Deborah Henson-Conant
Thu. Jun. 4, 2026 ~ 8pm
Harp Center Los Angeles
2927 S Sepulveda Blvd – L.A., CA 90064
GENERAL ADMISSION: $45
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“Dazzling harp playing, gorgeous jazz/pop singing, comic timing and impressive songwriting.”(Austin American-Statesman)
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Joy Monteverdi / info (at) hipharp.com
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Electric Harp Pioneer Deborah Henson-Conant Comes to Harp Center
Los Angeles for a Solo Concert on Thu. Jun. 4, 2026
(Boston, MA) – Grammy-nominated harpist, composer, and international performer Deborah “DHC” Henson-Conant announces solo live performance at the Harp Center Los Angeles on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. The evening promises an intimate, dynamic concert featuring electric harp, voice, storytelling, and DHC’s signature humor—hallmarks of a career that has reshaped perceptions of the harp worldwide. Tickets are available via the LA Harp Center website.
Widely recognized as the artist who changed the way the world sees the harp, Henson-Conant will perform on the DHC Electric Harp, her groundbreaking signature instrument, developed in collaboration with the renowned French harp maker CAMAC, and now played by harpists around the globe. Blending influences from jazz, blues, Latin, flamenco, and musical theater, her genre-spanning compositions, paired with her engaging and often humorous storytelling, connect audiences directly to her music and creative journey. The Austin American-Statesman raved that her live performances deliver “dazzling harp playing, gorgeous jazz/pop singing, comic timing and impressive songwriting.”
Henson-Conant’s music has continued to resonate far beyond her own performances. Her compositions are now performed internationally by artists including Orpheum Grand Prize winner Kaitlin Janelle Hui at the Vancouver Academy of Music and Ukrainian bandura virtuoso Iryna Lytvynenko, who has adapted two of Henson-Conant’s concertos for the bandura—Ukraine’s national instrument and a powerful symbol of Ukraine’s national identity. Reaching audiences across the globe—including in Israel, Iran, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Canada, and the Americas—her works have been recorded by the Salzburg Philharmonic and are recognized as required repertoire by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.
“I’m deeply honored that my music is embraced by artists and audiences around the world,” said Henson-Conant. “To know that my pieces are chosen for personal expression, to compete on international stages, and express national strength and solidarity is profoundly meaningful to me as a composer.”
Reflecting on her upcoming performance, she added, “Writing music for others to play requires creating a ‘definitive version’ of each piece. Playing live is truly about ‘playing.’ Exploring, improvising and interacting with a live audience is like being in the joyful creative laboratory of life. It’s even more thrilling to be on a stage I know, in a community where I have deep roots and where many members of the audience have been on this journey with me for decades.”
For more information on Deborah Henson-Conant, her music, and upcoming performances, visit HipHarp.com
Deborah Henson-Conant LIVE In Concert
LIVE Solo Concert
Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
Harp Center Los Angeles
2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
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About Deborah Henson-Conant
(Photo credit: © Jake Jacobson)
Grammy-nominated electric harpist, singer, composer, innovator and educator Deborah Henson-Conant (known to many as DHC) has mesmerized audiences throughout the US and Europe for the past three decades. Shattering every harp stereotype with her electrifying performances, she’s known for her on-stage image, her humor, passion and innovation, wearing the electric body-harp she designed. Whether commanding concert halls or intimate salons across the U.S. and Europe, she transforms the harp into an instrument of limitless expression—blending blues, flamenco, Latin, and classical influences with her powerful vocals and storytelling flair.
Using a looper pedal to layer melodies and guitar effects on her harp, she plays solo or in collaboration with symphonies and chamber ensembles – always mixing music, story & movement. She’s opened for Ray Charles, toured with icons of the music world like the Boston Pops and guitar legend Steve Vai, and jammed onstage with renowned powerhouses like Bobby McFerrin and Mason Williams.
