"Invention & Alchemy"
A DVD/CD Concert Presentation
Deborah Henson-Conant - The Grand Rapids Symphony
- David Lockington, Conductor

Click on the photo above to watch the 4-minute
Quicktime "Invention & Alchemy" Video Trailer (22mb).
Or scroll down for lower-resolution, faster loading options & other videos & slideshows.

 

Deborah Henson-Conant's live orchestral DVD/CD was recorded over three nights of performances with the Grand Rapids Symphony and features her original music for symphony and soloist. The DVD, recorded on high definition film, captures Deborah's colorful performance on stage, as well as intimate rehearsal moments and interviews with Deborah, Conductor David Lockington, and Grand Rapids Symphony Members.

 

Slideshows and Videos
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(If you're having trouble with a slideshow or video, visit our Technical Difficulties page.)
Invention & Alchemy Trailer Video Trailer and sneak preview of the new DVD!
Hi Res
(22mb)
3-4 minute Quicktime Video Trailer of the DVD. (Highest resolution video -- takes longer to load but looks better)
Med Res
(16mb)
Same Quicktime Video Trailer, but lower resolution (loads faster, lower quality video)
Low Res
(9mb)
Same Quicktime Video Trailer, but lowest resolution (loads the fastest, but is lower quality video)

Concert Slideshow Photo slideshow of scenes from the Nov. 2005 concert/filmings

(1mg) Quicktime Slideshow (no audio, just video) of scenes from the live concert filming of the DVD with David Lockington and the Grand Rapids Symphony, plus a couple shots of the video "Truck" from the CBC filled with the latest hi-def video equipment (OK, so it just looks like a truck to us, but to the tech crew it looked like Nirvana), and a shot of Deborah with Peter Wege, the man behind this DVD project.
Behind-the-Scenes Slideshow Backstage scenes from the Nov. 2005 concert/filmings
  (1mg) Quicktime Slideshow (no audio, just video) of backstage and rehearsal photos from the live concert filming of Deborah's DVD with the Grand Rapids Symphony. See scenes from the pre-show dressing room, orchestra members getting into lab coats, and intimate final rehearsal moments.
Workshop Slideshow Scenes from the Workshop Presentations

(1.1mg) Fast-loading Quicktime Slideshow of scenes from the Workshop Performance of this show.
Video Trailer Trailer of Workshop Presentations Scenes & concert info
   Hi Res
(22mb)
3-4 minute Quicktime Video Trailer using scenes from the Workshop Performances of this show. (Highest resolution video -- takes longer to load but looks better)
Med Res
(16mb)
Same Quicktime Video Trailer, but lower resolution (loads faster, lower quality video)
Low Res
(6mb)
Same Quicktime Video Trailer, but lowest resolution (loads the fastest, but is lower quality video)


Links to more info about the DVD Filming/Concerts:
Read about the concerts and filming in Deborah's Newsletter (pdf)

Who took the photos on this page and in the slideshows? The photographs from Deborah's concerts and filming with the Grand Rapids Symphony were taken (with the exception of a select few) by Dianne Carroll Burdick--including the gorgeous one at the top of the page! The photos from the workshop performance were taken by Shara Dunn.

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