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Deborah
Henson-Conant
FRI.
NOV. 11-
8pm
Regent
Theatre • Arlington,
MA
11-11-11
Concert Celebration
TIX:
$22 Adv / $25
Day of Show
- Std/Snrs
$15
$50 VIP Tix [SOLD OUT] include exclusive pre-show artist reception and first
choice
of
seating 
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ABOUT
THE SHOW:
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 "When
I was 19 ... decades
ago,
To displace the anxiety of my own birthday,
Instead of a party, I planned a concert,
Plastered posters all over town,
And sang my way into the next year.
Now it's a yearly tradition."
(Deborah Henson-Conant)
“Dazzling
harp playing,
gorgeous jazz/pop
singing, comic
timing and impressive
songwriting” Austin
American-Statesman
“Reshaping
the .. harp into
a jazz instrument"
New
York Times
"A
combination of
Leonard Bernstein,
Steven Tyler
and Xena, Warrior
Princess." The
Boston Globe
"The
Jimi Hendrix of
the harp." Steve
Vai
More
media quotes
at: http://www.hipharp.com/Pblcty/quotes.html |
Deborah
Henson-Conant
is a GRAMMY®-Nominated
one-woman orchestra,
with electric
harp, voice and a looper
pedal she uses
to layer sounds in real
time, then
weaves solo lines and
vocals above it. Her signature
instrument is
an 11lb carbon-fiber
electric harp, designed
specifically for her by
the CAMAC Harp Company
in France, it’s
now one of the fastest-selling
new harp models in the
world and carries her
name,
the “DHC
Light.”
Forget the demure
harpist – forget
the Classical Music --
forget dozing off in
the back row. Henson-Conant
is a showman, entertainer
and solid musician who’s
been compared to musical
greats from Leonard
Bernstein to Elvis
Presley.
Henson-Conant’s voice
is compared to Carly
Simon and Joan Baez;
her playing
to Chuck Berry and
Jimi Hendrix;
and her humor to musical
comedian Victor Borge.
The shows are tied
together by powerful,
funny, affirming stories
and universal humor.
Her website, HipHarp.com and YouTube
channel give a
good overview of what
you can expect at the
show.
She's
toured with the Boston
Pops, opened for Ray
Charles at Tanglewood,
jammed onstage with Bobby
McFerrin and offstage
with Aerosmith's
Steven Tyler. She's been featured
on CBS’ “Sunday
Morning,” NBC’s “Today
Show” and NPR’s “Weekend
Edition,” and interviewed
by Scott Simon, Studs
Terkel, Charlie Rose & even
Joan Rivers. She’s
been featured on television
shows from PBS and Charlie
Rose to Jon Rivers and "The
View" and in two
full-length PBS music
specials.
She’s
known for
her songs, her evocative
singing voice, her fusion
of music and theater
- and.for transforming
the classical concert
harp into a
"Street Harp" -
a powerful, fully electric
instrument
that's a seventh of the
size of a concert harp,
and light enough to strap
on like an electric guitar.
Her playing ranges from
full-out
bluesy to heart wrenching
ballad. This is a feel-good,
outside-the-box, bring-the-folks-you-love
kind of show for audiences
of all genders and ages-
folks who want to celebrate
what it means to passionately
follow your own creative
path.
The
music in her
shows ranges from her Grammy-Nominated
Blues to
the tender love song, "The
Nightingale" from
her PBS
Music Special,
to a Hendrix-inspired
version of the Star
Spangled Banner. To
get an idea of some of
the
pieces you might see
at the show check
out these YouTube
videos.
To read more, see press
release below.
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Demo
Overview |
Dance with Me |
Beck's Blues |
The Nightingale |
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STUDENTS
There
are many ways to be creative.
To be heard. You
don’t
have to go the standard
route.
Come
see this Grammy-Nominated
artist, who’s
taken an unlikely instrument
and turned it into the
story of her life. Come
see what’s
possible if you
follow your own personal
passion ... because you
can create a life in music
and theater ... no matter
what you start with!
Student
Tix: $15
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BE
OUR FILM CREW for the
SHOW!
Wanna
take pictures or
video of the show?
You can! The
only caveats are:
no flash during
the show, and no
big
or noisy cameras
that might distract
your neighbors.
Email
us at
least a week
in advance to
let us know if
you'll be taping
or photographing
so we can arrange
a waiver of the
theater's no-photos-or-taping
policy for you.
And
after the show, let
us know what kind of
footage you got and
we'll figure out the
best way to get it,
edit it and post it! And
don't forget to wear
your film director's
beret!
