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IT'S ABOUT THE ROSE
Karen Marie Garrett - Composer/Pianist
#1 CD of the Year - Top New Age and Contemporary Instrumental Airplay Recordings of 2007
Out of 2,950 recordings submitted to New Age Reporter in 2007, "It's About the Rose" was the only cd/album to chart #1 three consecutive months and hold a slot in the charts for 10 months.
England reviewer, Stephen Cairns
Songs: It's About the Rose in the Vase on the Table, Tally's Lullaby, Vinot and the Seabird,
The Piano Called, Moon Night, Waiting, Beethoven, Chopin and the Rose, Impressions,
Tip Toe Dancer and the Sea Pearl, Cafe Espresso, Daydreams, Finale of the Rose.
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ALLURE OF SANCTUARY
Karen Marie Garrett - Composer/Pianist
Top 10 on New Age Reporter’s national airplay chart in just FIVE weeks and
Solo Piano Publications named ALLURE OF SANCTUARY one of the Top 20 albums of 2005
Songs: Tip Toe Dancer, Lake Ewok* Muse, Welcome B,
Will's Song, Toll of War, Simple Things,
Allure of Sanctuary, Green Hills, and Gnossiennes Nos. 1 - 3
( Ewok is a trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. and its affiliated companies, used by permission.)
PIANO HEAVEN'S "GOLD AWARD" 2005
England reviewer, Stephen Cairns
Go to Karen's personal website www.kgpiano.com for more information.
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Reviews
Review by Bill Binkelman, New Age Reporter
What can I write that will do justice to this sublime and beautiful recording? I have put off reviewing It’s About the Rose because I didn’t know how, in words, to capture my reaction to this album, conveying how deeply it touched me. From the opening “It’s About the Rose in the Vase on the Table” and its rolling yet melancholic melodicism to the gypsy-ish “Moon Night” (featuring Derri ...Read More
Review by Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications, New York
It’s About the Rose is Karen Marie Garrett’s fourth recording to date, and it is stunning! Her previous release, The Allure of Sanctuary, was also exceptional with its melodic emotional depth, but this is quite different. The pieces tend to be more improvised and come directly from the soul without a confining structure. Artists of this stature are able to freely, yet ...Read More
Review by Stephen Cairns, Piano Heaven - ENGLAND
It's About the Rose is the very impressive follow-up to Allure of Sanctuary, and sees Karen Marie Garrett at her creative and original best. A year in the making, It's About the Rose features all-original recordings, and reunites Karen with the legendary Grammy-Award winner Will Ackerman as her producer.
There must be something about the opening tracks of Karen's CD ...Read More
Review by Tom Petersen; Victory Review, Acoustic Music Resource of the Pacific Northwest
Karen Marie Garrett is a top-drawer pianist headed for bigger things. Allure of Sanctuary is the Olympia artist's third release, following a straight classical disc and another in this New Age vein. This new release is as soothing as it intended, but it's also energizing. Where a lot of New Age is so light it begins to drift and grow unidentifiable, Garrett’s compositions are di ...Read More
Review by Mike Holmes, Epinions.com, Odessa, Texas
A MYSTERIOUS PIANIST EMERGES IN BEAUTY
Author's Product Rating:
Pros - Gorgeous melodies and beautiful performance
Cons - None
The Bottom Line –If you would like some soothing music that has substance, this is a good choice
Review:
I have to admit my "title" to this review is a little "tongue in cheek”. But just a little. Before last night, I had never heard of Ms. Garrett.&n ...Read More
Review by Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications, November 2005. “Allure of Sanctuary” is a must-have CD! Highly recommended!!!" "“Allure of Sanctuary” is the second CD released by Karen Marie Garrett. It is astounding how much this artist has grown since her 2002 debut, “Pensare Piano.” Will Ackerman’s gifts as producer certainly helped to make this CD as breathtaking as it is, but if the quality of music isn’t there, no producer in the world can give it s ...Read More
Review/Interview by Stephen Cairns, Piano Heaven, England, August 30, 2006. "There is something exciting about discovering someone new on the New Age Piano circuit who blows the listener away with their magical piano playing. This is most certainly the case with Karen Marie Garrett's second CD, one that features mainly original compositions.
Tip-Toe Dancer opens the twelve track CD, and what a gorgeous way to begin. I am not famed for my dancing, but this piece make ...Read More
Review by RJ Lannan, New Age Reporter, November 2005. "Karen Marie Garrett’s music is cloud chasing music. It is light and soothing without being repetitive or droning. It is the perfect soundtrack to any sunny day, no matter what the forecast says. "If you are looking for a piano album that suggests light, airy feelings and sunny, day-dream interludes then Allure of Sanctuary the new release by Karen Marie Garrett is just the ticket. The overall theme promises that t ...Read More