Hope of Angels - Karen Salicath Jamali

A breathtaking album from performance to composition, fans of classical music would do well to learn the name Karen Salicath Jamali now, album reviewed by The Ark Of Music

New York City, New York May 12, 2022 (Issuewire.com)  - Award-winning Danish-born composer & pianist Karen Salicath Jamali has a remarkable story. After suffering a severe head injury in 2012 and subsequently recovering in 2015, Karen took to playing the piano. Six years beyond her recovery, her newfound love of piano performance has resulted in seven albums, over two thousand five hundred compositions, seven Carnegie Hall performances, and over one million listeners. And it is more than justified, as her most recent album Hope of Angels makes perfectly clear. Karen’s music is stunning, nuanced, and expertly performed modern classical music that puts her at the top of her genre.

Hope of Angels opens with the track Angel Arcadia, and it is a melancholy and gentle start to the album. Karen’s phrasing is immaculate from the start, with expert pauses and emphasis on the right passages to convey an impressive amount of feeling from simply her piano playing alone. It’s a gentle dance between the more insistent alto passages and the delicate high soprano rephrasing of the melody.

We find that a touch of sorrow and gentleness are elements to be found in droves across this album. Angel Kamael and Angel Gabriel feel similar to the opening track, though not without their own unique qualities. Angel Kamael has a building, cascading energy that ebbs and flows with the intensity of the melody, while Angel Gabrel has a more pensive, thoughtful approach in its execution.

Angel Haniel gives us our first moment of brightness, though it feels careful in its approach to a major melody. It eases us gently into a warmer, more welcoming soundscape, Karen’s delicate and intentional performance creating a truly inviting atmosphere. But it is short-lived, as Angel of Tears appears shortly thereafter, bringing a fresh wave of somber melodies. This track in particular seems to embrace a pure, desolate kind of sadness, mixing intricate phrases with simple passages that give the composition plenty of room to breathe, and the listener plenty of room to reflect.

It’s difficult to pick a favorite track on such a well-composed album, but Angel Sandalphon is surely a stand-out moment. A simple intro, an unexpected chord to follow, giving way to pure, unadulterated emotion. It’s a moving piece, full of surprising moments, tension, and resolution. A high moment on an album that is almost nothing but high moments.

Fans of classical music would do well to learn the name Karen Salicath Jamali now, as she is well on her way to becoming a household name in this space. Her work on Hope of Angels is breathtaking, from performance to composition. Even casual fans of this genre will be able to deeply appreciate the immense amount of talent that is present in this collection of tracks. Stream this stunning work of art for yourself below.

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Karen Salicath is a Multi Award-winning Composer, Pianist, and producer, and Professional American Artist, painter, sculptor, and photographer for the last 30 years, born in Denmark and living and working in NYC & Florida, is a voting member of the Recording Academy. The Music Story: It wasn’t until an accident that caused a head injury and a near-death experience that Karen started to play the piano spontaneously, previously she had never played the piano, the head injury amazingly opened up a new world and she began to play and compose beautiful and meditative music, which healed her. The music will put the listener into a relaxed state of consciousness. The accident occurred in 2012, and after a 3-year-long recovery, in 2015 she suddenly began to hear music in her dreams and decided to record & play what she was experiencing. After seven years of playing, the result is 7 Albums, 2500+ compositions, and a million listeners. She has performed in Carnegie Hall seven times with her music. Her latest album “Hope of Angels’ Is chosen for the first ballot of the Grammy®Consideration in the Category of Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album, and also her Composition Angel Gabriel is also chosen for this year's Grammy®Consideration in the Category of Best Classical Contemporary Composition. She is the winner of The Academy Award for best classical song in July 2022 for the track Angel Gabriel, link Also Angel Gabriel is the Finalist of the World Songwriting Award WSA for best alternative song 2022. .The track "Angel Gabriel" was nr.1 hit on Berkshire Media Group Radios Los Angeles Sept. 2022 on their classical radio stations worldwide.. Her latest album, “Sound of Angels,” was chosen to the first ballot for the Grammy® Consideration 2021 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album & For Album of The Year. & "Best Music Video" with the music piece "In Water." The brilliant composer and performer are devoted to bringing something entirely refreshing and unparalleled to the audience that will express her boundless imagination and art, with impeccable precision and redefine the standards of classical piano with the subtlety of contemporary spirits. She is a National Finalist: of AMERICAN MUSIC, 2022—The Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for National Finalists: AMERICAN MUSIC, 2022—(soloists and composers) link here She is a Semi-finalist of the American Prize: PIANISTS (solo division), 2022, link here, and a 3rd Place winner of the American Prize in Piano Performance, 2021 community solo division link. Her next concert will be on June 12th (2022) at 2:00 PM at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. whit American Protege Summer Gala concert Solo with her composition "Angel Gabriel." Karen is also a many-time winner of American Protege International competitions in the category Romantic Music, New Music talent, Piano and String, 2018-2019-2020. And a selected semi-finalist for "Best performance" and for "Composers" by "The American Prize" in the year 2019-2020 and 2021. When Karen was eight years old, she began to play classical guitar for 15+ years. Her teacher was from The Royal Danish Academy of Music link. Her wish was to become a musician at that time but became a professional artist. instead. First now, 25 years later, the music came suddenly to her again, and she was blessed with the gift to play piano and compose music that she had never done before. Karen has all her life been very close to Angels since she was a child, and when she grew up and became an artist, angels appeared in her art everywhere in her sculptures and in her paintings, and now also in her music. As she describes it angels are energy, frequency, and vibration some can feel them, some can see them, and some can hear them, it is my wish to bring the energy of angels closer to humans in my art and music, some people connect best with seeing them, some best with feeling them some best with hearing them. Angels are here to bring Peace, Love, Hope, and Compassion to every human on this earth, my hope is to let them come closer to you.. The Times said: “Album review of Sound of Angels - A chance encounter with an accident leading to one of the most promising contemporary classical pianists of our times, Karen Salicath Jamali, is paving the way for an astounding and colossal stream. Her music is personalized that leads men to reach the space of individual closure through her copious understanding and creative execution. read the article here She is Educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, School of Design in Copenhagen, 1991, Master. Worked as a painter, sculptor, and photographer for 30 years. Now also a composer and musician. Participated in 180+ exhibitions in Museums and galleries throughout the world, including the Louvre Museum in Paris. In recognition of her outstanding artwork, Ms. Jamali has received many awards from the international art community, including Oscar Award in Art. Her built works include several permanent public sculptures- and installations, and she is represented in 700+ private collections and is now represented by Jamali gallery.
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