Composed in anticipation of Halloween, "The Castle" is a cinematic piece that conjures up an image of a beautiful castle that is enchanting and enticing, but with ominous undertones. As you are lured inside the castle by the elegant romantic piano introduction, you can sense something otherworldly resides there underneath the enchantment. Perhaps you encounter a Count at the piano in the parlor or you encounter the spirits of children who have lived (and died) in the castle or you hear the echoing of ancient spirits. Whatever it is, something is a amiss.

About Karen:
Born and raised in Dallas, Karen Biehl began studying music at the age of 8, when she began taking piano lessons and playing violin in her school orchestra. She studied piano throughout her childhood and played violin with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra and All-Region Orchestra.

Karen studied voice with former Metropolitan Opera tenor Thomas Hayward at Southern Methodist University, where she received a degree in Vocal Performance. While at SMU, she also studied music theory and electronic music composition with composer Jack Waldenmaier, continued her studies in piano, and played violin in the Meadows Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Anshel Brusilow.

After graduation, Karen sang in the Dallas Opera Chorus for a season before her studies took her to San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she completed a masters degree in singing, performing various roles with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Opera. After studying and performing in Italy for a few months, Karen moved to Manhattan where she performed soprano leading roles with several small local opera companies.

Over time, Karen preferred to create melodies of her own and focus on her own creative experience. In 1999, she began composing a collection of music inspired by visions of her True Love, whom she called “The Maestro”. After finally meeting him, a musician and Maestro indeed, she was inspired to create guided meditations, all set to her musical compositions, to assist others in overcoming obstacles and in fulfilling their dreams.

Karen created her first guided meditation, “Journey to True Purpose”, to help the Maestro’s students with focusing in the classroom and finding their true self and purpose. She then created “Journey to True Love: A Guided Meditation to Attract the Love of Your Dreams” to help others seeking their partner, using the exact same methods she used to attract her true love into her life. In her meditation “Journey to True Health”, she shares guidance she received during two health crises that helped her avoid surgery.

In mid-November 2018, Karen released her first solo piano album, “Starlight Dreams”, a collection of relaxing and reflective piano music to stir your soul and awaken your dreams. The album was named “Best Solo Piano Album 2018” by New Age Music Guide and ranked #4 on their top 10 albums of 2018. "Starlight Dreams" has also been nominated for the “Best Neo-Classical Album 2018” award for One World Music Radio’s awards in June 2019 and reached #13 on Zone Music Reporter’s February 2019 chart.

Karen is highly motivated by a desire to solve problems and transform difficult experiences into blessings for both herself and others. Inspired by high levels of stress experienced as a result of working in New York City, Karen recently created a short guided meditation called “Portal to Peace: A Mini Meditation for Minutes which released in February 2019.