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Hearing My Own Voice – “Mythic Women”
“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...
Light & Fluffy (Not) – “Mythic Women” at B.U. Thursday
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...
Mythic Women: Stories for Soprano & Chamber Ensemble
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. ...
Playing the Bones
I’m so excited and nervous about my new course “Baroque Flamenco” Bootcamp, tomorrow. Right in the middle of the video-session tonight, I realized that, the way I’m describing the piece … it’s … well, it looks like this: Yes...
Snaring the Great Player
Last night I found some beautiful audio files of music I debuted nearly 20 Christmases ago with the “New England String Ensemble.” I wrote 2 Holiday suites to play with them, called “Season of Celebration,” all based on traditional Christmas and Chanuka tunes....
Laurie Rasmussen – Sun. Nov. 24th – Santa Barbara, CA
Laurie Rasmussen plays “Baroque Flamenco” by Deborah Henson-Conant at the Garvin Theatre. Harpist Laurie Rasmussen will be joining the SBBC Symphony Orchestra on Sun. Nov. 24th at 7pm in Santa Barbara, CA. This concert features Deborah...
DHC performs with orchestras … But how do THAT many people learn her music?!
THIS IS A GUEST BLOG FROM Jeila Irdmusa. Jeila is a soprano who recently graduated from Boston Conservatory. In addition to working on my team as Artist Liaison, Jeila is the featured soprano in the 2014 concert of my concert of song cycles at Boston University, ...Baroque Flamenco Cadenza Examples
One of my favorite parts of being a composer is seeing and hearing other performers pouring themselves into my music, heart and soul – making it their own. As my piece “Baroque Flamenco” is performed more and more, I get to see new versions of it...
Congratulations, You Made it This Far! – MP3, CDs, DVD, Sheet Music, Hats & Giftwrap
This is the birthday song I wrote for myself nearly 20 years ago. A fan recently asked where she could find it online so she could sing it to her mom, so I made this post. I hope this page has everything you need to learn it, sing it yourself, play it on piano or...
