Press
Release
For
Immediate Release - Run
through July 4th, 2011  WHO: Grammy
Nominated Recording Artist & Electric
Harpist: Deborah Henson-Conant
with conductor Ray Fowler and
the Ohio Valley Symphony.
WHAT: A
4th of July Celebration with Patriotic
Pops and special guest, electric
harpist
& vocalist Deborah Henson-Conant
WHEN: Monday,
July 4th at 8:00 PM
WHERE: Gallipolis
City Park - Gallipolis, Ohio
TIX: FREE
MORE INFO
/ TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEW: Beatriz
Harley: 781-483-3556
info@HipHarp.com
ARTIST
WEBSITE: http://www.HipHarp.com
SYMPHONY
WEBSITE: http://www.ohiovalleysymphony.org
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Hip
Harpist Headlines with Ohio Valley
Symphony
Grammy-Nominated
Deborah Henson-Conant:
composer, performer, singer,
songwriter and electric
harpist joins Conductor
Ray Fowler and the Ohio
Valley Symphony on Independence
Day, Mon. July 4th at 8pm
in Gallipolis City Park
in Gallipolis, Ohio for
a concert of musical fireworks.
Tickets are FREE. Bring
your family,
friends and lawnchair.
She
strides onstage like a rock-star
with her electric blue harp
slung over her shoulder.
She's the harpist your grandmother
warned you about: the Electric
Harpist. And she's coming
to Gallipolis, OH for a special
independence day celebration
with the Ohio Valley Symphony.
Described
as a “combination of
Leonard Bernstein, Steven
Tyler and Xena the Warrior
Princess” by the Boston
Globe, Henson-Conant is an
artist who embodies the spirit
of American ingenuity and
energy. Henson-Conant has
travelled the world, performing
in jazz clubs and symphony
halls. She's appeared on
shows from “The
View” to “Charlie
Rose.” Her TV special
with symphony, “Invention & Alchemy,” aired
on PBS stations nationwide.
But most importantly, Henson-Conant
is a world-class entertainer
who combines music, stories
and humor -- with styles
of playing from Flamenco
to Blues, and a voice that's
been compared to Carly Simon.
On
July 4th she'll join the
OVS for a concert that mixes
perennial Independence
Day
favorites with completely
unexpected entertainment
from an artist who epitomizes
independent American spirit
and ingenuity.
Deborah Henson-Conant
started off on the 75-pound
concert harp -- but dreamed
of a harp she could strap
on and plug in. Like the
American revolutionaries
of 1776, she turned to the
French for help, and with
the aid of the French CAMAC
harp company, collaborated
in the invention of the world's
first commercially available
carbon-fibre electric harness-harp,
a harp that's now named after
her, the "DHC Blue-Light."
She'll
bring her revolutionary
instrument and her spirit
of fun and independence to
Gallipolis for an Independence
Day with the
OVS July 4th and together
they'll spark musical fireworks
in this FREE concert. From
the Star Spangled Banner
to the beautiful "Belinda
Tree" calypso, from " America
the Beautiful" to the Blues,
from "Stars and Stripes Forever"
to Gershwin's "Summertime,"
-- this show combines the
spirit of
American independence, with
the sounds and rhythms of
the many roots
that make American music
-- and to top it all off
-- bring out the cannons
for the 1812 Overture! The
show is
appropriate for
all ages.
Artist
Bio
Deborah
Henson-Conant is the world’s
premier electric harpist. She’s
known for her renegade image, evocative
singing voice, and shows that fuse
music, theater, stories and humor.
Her playing ranges from full out
bluesy to heart wrenching ballad.
This is a feel-good, outside-the-box,
bring-the-folks-you-love kind of
show for audiences of all genders
and ages- folks who want to celebrate
what it means to passionately follow
your own creative path.
She
debuted with the Boston
Pops, opened
for
Ray Charles at Tanglewood,
jammed onstage with Bobby
McFerrin,
Doc Severinsen and Marvin
Hamlish --
and jam offstage with Aerosmith frontman/American
Idol judge Steven Tyler. She's been featured
on CBS Sunday Morning,
NBC’s
Today Show and NPR’s Weekend
Edition. She's been interviewed
by Scott Simon, Pulitzer-Prize
Winner Studs Terkel, Charlie
Rose (PBS), and iconic
comedian and gossip correspondent Joan
Rivers.
Press
Quotes
“
... dazzling harp playing, gorgeous
jazz/pop singing, comic timing and
impressive songwriting” Austin
American-Statesman
“
Striking flamenco sparks from the
strings … wrenching distorted
bends worthy of Eddie Van Halen … belting
gutbucket blues and crooning lullabies … the
intense focus commanded by a master
storyteller.” Springfield
Union-News
“
Reshaping the serenely Olympian harp
into a jazz instrument by warping
it closer to the Blues” New
York Times
More media quotes at: http://www.hipharp.com/Pblcty/quotes.html
ARTIST
WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA:
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• Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/HipHarp
• Blog: http://hipharp.wordpress.com/
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/HipHarpist
• YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/HipHarpist
For more artist info or to schedule an interview,
contact:
Beatriz Harley, info@HipHarp.com,
781-483-3556
More Info: http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html
Hi-Res Images: http://www.hipharp.com/pressphotos.html
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There
are many ways to be creative.
To be heard. You
don’t
have to go the standard
route. 
Come
see this Grammy-Nominated
artist, who’s
taken an unlikely instrument
and turned it into the
story of her life. Come
see what’s
possible if you
follow your own personal
passion ... because you
can create a life in music
and theater ... no matter
what you start with!