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THEATRE
SPECIALS!
VIP
TIX [SOLD
OUT]:
If
you purchase
the $50 VIP
tickets,
the price
includes
an exclusive
pre-show
cheese, fruit
and Birthday
Cake Reception
ONSTAGE with
Deborah Henson-Conant
and a small
group of
audience
members.
Get
to be up-close
and personal
before
the show as
Deborah
shows you
the sets,
her harp,
her set-list
and her
gear, tells
you about
the show
first-hand
and answers
your questions
- then
you get
to have
first choice
of theater
seats (including
the cushy
first two
center
rows!).
Reception
begins at 6:45
and ends at
7:20, ten minutes
before the
house opens
to other audience
members. (Wine & beer
also available
at the cash
bar).
DINNER-THEATER*:
One
of Arlington's
FINEST RESTAURANTS has
a special
Dinner/Show
deal
with
the Regent. For
$50 you
get a
general
admission
seat
and a
3-course
meal at Flora restaurant,
less
than
a mile
from
the Regent
Theatre. Just
look
for the Dinner-Theatre
option when
you buy
your
tickets.
Mind
you,
the Dinner-Theater
package
costs
more
when
you buy
VIP seats.
If you're
interested
in both,
call
the Box
Office
direct: 781-646-4849.
HOTEL:
For
out-of-towners,
The Regent has
a relationship
with the great
new ALOFT hotel
in Lexington
and they've
offered the
Regent
a special
price of $89/$99
per
night. Here's
how to take
advantage
of
this offer:
Call the
hotel directly
at
781-761-1700
and tell
them you want
the "Regent
Theatre" rate.
OTHER
RESTAURANTS
Arlington
is a food
Mecca! Check
out Punjab,
Asian Fusion,
Prose, Tryste,
Flora, Za. Right
next door
to the
theater is Manna
Sushi - a lovely family-run Korean-Japanese
restaurant. And half-a block away, on Mass Ave, the Madrona
Tree, a brand new organic
junk-food restaurant (OK,
OK, that's not how they market themselves - but
how would you describe the thrilling combination
of eating a burger and fries that're all organic and locally
grown?
And
for some spectacular
ice cream,
The Chilly
Cow is a half-block
away (bring
friends and share a "MONSTER"!).
)
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TRANSPORTATION,
DIRECTIONS
& PARKING
The Regent
has a great information
page here and
dedicated directions
here -
but, in a nutshell:
Location: 7
Medford Street
- Arlington,
MA - just off
Mass Ave in Arlington
Center
Parking:
There's
plenty of free
parking in the
municipal
lot across from
the theater -
it's free
after 6pm in
general and after
3pm on
Saturday (but
this year the
show's on a Friday).
Public Transport:
Take the T: Red
Line to Alewife
then either walk
up the
bikepath or take
either the 79
or 350 bus; or
take the GREEN
LINE to Lechemere
and then take either
the 80 or 87 bus
Bus: From
Harvard Square,
take the 77 to
Arlington
Center; From Lechemere,
take the 80 or
87
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Press
Release
Run
Through November 11, 2011
WHO: GRAMMY® Nominated Electric
Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant
WHAT: "11-11-11" Album
Inception Show & Birthday Celebration
WHEN: Fri.. Nov. 11, 2011 at 8pm
WHERE: The Regent Theatre. 7 Medford
Street, Arlington, MA 02474
TIX: $22 advance, $25 at the door,
$50 VIP, $15 students/seniors
MORE INFO & TIX: http://www.regenttheatre.com/details/DHC-11-11-11
ARTIST WEBSITE: http://www.HipHarp.com
Contact: Beatriz Harley, 781-483-3556,
HipHarp@HipHarp.com
More Info: http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html
Hi-Res Images: http://www.hipharp.com/pressphotos.html
"My birthday’s
Nov. 11 and I've been waiting for
11-11-11 since I
was seven!" -Deborah
Henson-Conant
GRAMMY®-Nominated Electric
Harpist, Deborah Henson-Conant,
celebrates
her birthday, the beginning of
a new album and the end of a month-long
tour all on the same night: 11-11-11,
when she comes home to the Boston-Area
to play at the Regent Theater in
Arlington, MA.
“People
always have album ‘release’ parties,” she
explains, “but I want an ‘Album
Inception Party’ -- I need
to connect with people when I
start the album, include them
in the process,
and get their energy behind me.
What better day for that than
my birthday?
