I believe there is a reason why this music came to me, and I came back to earth with this music, for sharing it with the people in this world. There is so much need for peace and healing right now.”

— Karen Salicath Jamali

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, May 17, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Composer and Pianist Karen Salicath Jamalicalls for peace and healing in the album "Hope Of Angels," a collection of 12 new piano compositions that promote tranquility. 

The Album Hope of Angels has been under the way for 1 year. Karen Salicath Jamali recorded the project live on her Steinway Grand there giving her composition a unique sound. This is Salicath's 7th Album. The Album Hope of Angels is inspired by Angels and their energy and messages of Hope, Peace, and Compassion which the world needs so much right now.

First and foremost, we need to tell her story because it's just too fascinating. A survivor of a near-death head injury, Karen Salicath Jamali discovered that in 2015 after a three-year recovery period, she was suddenly able to play the piano even though she had never played before.

Let that sink in for a second…

Self-described as autodidactic, Karen Salicath Jamali figured out how to manifest the compositions she was hearing in her dreams onto the piano without prior training and has since released seven albums and performed at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City 7 times. Her next concert is on June 12 2022 in Carnegie Hall, Sterns Auditorium. 

Karen Salicath Jamali's mission statement is evident as she believes music is her savior. That music came to her and instilled a duty to share it with the world.

Now on to one of the pieces from the album Hope of Angels, Angel Kamael.

Recorded live on an 80-year-old Steinway grand piano, the sound captured on "Angel Kamael" gives a very low-fi type of energy. Warm and yet, a tiny bit gritty in a very pleasing way. The natural reverb of the performance space gives a slightly distant feeling to the sound. As if the message being conveyed is coming from somewhere far away. According to Karen Salicath Jamali, it's very fitting considering that the music she writes comes directly to her in dreams. The result is a very distinct sonic fingerprint.

Entirely instrumental, "Angel Kamael" showcases Jamali's faculty for improvisation. Her left-hand ties things together as it plays a steady stream of arpeggios creating a hypnotic, drone-like effect, while her right hand tickles out a mournful melody in the upper register. At times, I detect a repeating theme with the right hand as it stabs out a melancholic sequence of notes. I can imagine a singer belting out the three notes that serve as a constant throughout the piece. A piece like this seems more than appropriate as a backdrop to a silent film. Very calming and hypnotic and yet, a distinct sadness surrounding the record.

Be sure to catch Karen Salicath Jamali on June 12 as she returns once again to Carnegie Hall, Sterns Auditorium, and, be sure to give a listen to the other fantastic compositions of "Hope of Angels." 53 minutes of tranquil piano music 12 new Piano Compositions, Angel Gabriel is the messenger of Peace Love & Compassion, Angel Arcadia is in harmony with nature, Angel Serapiel is the angel of purification, Angel Haniel is joy, Angel Sandalphon, and Angel Kamael are of music, and Angel Rafael is for healing.

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Award-winning Denmark-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 nothing short of 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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Having first discovered Karen Salicath Jamali’s exquisite piano pieces on the recent Bongo Boy compilation, The 64th FYC Album, I was pleased to see her full-length album drop into the review pile. And as fantastic as the music is, it is the artist’s backstory which is the truly amazing part.

Following an accident that resulted in a head injury and a near-death experience, Karen was driven to make music and although she had previously never played the piano before, somehow the after-affects of the incident seemed to open up a new musical world, and she began to play and compose beautiful and meditative music which in turn took on a healing role for her. After 6 years of playing she has 7 albums and over 2500 compositions to her name and has performed at Carnegie Hall 7 times.

It is an amazing story but then the music which has resulted is also quite extraordinary. The 12 tracks that make up the record come in the form of instrumental piano pieces, all of which sit somewhere between the delicacy and dexterity of the classical world and the mood and meditative understatement of the more new age genre.

Each track is also dedicated to and aims to encompass and explore in sound the qualities of the angel for which it is named. Each also evokes a sense of charm and serenity, its spacious composition and crystalline sound easily tugging not only heartstrings but enacting a private conversation with the listener’s very soul. Each is also a wonderful piece in its own right but perhaps it is when taken as a whole that the true power of the album is felt.

Unlike music that falls into the realms of contemporary, popular music, although this is indeed contemporary and popular, though perhaps not representative, it is best to view each track as an individual song in its own right. The power of the album comes from its ability to cocoon the listener in shimmering sound, gloriously chilled textures and gorgeous tones and as one track slips gently into the next, that cocoon only gets more embracing, more ethereal, more wonderfully isolating until the real world is left far behind and this angelic otherworld is evoked.

It doesn’t matter if you believe in angels or not, the music created by Karen’s belief is more than enough and whether you use it to meditate or relax, reflect on or just as a barrier to keep the slings and arrows of day to day life at bay for an hour or so, it is safe to say that the world is a more calmed and charming place for Angels of Hope, and indeed Karen Salicath Jamali’s music in general, being in it.