Contemporary instrumental performing and recording artist Karen FitzGerald … Read Full Bio ↴Contemporary instrumental performing and recording artist Karen FitzGerald brings together a classically trained technique with a deeply personal musical intuition that comes straight from the heart. Her solo piano compositions range from delicate and soothing to passionate and soul-stirring, evoking the beauty of nature, the subtle shades of human emotion and our ever-present longing for spiritual wholeness.
Making her home in Northwest Washington, Karen finds inspiration for her music in the beauty of the rain, trees, mountains and ocean. According to her hometown newspaper, the Bellingham Herald, "Her soaring compositions are reminiscent of snowstorms and waterfalls. Her musical expression is at once powerful and melodic."
Contemporary instrumental performing and recording artist Karen FitzGerald brings together a classically trained technique with a deeply personal musical intuition that comes straight from the heart. Her solo piano compositions range from delicate and soothing to passionate and soul-stirring, evoking the beauty of nature, the subtle shades of human emotion and a longing for spiritual wholeness. According to her hometown newspaper, the Bellingham Herald, “Her soaring compositions are reminiscent of snowstorms and waterfalls. Her musical expression is at once powerful and melodic.”
Karen’s debut CD, Heart of the Rain, was released in April 1999. Heart of the Rain is nine beautiful piano solos, with tasteful synthesizer enhancement on two tracks. The album was recorded at Triad Studios in Redmond, Washington, and mixed and mastered at Bellingham's Soundings of the Planet Studio. Heart of the Rain begins with the gentle “Remembering,” bringing us back in touch with our hearts. The journey continues expressing the movements of nature, including the wistful “A Rainy Night Outside Your Door” and the energetic “Summer Rain.” The album climaxes with the triumphant “Emergence,” then soothes us to sleep with “Lullaby.”
Karen's musical life began early as she listened to her mother play the classics on the family's baby grand piano. That piano held special fascination for Karen, and at the age of five, she begged her parents for lessons, which initiated twelve years of traditional piano studies emphasizing the classics, music theory, composition and performance. She graduated with honors from the Wilmington Music School in her hometown in Delaware. In college, Karen majored in Physics and Mathematics, but when she needed a break from her studies, she once again found herself drawn to the piano. As she released pent up feelings at the instrument, she learned how to improvise, and began creating her own distinctive musical vocabulary.
Karen then moved to Northwest Washington where she spent the next fifteen years working as a computer programmer. Early in this time period, she discovered several pianists who affected her deeply. "The music of Keith Jarrett opened my mind and expanded my horizons in the world of improvisation. But it was the simple, lyrical lines of George Winston that changed my life and got me started on my path of piano composition. Liz Story’s music was inspirational as well, and her presence as a successful woman pianist-composer provided me with an invaluable role model."
The first fruit of this musical exploration was Karen’s 1987 cassette release, Turquoise Flame. In 1990 her piece, "Remembering" was selected as a winner in the Songwriter's and Musician's Foundation song contest, and in 1994 her piece, "Summer Rain" was featured on a seamless connection, a compilation album of top Northwest Washington songwriters. In 1998 and 1999, three of Karen’s pieces were choreographed by Penelope Coberly Lagios of Bellingham’s Dance Gallery, and were performed live in concert with the dancers. In 2001, Karen collaborated with cellist Janet Peterson of Motherlode to create music for a local production of The Vagina Monologues. In 2002, Karen’s piece “Lullaby” was released by Spring Hill Music on The HeartAid Project, a 9/11 solo piano benefit compilation.
Karen's love of music has also involved her deeply with singing. She has worked with choral groups both large and small in the capacities of director, arranger, and singer, as well as accompanist. She was a co-founder of the dynamic 85-member Kulshan Chorus, and her gospel, country, and jazz piano arrangements dazzled Bellingham audiences for ten years. Karen currently performs with the vocal ensemble, Calyx, and her piano work appears on their 2006 release, Sweet Life. Karen is also experienced in accompanying solo performers, and her playing is featured on folk singer-songwriter Linda Allen's 1991 release, Washington Notebook.