And what better place than my
home-town theater?”
Henson-Conant
made her start as a Jazz-Harpist
in Boston in
the
80’s,
was signed to major jazz label
GRP, and has been touring,
composing and
releasing albums and DVDs since
then. She first worked with
a trio, “harp,
bass & drums,” then
in the early 90’s began
writing for orchestra, debuted
her orchestra
show with the Boston Pops,
and spent the next 15 years
composing
and orchestrating
for electric-harp and orchestra.
In 2006 she released a DVD/CD
culminating her orchestral
show – the
project, “Invention & Alchemy” appeared
on PBS stations throughout
the US and netted her a GRAMMY®-Nomination
for the whole album.
Along
the way, Henson-Conant collaborated
with French harp
builders, CAMAC,
to develop the world’s
top-selling electric harp,
which was named after
her, the “DHC.” That
harp has become an integral
part of her work for the
past 15 years. “The
original idea of having a
portable harp was both to
be able to
tour more easily and to be
able to be
more physical on stage.
From
her early days of playing
straight-ahead jazz on
a vintage 75-lb concert harp, she’s
evolved to her current
shows that balance between Mini-One-Woman
Musicals
and concerts, with music
from Blues to Flamenco,
a
voice that’s
been compared to Carly
Simon and an 11-lb carbon
fibre
harness-harp
that was invented specifically
for her, and has now become
the top-selling
electric harp in the world
(hey, even Lady Gaga’s
harpist plays one!)
This
year Henson-Conant’s
toured the West Coast,
down South, Midwest,
and France - but on 11-11-11
she’s
coming home to play!
Deborah Henson-Conant,
performs
at theRegent Theatre
in Arlington, MA on Sat.
Nov.
11, 2011
at 8pm. TIX: $22 advanced,
$25 at the door, $50
VIP, $15 Students & Seniors.
Tickets available on-line
at http://www.regenttheatre.com/details/DHC-11-11-11,
by phone at 781-646-4849,
or at the Regent Theatre
Box Office at
7 Medford St. Arlington,
MA
Brief
Artist Bio
She’s soloed with the Boston
Pops, opened for Ray
Charles, and jammed with Aerosmith’s
Steven Tyler.
Guitar legend Steve Vai
calls her the "Jimi Hendrix of the harp." The
New York Times credits her with "reshaping
the serenely Olympian harp into a
jazz instrument by warping it closer
to the Blues." Unlike artists
who focus on a specific style of
music, Deborah Henson-Conant's music
ranges from Blues to Flamenco, unified
by her relentless exploration of
a single instrument that was invented
specifically for her. Audiences will
see a custom-built instrument and
the world’s foremost player
of that instrument.
Press
Quotes
"Reshaping
the serenely Olympian harp into
a jazz instrument by warping it
closer to the Blues." New
York Times
“ ...
dazzling harp playing, gorgeous
jazz/pop singing, comic timing
and impressive songwriting” Austin
American-Statesman
“ Striking
flamenco sparks from the strings … wrenching
distorted bends worthy of Eddie
Van Halen … belting gutbucket
blues and crooning lullabies … the
intense focus commanded by a master
storyteller.” Springfield
Union-News
More
press quotes here
VIP
Pre-Show Reception:
If you purchase VIP tickets,
the price will include
an exclusive pre-show
cheese & fruit Birthday Reception
ONSTAGE with Deborah Henson-Conant
and a small group of other audience
members. Get to be up-close and personal
before the show as Deborah shows
you the sets, her harp, her set-list
and her gear, tells you about the
show first-hand and answers your
questions - then you get to have
first choice of theater seats (including
the cushy first two center rows!).
Reception
begins at 6:45 and ends at
7:20, ten minutes before
the house
opens to other audience
members. (Wine & beer also available at
the cash bar).
About the Theater
"This
is a great old Vaudeville theater,
with a deep, wide stage with plenty
of room to move around,
a decent lightboard and great sound.
The seats are comfortable and there's
not an obstructed view in the house.
It's also about 6 blocks from my
house, so of COURSE it's where I
have to have my Birthday
celebration!"
(Deborah Henson-Conant)
ARTIST
WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA:
• Website: http://www.HipHarp.com
• Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/HipHarp
• Blog: http://hipharp.wordpress.com/
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/HipHarpist
• YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/HipHarpist
For more artist info or to schedule an interview,
contact:
Beatriz Harley, info@HipHarp.com,
781-483-3556
More Details: http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html
Hi-Res Images: http://www.hipharp.com/pressphotos.html
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