and Riot Ensemble presents PIERROT.
Repertoire will be Arnold Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, and Hanns Eisler’s Fourteen Ways to Describe the Rain.
Players:
Soprano - Lucy Shelton
Piano - Daniel Browell
Cello - Jonathan Pether
Clarinet - Elliot Gretsy
Violin - Marie Schreer
Flute - Amy Yule
Musicians are drawn from Riot Ensemble and the Halle Orchestra in Manchester. Lucy Shelton, a Californian living in Manhattan, pioneers techniques and approaches to 20th century post-tonal singing honed over her six decades of performance experience. She is making her Metropolitan Opera debut in the spring of 2026, at the age of 82. She is, quietly, a legend.
London, Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston. 3rd November, Doors at 7pm, concert at 8pm prompt.
