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DHC Concert! – Jan. 31, 2026 – LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA

Jan 10, 2026 | Events, Performer, Press Release | 0 comments

Deborah Henson-Conant Sat. Jan. 31, 2026 ~ 8pm The Center for Arts in Natick, MA (TCAN) Thank you to the AMAZING AUDIENCE who attended this show! You were SO GREAT! Can’t wait to see you again! A stunning, intimate SOLO SHOW with Electric Harp, Voice, Stories...

In Between the Music

Dec 23, 2025 | DHC Legacy Project, Weekly Ezine | 0 comments

In between the music is the connection. Between composer and performer.Between player and audienceBetween mentor and emerging voice.Between joy and full self-expression. It’s where music transforms into a relationship.Where technique surrenders to meaning.Where...

How “Faking It” Saved My Childhood

Dec 11, 2025 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning | 2 comments

I came home from my first piano lesson demoralized and hating music. The “proper” way to learnmusic – the lessons, the method, the practice – sucked every atom of fun and joy out of it. I stomped into the living room and begged my mom:...

So many flowers I could not take them off the stage

Nov 20, 2025 | Composer, DHC Legacy Project | 2 comments

Kyiv, Ukraine – Nov. 19, 2025 “It finally happened!!!! Ukraine heard your incredible piece!!!!” That’s the WhatsApp message I got two nights ago from Iryna Lytvynenko, the Ukranian Bandura virtuoso who adapted my concerto “Merceditas” for...

The Power of Movement, Meditation, and Music on Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health

Oct 20, 2025 | Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy | 0 comments

Hip Harp Academy member Bonnie Berk is putting what she learned in the Academy into a beautiful project to expand and express her creative ideas to help others in her community. She has created an upcoming free workshop in Carlisle, Pennsylvania happening on Saturday,...

“Boredom Blues” Story – Jenny [Member Spotlight]

Oct 9, 2025 | Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy | 0 comments

From Boredom to the Blues When Jenny first joined Hip Harp Academy, she didn’t think she’d ever play — let alone sing — the blues. But that changed with a spark of inspiration from the “Laundry Blues” module. “I knew NOTHING about playing or singing the blues and had...

When the Story Finds You – Lila [Member Spotlight]

Oct 9, 2025 | Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy | 1 comment

When Lila joined Hip Harp Academy two years ago, she never imagined herself as a storyteller — only as a musician. “I always played the harp without words,” she said. But that was all about to change. Ready to Break Thru to Creative Freedom? Hip Harp...

From Silent Doubts to Standing Ovations: Creating Her First Home Concert – Cherrie [Member Spotlight]

Oct 8, 2025 | Final Beginning Student Projects (All), Hip Harp Academy | 1 comment

When Cherrie saw that her church needed a new furnace, she had an idea — but it scared her. What if she offered to play a home harp concert for the church auction fundraiser? She’d never performed a home concert before. The voices of doubt were loud: Would she...

Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q3 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]

Oct 3, 2025 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Final Beginning Student Projects (All) | 0 comments

PART 1 – 2025 Q3 Hip Harp Academy Final-Beginning Projects Series featuring:Lynne, Joyce, Cherrie Mooney, Cherie, Lila, and Bonnie Part #1 | Part #2 | Part #3 Why “Final-Beginning” Projects? We call them “Final-Beginning” because if...

Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q3 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]

Oct 3, 2025 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Final Beginning Student Projects (All) | 0 comments

PART 2 – 2025 Q3 Hip Harp Academy Final-Beginning Projects Series featuring:Jenny, Melinda, Laure, Sarah, and Romana Part #1 | Part #2 | Part #3 Why “Final-Beginning” Projects? We call them “Final-Beginning” because if we worried...

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