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The Premiere of the Suite for Solo Harp: “Soñando en Español” by Deborah Henson-Conant
Harpist Verena Jochum is both a musician and a storyteller. For the last year we’ve been working together to prepare the world premiere of the solo version of “Soñando en Español” — a 3-Movement suite for harp, which Verena will present this weekend. It’s not just...
Two Harpists · Two TEDx Talks · One Interconnected Story!
Last week, Satuday April 20th, I got to lead the largest harp orchestra for the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival. After the event, I took this selfie with the Artistic Director and the visionary behind the Dutch Harp Festival, Remy Van Kesteren. It’s quite an interesting...
Composer’s Spotlight: Eleven-year-old Vien Ignacio Wins 4 Top Prizes Playing ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight: Eleven-year-old Vien Ignacio Wins 4 Top Prizes Playing Deborah Henson-Conant’s ‘Baroque Flamenco’ Vien, an 11-year-old harpist from the Philippines, brings so much energy to her rendition of ‘Baroque Flamenco’...
Composer’s Spotlight: So Jeong Shim performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: So Jeong Shim plays ‘Baroque Flamenco’ on an electric harp In this interview, So Jeong Shim shares her experience playing Deborah’s ‘Baroque Flamenco’, why she chose to learn this piece, and how it impacted her life. Her advice to...
Unforgettable Collaborations in Salzburg
Concert Snaps, Memorable Meet and Greets, Candid Behind-the-Scene Moments, and Beyond! Last week I got back from Salzburg, Austria where I go to experience two of my dreams colliding: to have created a show-stopper concerto for harpists that so excites an audience...
Coming to You from Salzburg, Austria!
Hello from Mozart’s Birthplace! I’m here in Salzburg, Austria for a concert that is TWO dreams come true – a dream from decades ago. Folks in Europe: Come to the concert: https://www.philharmoniesalzburg.at/en/tickets/ Read the Press Release:...
Composer’s Spotlight ~ A Blog Series Designed to Honor, Showcase, and Celebrate YOU!
A blog series where we uncover the stories that lie within the experience of amazing performers as they play the music of a single composer (which happens to be me!) that inspires, empowers, and frees them to be more of who they authentically are. BLOG &...
Soñando en Español ~ Baroque Flamenco – Evelyn Huber – Philharmonie Salzburg
On March 20th Philharmonie Salzburg, harpist Evelyn Huber and conductor Elisabeth Fuchs created the first complete recording of my harp concerto “Soñando en Español” for release in 2022 – including all three movements: Mvt 1: “My Mother’s...
Jung at Harp: Charlotte Harp Chapter member Kathleen Wiley collaborates with DHC
This is a guest post by Kathleen Blackwell-Plank, who recently wrote this article for the Charlotte, NC Chapter of the American Harp Society, spotlighting chapter member Kathleen Wiley and her work with our “Jung at Harp” series. Thank you to...