Recently, Karen’s music has begun to find its way into film and television, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Best Week Ever, as well as background music for numerous promotional videos and web sites. She can be heard on a number of Internet broadcasts, including the popular Whisperings Solo Piano Radio show.
With her second solo CD, Cascade, in the planning stages, Karen FitzGerald is poised for further expansion in her musical career. As Chris Lunn of the Victory Music Review says, “Here is modern, original solo piano ~ clean and crisp at its most lyrical, warm sense... Very fine piano and composition by a woman who should have national stature.”
Discography:
Solo projects:
Turquoise Flame (cassette) – 1987
Heart of the Rain – 1999
Side musician:
Washington Notebook – Linda Allen – 1989
Wake Up in the Moonlight Singing – Equinox – 1998
Sweet Life – Equinox & Calyx – 2006
Compilations:
A Seamless Connection – 1994
The HeartAid Project – 2002
Voices of the Water – 2002
Relaxing Piano Artists for Alzheimer's Research – 2009
Making her home in Northwest Washington, Karen finds inspiration for her music in the beauty of the rain, trees, mountains and ocean. According to her hometown newspaper, the Bellingham Herald, "Her soaring compositions are reminiscent of snowstorms and waterfalls. Her musical expression is at once powerful and melodic."
Contemporary instrumental performing and recording artist Karen FitzGerald brings together a classically trained technique with a deeply personal musical intuition that comes straight from the heart. Her solo piano compositions range from delicate and soothing to passionate and soul-stirring, evoking the beauty of nature, the subtle shades of human emotion and a longing for spiritual wholeness. According to her hometown newspaper, the Bellingham Herald, “Her soaring compositions are reminiscent of snowstorms and waterfalls. Her musical expression is at once powerful and melodic.”
Karen’s debut CD, Heart of the Rain, was released in April 1999. Heart of the Rain is nine beautiful piano solos, with tasteful synthesizer enhancement on two tracks. The album was recorded at Triad Studios in Redmond, Washington, and mixed and mastered at Bellingham's Soundings of the Planet Studio. Heart of the Rain begins with the gentle “Remembering,” bringing us back in touch with our hearts. The journey continues expressing the movements of nature, including the wistful “A Rainy Night Outside Your Door” and the energetic “Summer Rain.” The album climaxes with the triumphant “Emergence,” then soothes us to sleep with “Lullaby.”
Karen's musical life began early as she listened to her mother play the classics on the family's baby grand piano. That piano held special fascination for Karen, and at the age of five, she begged her parents for lessons, which initiated twelve years of traditional piano studies emphasizing the classics, music theory, composition and performance. She graduated with honors from the Wilmington Music School in her hometown in Delaware. In college, Karen majored in Physics and Mathematics, but when she needed a break from her studies, she once again found herself drawn to the piano. As she released pent up feelings at the instrument, she learned how to improvise, and began creating her own distinctive musical vocabulary.
Karen then moved to Northwest Washington where she spent the next fifteen years working as a computer programmer. Early in this time period, she discovered several pianists who affected her deeply. "The music of Keith Jarrett opened my mind and expanded my horizons in the world of improvisation. But it was the simple, lyrical lines of George Winston that changed my life and got me started on my path of piano composition. Liz Story’s music was inspirational as well, and her presence as a successful woman pianist-composer provided me with an invaluable role model."
The first fruit of this musical exploration was Karen’s 1987 cassette release, Turquoise Flame. In 1990 her piece, "Remembering" was selected as a winner in the Songwriter's and Musician's Foundation song contest, and in 1994 her piece, "Summer Rain" was featured on a seamless connection, a compilation album of top Northwest Washington songwriters. In 1998 and 1999, three of Karen’s pieces were choreographed by Penelope Coberly Lagios of Bellingham’s Dance Gallery, and were performed live in concert with the dancers. In 2001, Karen collaborated with cellist Janet Peterson of Motherlode to create music for a local production of The Vagina Monologues. In 2002, Karen’s piece “Lullaby” was released by Spring Hill Music on The HeartAid Project, a 9/11 solo piano benefit compilation.
