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The Fine Art of Falling short: A Mother’s Day Legacy
My relationship with my mother has improved greatly since she died – quite young – nearly 30 years ago. I write – and think – about my mother A LOT. I think about what I got from her – a fierce passion for truth, music as a first language – and a...
The Butterfly Glass
I can see it. We’re sitting at a table, with a cheap waterglass and a set of watercolor paints. I’m about to go to a birthday party and I’m probably 4 or 5. My mother is painting an exquisite butterfly onto the bottom of the waterglass. She says...
This is What You Get
Years ago – it could have been on Mt. Olympus, but I think it happened in Stockton, California – my mother fell in love with Larry, the man who would become my stepfather. In the myth, she knew he was the one and … Oh, never mind … it’s...
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. ...THIS IS IT: Musical Transcendence
Here’s is a recorded version of the song this post is about: As we rehearsed “The Nightingale,” I thought: THIS IS IT … … a tiny, huge, quiet, explosive defining moment, and I was in the middle of it. It’s like when you wait for...
Auntie’s Eve & My Favorite Aunt
A few years ago, I was in the middle of a show in May when I heard myself blurt out that the night before Mother’s Day is actually “Auntie’s Eve” – I happened to have a show booked for that night so I told everyone they needed to bring...
Amazon Remembered (Eugene, OR) – The Biscuit
“I remember…” is a series of posts about places from my childhood where I sometimes find myself today. I will be performing a solo show in one of these places, Eugene, OR, on Wed. March 30 at The Shedd Institute for Arts....
The Music Box
NOTE: This post includes an audio file related to the story. To listen while you’re reading, click the arrow on this player: Siana's Dream: The Music Box by by Deborah Henson-Conant (Deborah Henson-Conant - Harp) https://hipharp.com/cv/audio/ae/06_siana.mp3...
One Mom’s Legacy of Music and Burnt Food
My mother left me two legacies at the end of her short life, both sprung from the same idea: great art can spontaneously appear anywhere, anytime. The first legacy was her music, which was impromptu and spectacular. She was a trained singer and a natural actress but...