As a composer, she writes music that tells stories – from intimate solo harp pieces to orchestral concertos, from one-woman musicals to dramatic song cycles. Her Grammy-nominated works have been performed by the Boston Pops, National Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic and ensembles from major symphonies to school orchestras worldwide. Deborah teaches improv for harpists internationally and is creator and founder of Hip Harp Academy and the Harness Your Muse Mentorship program which provide training to harpists in improv and self-expression with a focus on breaking through long-held limitations and creating their own authentic performance styles.
For more info: HipHarp.com
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DEBORAH HENSON-CONANT: Thu. Jun. 4, 2026 in Harp Center Los Angeles!
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She strides on stage like a rock-star, strapped into a futuristic electric harp, with 32 multi-color strings.
She’s the woman who changed the way the world sees the harp.
She’s Grammy-nominated electric harp legend and innovator, Deborah Henson-Conant – known as “DHC” – with the instrument she invented: the “DHC Electric Harp.” She’s coming to Harp Center Los Angeles – for a single SOLO show Thu. Jun. 4, 2026 at 8pm.
On stage Henson-Conant combines movement, humor and stories with music inspired by Blues, Latin, Flamenco, Jazz and Musical Theater. Her voice has been compared to Carly Simon and Joan Baez; her playing to Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix; and her humor to musical comedian Victor Borge and Eddie Izzard — all spoken and sung ‘from the harp’ – in stories and music about romance, failure, food and how to navigate life.
WHO – WHAT – WHEN – WHERE:
- WHO: Deborah Henson-Conant (electric harp, voice, movement & story)
- WHAT: LIVE Concert Solo Show
- WHEN: Thursday, June 4, 2026 @ 8pm
- WHERE: Harp Center Los Angeles, 2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
- TIX: $45 general / $35 Early Bird – Online: TIX ON SALE NOW
“She plays stuff you just wouldn’t think could possibly come from the instrument that St. Peter hands out to new arrivals at the pearly gates.” (Grand Rapids Press)
If you’re thinking ‘’Celtic Woman” or “New Age Background music,” you’ve got it wrong. DHC was the primary female instrumentalist on the GRP jazz label in the 90’s. Her original Latin/Blues music is enhanced by her use of a looper pedal to create spontaneous soundscapes, layer upon layer, building them in front of the audience in real time – and then using them as a bed for virtuosic improvisation.
As a technical innovator, DHC has collaborated for more than two decades with the world’s cutting-edge harp company, CAMAC harps in France, to develop what’s become the most popular electric harp in the world, a 32-string carbon-fibre wearable electric harp named after her, the “DHC.” In her TEDx talk “From the Harp” she tells the story: https://youtu.be/EOtEkRtk5IA
She’s toured – internationally with her one-woman shows, in collaboration with symphony orchestras like the Boston Pops and Baltimore Symphony, and with legendary musicians like guitarists Steve Vai and Mason Williams. She opened for Ray Charles at Tanglewood, jammed onstage with Bobby McFerrin and offstage with Steven Tyler. She been featured in major media from NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon to NBC Today Show — and her original music special, “Invention & Alchemy” appeared on PBS stations throughout the US. She’s performed throughout the world from the theaters of New Caledonia, France and Hong Kong, to the Edinburgh Fringe, Wolftrap, Tanglewood, Boston Symphony Hall and so many more.
DHC is a 2-time winner of the prestigious Massachusetts Artist Fellowship award – an artist who continues to reinvent her style, her music and even her instrument.
She’s created the DHC Legacy Project – to publish all of her compositions for distribution, continued inspiring hundreds of harpists in her international online improvisation school (Hip Harp Academy).
“Virtuoso out-of-the box harpist…known as the rockin’ bad girl of the harp world. She took the ancient instrument off its pedestal, cocked it on her hip, and made it play everything…” (NPR: On Point)
“Her gorgeous storytelling is as theatrical as it is musical.” (Boston Globe)
Harp Center Los Angeles is a dedicated, reliable, and modern home for all things harp. It exists to make the harp more accessible, better supported, and more connected to contemporary culture.
