This beautiful photograph of the moon was taken and provided to us by Ashly Arnold.
Rosalie Robison and I got together again here in Bloomington, Indiana to spend a week writing together, composing, and recording parts of this EP in the fall of 2022. Released on Valentine’s Day 2023, Celestial Tryst is a romantic, melodic, poetic collaboration.
The tracks are:
To The Moon
Stargazing
Poetry By Moonlight
We had such fun putting this together. From choosing the lyrics and rewriting them, and composing the one together from scratch, Celestial Tryst shoots for the moon and shines like the twinkling sky isolated from light pollution.
Rosalie’s rich voice, lyrical genius, and piano skills combine with Wendy’s soprano, poetic craft, and guitar and studio skills to give the listener a peaceful ambiance without losing the lightheartedness upon which friendships are built.
Celestial Tryst celebrates relationships and elevates the connections which bring meaning to life, the struggles and the will to overcome obstacles, the mystery of life’s trajectory and invites everyone to contemplate the night sky in solitude or in communion with the all-that-is using intention to create a loving space and envision humanity’s ability to transcend the mundane and touch something beyond us as we paint the future.
This EP is a solid follow-up to their previous collaboration, Patchwork Blue, which is a blues inspired exploration of improvisation. Stream Celestial Tryst anywhere you listen to great music.
Bonus Material:
Rosalie and I sat down and talked about the making of Celestial Tryst
Bonus materialRosalie and I sat down and talked about the making of Celestial Tryst: