PROJECTS OVERVIEW
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    This page is an overview of Deborah Henson-Conant's projects and works, both published and unpublished . This page is in progress - come back as we add links to MP3s, scores, scripts, etc.
     
    Video Projects: DVD • TV Special
     
    Opera, Operetta, Plays, Song Cycles & Musicals

     
    • Persephone Lost - One-Woman, One-Act Opera for Soprano, Harp, Cello & Clarinet - about Persephone's abduction, as told by her mother, Demeter. Premeired 1981 NYC (Revised & scheduled for performance May 1, 2014 - Boston University - "Mythic Women" concert)
    • Songs of the Pyre - 5-Movement Song Cycle for Soprano, Harp, Cello & Piano - about a woman accused of witchcraft, imprisoned, sentenced and burned to death. Premiere 1981 - NYC (Scheduled for performance May 1, 2014 - Boston University - "Mythic Women" concert)
    • Electra's Lyre - (2011) One-Woman Music Theater piece (Workshop Presentation May 2011 - Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA)
    • Shrunk (Honey, I Shrunk the Harp) - (2010) A One-Woman Music-Theater-Movement piece
    • In the Wings (or What the Hell are you Doing in the Waiting Room for Heaven??) - (2009) One-Woman-Show version at Central Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA / Expanded cast version workshop presentation at the "American Harp Conference" 2010 in Tacoma, WA
    • The Frog Princess - An Amphibious Allegory (narrator/singer & orchestra)
      Premiered 2001 - Buffalo Philharmonic (full script & MP3s in process)
      And as a one-woman show at The Kennedy Center's "Imagination Celebration"
      New / In Progress: The Frog Princess Storybook Experience
    • The Golden Cage - A Musical Fable (Two Character Musical)
    • The Zero Club - A Nuclear Musical (Full Length, Full Cast Musical)
      First Production 1985; Revised concert presentation: 2006 - Regent Theatre, Arlington, MA
    • The Letter - A One-Woman Cabaret Song-Cycle - (piano, mezzo-soprano) - Premiere 1981 - Berkeley, CA
    • 3 Folk Songs (Ina's Kleine Nacht Lieder) (Harp, Cello, Soprano) - Premiere 1981 - NYC
    • The Letter* (*see Plays, Musicals & Screenplays above)
    • An Evening at the Breakfast Table (One-Man Show)
      First Production: 1983 - Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA
     
    Interactive Lectures, Workshops & Online Courses
    • Strings of Passion - (2012-2014) An interactive lecture based on Deborah's seven principles of creativity and performance
    • Fireworks for the Creative Spirit - (2011-2012) An interactive intensive combining the 7 principles from Deborah's "Strings of Passion" with physical activities that create immediate integration of the principles with the body
    • Performance for Musicians (2005-2011) A 5-Day Creative and Physical Intensive, co-led with dancer Karen Montanaro, to explore each student's individual voice, develop their performance skills and create a short performance piece that features their authentic, unique voice.
     
    Series: Performance Series
    • DHC-TV (Interactive Streaming Performances via "ConcertWindow.com") (2014)
    • Inviting Invention Performance Exploration Series (2006-2007)
     
    Larger Orchestral Works
    • Soñando en Español (Concerto for Harp & Orchestra)
    • Concierto Dobles (2 Harps & Symphony Orchestra) 3 Movements
      Premiered 2001 - Prague Radio Orchestra
    • Stress Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown - (Narrator, Harp & Orchestra) 5 Movements
      Premiered 1999 - Springfield Symphony (MA) (1995 RESQ - Really Eclectic String Quartet)
    • The Frog Princess (see Plays, Musicals & Screenplays)
    • Season of Celebration Opus 1 (Harp & String Orchestra)
      Premiered 1996 with New England String Ensemble
      Five Fantasies based on Traditional Holiday Melodies
      • Joy to the World / El Nino Jesus
      • Carol of the Bells
      • Fun Fum Fum
      • What Child is This?
    • Season of Celebration Opus 2 (Harp & String Orchestra)
      Premiered 1997 with New England String Ensemble
      Five More Fantasies based on Traditional Holiday Melodies
      • Overture
      • 12 Days of Christmas
      • S'vivon
      • Leanabh an Aigh / Auld Lang Syne
      • Season of Celebration Round
    • See below for a full list of individual orchestral works
     
    Song Cycles
     
    Stories & Articles
    • The Salmon of Knowledge (published in the Christian Science Monitor Magazine)
    • Radio Essays including:
      • Art Makes You Think - the human effects of public art projects
      • Finding Old Friends on the Internet - buying beloved childhood books on line
    • Martha & the Little Aeroplane Unpublished
    • Big Bad Bug Bud Unpublished
    • Gloria & the Paper Bag Unpublished
    • Adolescent Sax (A Liberation in One Movement) Unpublished
     