MORE ARTIST INFO:
- ARTIST’S WEBSITE: https://www.hipharp.com/
- ARTIST’S PRESS PHOTOS: https://www.hipharp.com/press-photos
- ARIST’S MEDIA ROOM & VIDEOS: https://www.hipharp.com/video
- SHOW INFO BLOGPOSTS on Artist’s Blog: https://www.hipharp.com/blog/69846
- TEDX “Reinventing Freedom with Electric Harp”: https://youtu.be/EOtEkRtk5IA
TICKET LINK FOR THIS SHOW: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hipharpcom/2186022
ARTIST SOCIAL MEDIA:
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She strides on stage like a rock-star, strapped into a futuristic electric harp, with 32 multi-color strings.
You’re watching the woman who changed the way the world sees the harp: Deborah Henson-Conant – known as “DHC” — and this is the instrument she invented: the “DHC Electric Harp” – now played by harpists throughout the world.
On-stage she plays music from Blues to Flamenco, she sings and she talks to the audience. And she’s coming to Harp Center Los Angeles, one of California’s home for all things harp – for a single solo show Thu. Jun. 4, 2026, at 8pm. Don’t miss this.
She sings like a gospel singer with a hint of an Irish lilt. She writes quirky songs such as “Belinda,” a Spanish-flavored love song about a willow tree. … She acts in character and costume, tells stories and cracks up an audience with insightful observations about aging, record sales and lugging around a harp…Oh, and she certainly does play a wicked harp.” Grand Rapids Press
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Who IS Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC)?
Grammy-nominated electric harp legend, singer & composer, Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”), is an extraordinary musician and storyteller who’s changed the face of what a harp can be. Forget the 6-foot tall instrument at the back of the orchestra, DHC has shrunk it down, strapped it on and plugged it in: a one-woman tour-de-force – in a solo show at LA Harp Center. Check out her TEDx talk
“Deborah Henson-Conant is a one-woman dynamo, a visionary harp virtuoso with a sense of humor, a flair for showmanship, a gorgeous voice, and a jazz artist’s love of adventure.” (The Toledo Blade)
A world-class artist, she’s toured internationally with her one-woman shows, and in collaborations with symphony orchestras like the Boston Pops and Baltimore Symphony – and with legendary musicians like guitarists Steve Vai and Mason Williams. She’s opened for Ray Charles at Tanglewood, jammed onstage with Bobby McFerrin and offstage with Steven Tyler. She been featured in major media from NPR’s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon to NBC Today Show — and her original music special, “Invention & Alchemy” appeared on PBS stations throughout the US.
“A combination of Leonard Bernstein, Steven Tyler and Xena, the Warrior Princess.” Ed Siegel
If you’re thinking ‘’Celtic Woman” or “New Age Background music,” you’ve got it wrong. DHC was the primary female instrumentalist on the GRP jazz label in the 90’s. Her original music combines Flamenco, Jazz, Blues, Latin and World music, using a looper pedal to create soundscapes that support virtuosic improvisation.
Her voice has been compared to Carly Simon and Joan Baez, the impact of her revolutionary playing style has been compared to Chuck Berry and Elvis.
Her signature instrument, the 32-string “DHC Electric Harp” she invented, is now played by harpists around the world. In her hands, it becomes the underpinning for stories of romance, food, failure, life – spoken and sung from the harp.
“She plays stuff you just wouldn’t think could possibly come from the instrument that St. Peter hands out to new arrivals at the pearly gates.” (Grand Rapids Press)
What does the audience say?
What does the press say?
“It’s her dazzling range and depth of technique, combined with a warmly engaging energetic stage manner, that ultimately makes this such a memorable show …” (SW Metro – Edinburgh, Scotland)
“Virtuoso out-of-the box harpist…known as the rockin’ bad girl of the harp world. She took the ancient instrument off its pedestal, cocked it on her hip, and made it play everything…” –NPR: On Point
See her once and you’ll never look at a harp the same way again.
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