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The Nightingale – Performances around the World
“The Nightingale” is one of my most-requested songs – one of those songs that comes out whole, that just seems like a simple statement of truth. I wrote it in memory of my mother’s voice – and since I published it years ago, harpists all over the...
5 reasons to play harp at a Bus Stop
I was talking to a friend early this morning and when I said I had to leave because I was going to play at the new art-installation-bus-shelter celebration — he asked me: why would someone who’s played in big theaters in front of thousands of people want to play...
#HarpBike on the Minuteman Trail
“Like a Valkyrie with a harp on a bike cart steed! (Cecily Miller) It happened last Saturday. I got to live my dream of riding on the back of a bike while playing my harp. We rode 12 miles from the one end of the Minuteman Bike Trail in Bedford, through historic...
Collaboration: Composer, Performer, Symphony & Students
A New Collaboration … How it came about & how you can be part of it Sometimes education and performance can come together in wonderful ways. When harp soloist and educator Robbin Gordon-Cartier and composer/performer Deborah Henson-Conant (“DHC”) decided to...
LIVE! Christine Lavin, Don White, Jimmy Tingle & Deborah Henson-Conant
This Show is being Re-ScheduledPlease check back for the new date in September. What do these 4 performers have in common: Christine Lavin, Don White, Jimmy Tingle & Deborah Henson-Conant? Well … They’re all committed to telling truth with humor...
All that Jazz Harp
This is an archive post ~ originally published Nov. 29, 2010 and updated in 2018 The international Jazz-Harp organization in Holland sent me a questionnaire as part of research to find out if harpists and jazz musicians support the idea of a formal Bachelor program...
What Does it Take to Get on Stage?
I’m playing with Symphony Tacoma this Sun. Apr. 22 in a special Earth Day concert in Seattle-Tacoma and I just landed in the beautiful Northwest. But yesterday … Yesterday it took only one minute for my Uber driver to get to my house — barely enough...
Symphony Tacoma – Virtual Sneak Peek at the Concert
These quick video bites give you a taste of some of the pieces you’ll experience when you buy your tickets to my Earth Day show with Symphony Tacoma on Sun. Apr. 22, 2018 in Tacoma, WA. These video cuts from a live orchestral show are super short and you get to...
Hand-to-Hand: Passing on “Baroque Flamenco”
(This post was originally shared in 2011) In 2008 I arranged “Baroque Flamenco” for other harpists to play, and instead of just making a single arrangement, I created 3 arrangements: one for beginners, one for intermediate players, and the concert version...
