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Sure on this Shining Night (Single)

by Roxanna Walitzki

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Sure on this shining night Of star made shadows round, Kindness must watch for me This side the ground. The late year lies down the north. All is healed, all is health. High summer holds the earth. Hearts all whole. Sure on this shining night I weep for wonder wand'ring far alone Of shadows on the stars. From "Permit Me Voyage" by James Agee, published 1934 by Yale University Press © by owner.

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We are living through a time of chaos. Politics are unpredictable and turbulent, our planet is visibly dying, and any person you ask is experiencing a constant rotation of stress and anxiety. But chaos doesn’t mean that moments of beauty and serenity aren’t possible - rarity may even make them more potent. Samuel Barber’s “Sure on this Shining Night” is one such moment of ecstatic tranquility.

Published in 1940 by G. Shirmer Inc. with a poem by James Agee, the song stems from a time of similar unrest. An undeniably beautiful composition, it is a reminder that beauty helps and heals. Beauty can transport us to a better place, and helps us keep hoping when the odds are against us.

Augmented with sweeping guitar lines, synths, and sampled sounds, Roxanna Walitzki’s recording beckons the composition into our own time. Produced, performed, and paired with still images by Roxanna, her rendition is a testament to the strength we have within us when we embrace introspective solitude.

The stars might be harder to see now, but their beauty is timeless. Take a moment to look up at the sky in quiet solitude, and feel whatever overwhelms you.

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released August 31, 2018

Produced, performed, & recorded by Roxanna Walitzki
Artwork by Roxanna Walitzki
Mixed & Mastered by Roxanna Walitzki

1. “Far Alone (Introduction)” - Music & Performance by Roxanna Walitzki
2. “Sure on this Shining Night” - Music (Voice & Piano) by Samuel Barber, Text by James Agee, Published by G. Shirmer Inc. 1940
Performed & Licensed by Roxanna Walitzki

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Roxanna Seattle, Washington

Roxanna integrates experimental elements from electronic and ambient music into her arrangements of classical songs, producing a delicate world of imagined-sound to match her uniquely ethereal aesthetic.

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