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Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight: Power of Pattern 2024 | Part 1
Welcome to Hip Harp Academy Member Spotlight Series: Power of Pattern Quarter (Part 1 of 3) For this year’s third quarter, Hip Harp Academy Members poured out their creativity to the next level, putting their creative expression into forms so that they can share...
Composer’s Spotlight: Julia Sandee performs ‘Nataliana’
The Composer’s Note: “One of the things I really love about Julia’s performance of ‘Nataliana’ is how much space she leaves in the music. That sense of confidence in both the music and her own musicality creates exactly the experience I wanted...
Composer’s Spotlight: Karen Okpoti performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Karen Okpoti performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’ In this interview, Karen Okpoti shares her experience playing ‘Baroque Flamenco.’ This piece is special to her because it is the first piece she performed live in front of an audience....
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...
Composer’s Spotlight: Nigel Foo performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’
The Composer’s Note: “I was drawn to Nigel’s Baroque flamenco video because of the powerful collaboration between the musician and dancers. Nigel didn’t just play the piece but reinvented it as a dance theater piece with a harp and two...
Composer’s Spotlight: Tarlana performs ‘Nataliana’
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Tarlana plays ‘Nataliana’ In this post, Tarlana shares her experience playing Nataliana. She said, “During the practice of this piece, the material of my fingertips changed, and I can say with certainty that I leveled up, so that...
Embodying a Transformative Vision | Jung At Harp
Nearly every Friday morning, around 9:15, I meet with a Jungian Psychoanalyst. No, no … it’s not what you think — she’s a harpist – and for years, we’ve been having this weekly conversation about music, philosophy, and the experience of transformation. In...
Do You Practice Every Day?
Sunday mornings, whenever I can, I go for a long run, and then I sit at the Kickstand Cafe and eat Vietnamese spring rolls. Last Sunday, a woman at the next table, leaned over and asked “Are you Deborah?” When I said yes, she asked if I still play around...
In Zero Seconds I’m Right Here!
Last Saturday, I performed at the Old Vienna Reunion. But it wasn’t just an ordinary gig. My trusty old van bit the dust 3 weeks before – so to drive those 40 miles to Hopkinton I needed a new car: my first in nearly 2 decades. Then there was my gear....
