Aug 25, 2020 | Composer, Concerts, Events, Uncategorized |
It was amazing. It was a wild ride. It was sad to close it down … and I am eternally grateful to the American Federation of Musicians for lifting streaming restrictions on “Invention & Alchemy” for 45 days in 2020 so we could uplift and inspire...
Aug 17, 2020 | Composer, Harping & Harpists, Instrument (My Instrument) |
Bear with me here – I’ve been trying to figure out how to explain this for a long time. When I started playing the harp at 22 I thought I could redeem my renegade self by turning myself into a classical player. But I discovered I don’t fit into being a...
Jul 10, 2020 | Composer, Concerts, Events, harp, Performance, Uncategorized |
Got Questions about the Premieres & Streaming of “Invention & Alchemy”? Refresh Your Page to See Most Recent Content RSVP for FREE Tix: https://bit.ly/IA-RSVPWatch the trailer HERE: https://youtu.be/RrGJzxbpgIA Learn more HERE:...
Jul 8, 2020 | Composer, Concerts, Events, harp, Performance, Uncategorized |
Piece by piece, the stories of “Invention & Alchemy” STREAMING for the first time, for a limited time PREMIERE: July 10 at 7pm ET is the Streaming Premiere ENCORE: July 11th at 2PM ET – 7pm LONDON time Watch the trailer...
Jun 25, 2020 | Composer, Concerts, Events, Performer, Press Release |
=============== FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Please run thru August 22, 2020=============== On Fri. July 10, 2020, Deborah Henson-Conant’s “Invention & Alchemy,” a full-length concert with The Grand Rapids Symphony, streamed worldwide for the first time –...
Jan 8, 2020 | Collaboration, Composer, Musical Theater, Performing |
We Come Alive through Others I’ve been working on my fantasy musical, “The Golden Cage,” for what seems like forever – and this week we finally started the Workshop Phase! The 2-Character musical is about a Bird-Man who’s been searching...
Sep 1, 2019 | Composer, Composing |
Sylvia Woods asked me to write an article about my life and my composing for harp to accompany a sale she was having on my sheet music downloads in her store earlier this year. This is the original version of the article along with all the photos I offered her....
Jun 6, 2019 | Baroque Flamenco, Baroque Flamenco Performances By Others, Composer |
.My concerto “Soñando en Español” has 3 movements, though the 3rd movement “Baroque Flamenco” is often played as a stand-alone concerto – both with full orchestra and 8-piece chamber ensemble Ruth Lee, a harpist from the UK, is...
Dec 18, 2018 | Collaboration, Composer, Composing, Musical Theater, Projects |
When I create a show, I almost always work with an visual artist who brings the show alive for me visually with original illustrations. But first I draw them myself. In this video I’m showing you the drawings I made for “The Golden Cage” and then how...
Dec 13, 2018 | Collaboration, Composer, Composing, Musical Theater, Projects, Uncategorized |
This is a ‘work-video’ of my musical “The Golden Cage” that I made for my development collaborator, Paul Gordon. It’s a 12-minute ‘short story’ version – or musical synopsis – of the 75-minute, 2-character show....
