FAQ - WHAT TO EXPECT AT A PERFORMANCE

WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT A PERFORMANCE?

Deborah plays the harp, tells stories and sings. Her pieces range from the haunting, Celtic-influenced “Nightingale” to a raucous musical science project called “The Danger Zone” inspired by the 1956 research paper, “Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown.” She also loves the blues and Latin music, so you’ll hear big-band style blues with a full orchestra and powerful Latin-influenced pieces like her “Baroque Flamenco,” a tale of time-traveling Flamenco dancers run amok in Marie Antoinette’s boudoir. Henson-Conant is known for her on-stage humor and an ability to interact with an audience of thousands as though they were sitting together in her living room. A “triple-threat” composer, arranger and performer, Henson-Conant likes to lead unlikely members of the orchestra into unconventional solo forays – so don’t be surprised if she invites the orchestral harpist and the snare drummer to join her in a Celtic jig and reel, or plays a duet with the timpanist – or the tuba!