Oct 9, 2024 | Events, Hip Harp Academy, Online Courses, Webinar Sign-Up Pages
The ‘Structure is Freedom’ Intro Webinar is over but the Replay is available Register Now for the INSTANT REPLAY From SAT. Oct. 12, 2024 at 3:30 PM EST YES! I want the FREE REPLAY! STRUCTURE is FREEDOM! Learn to turn any simple tune into a spontaneous...
Oct 4, 2024 | Challenge, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events, Harping & Harpists, Harps |
Hey everyone, I’m Deborah Henson-Conant, and today I’m sharing 5 reasons why you should embrace improvisation in your musical journey. Whether you’re a harpist, pianist, or play any other instrument, these insights will transform your approach to music. But right now,...
Sep 29, 2024 | Challenge, Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Events |
Escape the Gravitational Pull of Sheet Music! Imagine breaking free from the constraints of written notes, floating weightlessly through musical galaxies of your own creation. No, this isn’t a $55 million SpaceX flight – it’s the thrill of improvisation on...
Sep 11, 2024 | Baroque Flamenco, Collaboration, Composer, Composing, Concerts, DHC Legacy Project, Events, harp, Harping & Harpists, Harps |
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...
![Nigel Foo performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’ [Composer’s Spotlight]](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Nigel-foo-01-v2-1080x675.jpg)
Sep 4, 2024 | Composer's Spotlight, Composing, Harping & Harpists |
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...
Aug 25, 2024 | Composer, Composing, Events |
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...
Aug 24, 2024 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composer, Composing, People I Meet |
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...
Aug 23, 2024 | Events, Performer, Performing, Travel |
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....
Aug 15, 2024 | Events, Performer, Performing |
Everyone has to start somewhere, and for me, one of the places that I first started performing — combining jazz with storytelling and originals — was at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (if this town sounds familiar, it’s where the Boston...
![Cliona Molins performs “New Blues” [Composer’s Spotlight]](https://www.hipharp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Cliona-Molins-01-1080x675.jpg)
Aug 4, 2024 | Composer's Spotlight, Composing, Harping & Harpists |
Composer’s Spotlight Series: Cliona Molins performs ‘New Blues’ In this interview, Cliona shares her experience performing New Blues. When others heard this piece, they are surprised that blues can also be played via harp. She once attended a workshop by Deborah...