Karen's love of music has also involved her deeply with singing. She has worked with choral groups both large and small in the capacities of director, arranger, and singer, as well as accompanist. She was a co-founder of the dynamic 85-member Kulshan Chorus, and her gospel, country, and jazz piano arrangements dazzled Bellingham audiences for ten years. Karen currently performs with the vocal ensemble, Calyx, and her piano work appears on their 2006 release, Sweet Life. Karen is also experienced in accompanying solo performers, and her playing is featured on folk singer-songwriter Linda Allen's 1991 release, Washington Notebook.
Recently, Karen’s music has begun to find its way into film and television, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Best Week Ever, as well as background music for numerous promotional videos and web sites. She can be heard on a number of Internet broadcasts, including the popular Whisperings Solo Piano Radio show.
With her second solo CD, Cascade, in the planning stages, Karen FitzGerald is poised for further expansion in her musical career. As Chris Lunn of the Victory Music Review says, “Here is modern, original solo piano ~ clean and crisp at its most lyrical, warm sense... Very fine piano and composition by a woman who should have national stature.”
Discography:
Solo projects:
Turquoise Flame (cassette) – 1987
Heart of the Rain – 1999
Side musician:
Washington Notebook – Linda Allen – 1989
Wake Up in the Moonlight Singing – Equinox – 1998
Sweet Life – Equinox & Calyx – 2006
Compilations:
A Seamless Connection – 1994
The HeartAid Project – 2002
Voices of the Water – 2002
Relaxing Piano Artists for Alzheimer's Research – 2009
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toonmag50
@JMC JMC no one is denying the outrageous event.-however sentimentality and emotions still cloud sensible reactions both of your government and its citizens.
I repeat, the wars and other responses made by your governments, over the twenty years has not made the world safer .
My comment to my fellow Brit was an example of US hypocrisy re terrorism.
I can remember US citizens brushing off IRA terrorist attacks/atrocities on the UK as almost justified, imperialism ,greed etc and complete lack of interest or understanding, and the IRA finance from your cities like Boston flowed unrestricted.
Perhaps this 2001 event has changed the US world perspective?
I doubt it.
It's hopefully changed the perspective of your allies, as the ridiculous recent defeat in Afghanistan, and the endless , irrelevant and illegal wars since 2001 may make them think twice before "going over the top"
Did you know that since 1945 the US has been at war for roughly the equivalent time of the British armed forces throughout the entire history of the British Empire?
The word a safer place eh?
Chat__Noir___editsxxx
It’s really sad that all those 4 planes and all the people who died there
Some people that knew the plane were being hijacked and they were on the 94th floor I know someone said”I’m gonna die I don’t wanna die yet”..
And then I think the building collapsed and she died but the plane that was going to crash in Shanksville,Pensilvainya I think that was the plane that got saved
By men in the plane they helped the plane not crash into where the people that holded the terrorism attack plan so the plane crashed into a field
Because of the men who helped they are heroes too,Or that happened when the terrorist people wanted to crash into the capital
Tomorrow is September 11th everyone will remember the U.S.A terrorism attack that day
WREL
It’s crazy how they are still identifying people to this day… 🙏
Ian G K 1973😀🖒
@Hagebuddne 1510 we call them landfills and we call trash "rubbish " I'm from the UK
Andrew Young
@John Smith people like you just can’t be arsed can you. If a building collapses it falls in a pile and everything that was in that building will be crushed. Is that not right?
Jon Dishmon Music and STUFF!!
@John Smith Umm he's being polite hello.
David Venesky
Still identifying remains of the deceased after 20 years shows how relevant this event is in our lives. My thoughts and prayers 🙏 to you during this time of closure.
Saint Jabroni
It’s been 84 years.
John Smith
I can't stand the pansy "closure". You mean a conclusion. Nothing gets closed out. The sadness and pain don't close after it.
Darlene Achille
Sure David!!! That’s For Sure!!!!
I. Icyic
This made me cry. There’s nearly 3,000 victims, but every single one of those victims were someone’s mother, father, sibling, child, friend, lover. May they all Rest In Peace, and never be forgotten.
Lisa Loves Her Chihuahuas
R.I.P TO ALL THE VICTIMS AND FAMILIES, 20 YRS LATER AND IT STILL HURTS SO MUCH! 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