Der Mond kommt still gegangen

Just before her afternoon recording session for Atrium Sessions, soprano Rhoslyn Jones shares: “I received some heartbreaking news that my Grandmother had passed away. She had spent the year of quarantine in a care facility cut off from family and friends and I was unable to travel to Canada to see her or the rest of my family. This news was of course very hard to process on a day when I needed to be mentally sharp and artistically vulnerable. I didn’t tell anyone on the recording set except for Matthew [Piatt], my dear friend and collaborative pianist.

“While we were recording ‘Der Mond Kommt still gegangen,’ I felt the presence of my Grandma with me. She attended every musical performance of my childhood and supported me every step of the way. I felt her very clearly that day as a calming presence in the room just happily listening to this piece. It may sound spooky, but I very vividly felt her there for that piece, and then I felt her leave in peace. I love and miss her dearly.”

“Der Mond Kommt still gegangen," ("The Moon Rises Silently"), music by Clara Schumann and poetry by Emanuel Geibel.