When Time was Young
(2005) 23 min.
soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello
Text by Text by Edward Weismiller
Movements
I. Be sure that the winter will come to the arbor,
II. When Time was young
III. Hell's somewhere;
IV. This day of sun and sound-
V. All night the crickets plucked the familiar string
VI. Over and over,
Reviews
An additional, unannounced treat was the premiere, by Shelton and Cigan, of a piece titled "When Time Was Young," with music by Thomas Flaherty and words by longtime 20th Century Consort supporter Edward Weismiller -- a limpid, lyrical and effortlessly touching duet for soprano and clarinet. [performed by Lucy Shelton, 20th Century Consort]
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—Tim Page,
Washington Post
California composer Flaherty wrote When Time Was Young for Shelton when she received an honorary degree from Pomona College. He cast the six poems by Edward Weismiller for her flexible, compelling voice as it resounds with violin (Hirono Oka), cello (Ohad Bar-David), clarinet (Arne Running), and flute (Edward Schulz). The title song, with clarinet alone, explored dissonances, let the clarinet seem to finish the soprano's sentences, sometimes, in poetry that exulted: "Let us sing our lives away." [performed by Lucy Shelton, Network for New Music]
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—Daniel Webster The Philadelphia Inquirer
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