May 15, 2014 | Performance |
Or … how a very cool start-up hacked itself for a very good cause … NOTE: This is a preprint of the “From the Artist” article I wrote for “ConcertWindow.com” about our recent collaboration on a musical marathon. I’ve written a lot about this event...
May 12, 2014 | Performance, Projects |
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...
Apr 29, 2014 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composing, Harping & Harpists |
“O heartless blackbird, how dare you pierce my sorrow with your song?” I wrote that lyric years ago, for a one-woman, one-act opera called “Persephone Lost.” It’s sung by a woman who’s lost her child. A goddess. A powerful woman who’s suddenly powerless to find what...
Apr 29, 2014 | Composing, Harping & Harpists |
Thu. May 1, 2014 • 8pm • Boston University • FREE “Mythic Women” – Two dramatic works of music theater for Soprano & Chamber Ensemble by Deborah Henson-Conant CFA Hall – 855 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215. Phone: (617) 353-3341 Well, it...
Apr 24, 2014 | Performance |
Quick! What do you think when you hear the word “Nantucket”? when I put out a call to my Facebook community for clean-minded Nantucket harp limericks. And tomorrow I’ll be up early, pack the van with harps, CDs, costumes, makeup and head down to Hyannis, at the...
Apr 24, 2014 | Performance |
Thank you… Monday’s Harp-a-thon was … WOW. Thanks to the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s and through my husband, Jonathan’s Boston-Marathon run – we raised over $5,000 for Parkinsons Research on Monday. (And you can still donate here if...
Apr 16, 2014 | Performance |
>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Run through Apr. 21, 2014)<< [Tix for Online “Harp-a-thon” to raise money for Parkinson’s Research] Boston-based, Grammy-nominated, electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant (DHC) has found a unique way to...
Apr 14, 2014 | Coaching, Teaching, Students & Learning, Composing, Events, Harping & Harpists, Mom, Performance, Projects, Quick Info |
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. ...
Apr 11, 2014 | Events, Projects |
[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...
Apr 11, 2014 | Performance |
Deborah Henson-Conant in Concert Sat. April 12, 2014 8pm – Rockport, MA Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-Nominated artist who plays electric harp, tells stories and sings. She plays an harnessed electric harp that was designed...
