Garrett Schumann

Jan 13, 2025 | ideastream.org | Garrett Schumann

Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video chat last month. "I preferred vocal chamber music, and mostly new music where I worked with living composers." But this week, Shelton will do something she has only done once before in her long, decorated career: premiere an opera.

Dec 3, 2024 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Garrett Schumann

Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video chat last month. "I preferred vocal chamber music, and mostly new music where I worked with living composers." But this week, Shelton will do something she has only done once before in her long, decorated career: premiere an opera.

Nov 21, 2024 | wosu.org | Garrett Schumann

Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video chat last month. "I preferred vocal chamber music, and mostly new music where I worked with living composers." But this week, Shelton will do something she has only done once before in her long, decorated career: premiere an opera.

Nov 14, 2024 | npr.org | Garrett Schumann

In a new opera, a life in music and a struggle with memory loss intertwineSoprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video chat last month. "I preferred vocal chamber music, and mostly new music where I worked with living composers." But this week, Shelton will do something she has only done once before in her long, decorated career: premiere an opera.

May 15, 2024 | icareifyoulisten.com | Samantha Ege |Garrett Schumann

By Dr. Samantha Ege and Garrett SchumannFrom Manchester, England to New York City, performers, scholars, and music lovers gathered through the month of March to commemorate the 100th birthday of the African American composer Julia Perry, born March 24, 1924. Perry was extraordinarily accomplished: she earned awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Institute of the Arts and Letters, and had her music performed by top ensembles in the US and Europe.