Karen Walwyn

about

A celebrated native of Queens, NY, Karen Walwyn is an accomplished Concert Pianist/Composer and Recording Artist for Albany Records. When invited by the Center of Black Music Research of Chicago to perform and record the premier recording of the Florence Price Concerto for Piano, noted music critic Bob McQuiston exclaimed that “Walwyn provides a magnificent account of the concerto displaying her considerable technical skills.” Known for her recordings of two volumes of music by American composers entitled Dark Fires, Ms. Walwyn performed select works from her CDs at her New York debut, reprising her performance for on air recordings with National Public Radio, and WFMT Chicago just to mention a few. In response to her musical tour, the Cleveland Plain Dealer said, "Walwyn was fearless throughout, managing every challenge with precise fingers and heroic command of textures."...“The pianism of Karen Walwyn lends to her artistic abilities as a communicator.” In addition, the American Record Guide stated that, "Walwyn is a confident and impressive pianist...," and according to the Washington Post, "Karen Walwyn shows considerable range...she is virtuosic, meditative, energetic...and vividly evocative ...." Making her compositional debut recently at the Kennedy Center, Ms. Walwyn received a tremendous standing ovation for her work for solo piano entitled Reflections on 9/11. Robert Schulslaper of Fanfare Magazine evoked thoughtful emotion when he reflected upon Ms. Walwyn’s pe

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albums

Florence Price: Concerto/Symphony in E Minor

Classical Music for Pets " Leisure Time"

Classical Music for Pets, "Left Home Alone"

Dark Fires

Dark Fires, Vol. 2

Reflections on 9/11

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Florence B. Price

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9/11: 20 (Memorials on the Twentieth Anniversary of September 11th)

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Música de concierto

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Walwyn, K.: Reflections On 9 / 11

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Walwyn: Reflections On 9/11

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Karen Walwyn: Reflections on 9-11

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