    Individual Orchestra Works & Arrangements
    Scores & MP3s of the many of the following availbale at the Standard Orchestra Programs Page 
    • 996 -Double Concerto for Cello, Concert Harp - and Orchestra
    • Baroque Flamenco - For Harp & Orchestra (also available for Solo harp & Harp with Jazz or Chamber Ensemble)
    • Belinda - For voice, Harp & Orchestra (also for Chamber Ensemble, String Orchestra & Harp/Voice)
    • Califypso - "Playalong" calypso for Orchestra & Audience
    • Catcher in the Rye - for Lever Harp, Voice & Orchestra, with solo Timpani feature
    • Celtic Minstrel (The) - Medley of Celtic Songs for Voice & Orchestra (Audience Sing)
    • Congratulations, You Made It This Far - For Solo, String Quartet & String Orchestra
    • Cosita Latina - for Lever Harp & Orchestra
    • Dance with Me - for Harp, Voice & Orchestra
    • Danger Zone - for Harp & Orchestra (also for Solo Harp, or Harp with Chamber Ensemble)
    • Dee Deedle Deedle Dee - Sing-a-long for Audience & Orchestra
    • Dogs of Somerville - for Harp, Voice & Orchestra
    • Drunken Sailor - for Harp & Strings
    • Garbageman (The) - For Voice & Tuba, Chamber Ensemble & Orchestra
    • Merceditas (from Concierto Dobles) - for Concert Harp & Orchestra
    • My Mother's Mexican Hat - for Concert Harp & Orchestra
    • New Blues - for Two Harps & Orchestra
    • Nightingale (The) - for Harp, Voice & Orchestra
    • Off She Goes & She's Gone - for Two harps
    • Pava Diablo - for Lever Harp & Orchestra - with Timpani Feature
    • Phoenix (The) - for Concert Harp & Orchestra
    • Ramsay's Reel Ride - for Lever Harp & Orchestra
    • Siana's Dream: The Music Box - for Lever Harp & Orchestra
    • Way You Are Blues - for Lever Harp & Orchestra
    • Wild Harp (The) - for Lever Harp & Orchestra - with solo violin feature
     
    Solo CD Projects
    • Invention & Alchemy (2007) - Grammy Nominated project with symphony orchestra (Classical Crossover)
    • Artist's Proof (2004) - solo studio project: harp, voice, bass, strings (Singer/Songwriter)
    • Frog Princess (The) (2000) - spoken word, voice & orchestra (Musical Theater/Spoken Word/Children's)
    • The Celtic Album (1998) - solo harps (Celtic)
    • Altered Ego (1998) - solo harp, voice (Singer/Songwriter)
    • Just for You (1995) - harp, voice, bass & percussion (Jazz-Influenced Originals)
    • The Gift (1995) - solo harps (Traditional Holiday Music)
    • 'Round the Corner (1993) - harp, bass & drums (Jazz Standards)
    • Naked Music (1994) Solo Harp & Voice (Singer/Songwriter)
    • Budapest (1992) - harp, bass, guitar, percussion, synth (Contemporary Jazz)
    • Talking Hands (1991) - harp, bass, guitar, percussion, synth (Contemporary Jazz)
    • Caught in the Act (1990) - harp, bass, guitar, percussion, synth (Contemporary Jazz)
    • On the Rise (1989) - harp, bass, guitar, percussion, synth (Contemporary Jazz)
    • Songs My Mother Sang - solo harp & voice (Children's)
     
    Individual Songs

    We will eventually link to a separate "Songbook" page of published and uppublished original songs to include MP3s and Lyric Sheets, and the following, among others, will be identified:

      • Cabaret Songs
      • Singalong Songs (Call & Response or Chorus Songs)
      • Children's Songs
     
    Threads & Shards
    • Unfinished songs, ideas, etc. go here with links to MP3s, lyrics, etc. when appropriate
     
    Prizes and Awards
    • 2007 Grammy Nomination (Classical Crossover) for "Invention & Alchemy" CD
    • 2007 International Songwriting Competition First Prize for "Danger Zone"
    • 2007 Mass Council on the Arts production grant for "Inviting Invention" Cross-Discipline Collaboration Series with the Cambridge Science Festival
    • 1985 NEA Study Grant
    • 1985 Meet the Composer Grant (for "The Zero Club")
    • 1984 Massachusetts Artists Fellowship for Composition
    • 1982 Massachusetts Artists Fellowship for Composition