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DHC’s State o’ Zen Experiments
Last weekend my hard drive crashed. The holidays zoomed up with a vengeance. I realized I was way stressed out. So instead of ‘practicing’ my harp, I just sat down and played. Slowly, no agenda, nothing to prove – I just started playing. And I...
Original Musical “The Golden Cage” – Private Reading
I know it’s kind of a tease to tell you about an event that you probably can’t attend, but I’m so excited about this that I want to share it! On Sunday. Nov. 16 at 6:30pm, ??there’ll be a private, unstaged reading of my original musical...Watch Out for the Sound Guy with the Trumpet
I have this secret project I call “Re-DHC” and it’s all about sharing — or REleasing — my past performances and creations. The “Dogs of Somerville” video I posted last week is part of that project. (And THANK YOU for the...
How to Train for a Harp-a-thon
You’ve heard of the Boston Marathon? Well, three weeks ago, I ran the first Boston Harp-a-thon. It was a 5.5 hour live webshow that I ‘ran’ at the same time my husband ran the Boston Marathon. We were both doing it to raise money for Parkinson’s Research, I was...
Mythic Women: Stories for Soprano & Chamber Ensemble
On Thu. May 1st at 8pm – Boston University presents “Mythic Women: Stories for Soprano & Chamber Ensemble” – an evening of original chamber works for soprano, harp, cello, piano and clarinet both by composer Deborah Henson-Conant. ...
Marathon Music – Livestream 5.5 Hour Show – Mon. Apr. 21
[JOURNALISTS: For “Mythic Women” Click Here – the press release had wrong link] I’m playing the Marathon in Boston to raise money for Parkinson’s Research wearing my electric harp. Here’s the deal: My husband, Jonathan Wyner, and I are partnering...
Mythic Women
An incredible group of Boston University students is performing two song cycles of mine on May 1st in a concert titled “Mythic Women.” This is a photo from the first rehearsal I attended, last Wednesday – when they played me one of the pieces,...
How I learned the Physical Zoom
Last weekend I broadcast my first Livestream studio shows – LIVE from my own TV-studio. Meaning … my livingroom. NC. I LOVED the comments of the people who joined me from all over the world … Even the folks who were scratching their heads a little: What...
What do Harpist Composer’s-Assistants Do?
Last night I met two of my new composing assistants, harpists who are helping me create the new ensemble version of “Baroque Flamenco” for the the US’s premiere youth harp ensemble. Sebla Akbulut & Molly McCaffrey are both students at the Boston...
