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Capturing the Wild Muse
Using the clock to force ideas out of hiding A blog about artistic process – creating “Electra’s Lyre” for May 7 Neil Gaiman and friends created a 6-song album from start to finish – including writing the songs – in 12 hours. The...
Sabine Meijiers – 4 Harp – 8 Hands in the Netherlands
Dutch harpist Sabine Meijiers recently performed my concerto, “Baroque Flamenco” at Vredeskerk (The Netherlands). I was excited to hear that Sabine wanted to add a few creative flourisheds of her own. I asked her to write the story of how this musical...
Solo Concert at Eugene’s “Shedd Institute”
Solo Concert – Wed. Mar. 30th, 2011 – 7:30 pm “The Shedd Institute for the Arts” in Eugene, OR Read the full release, including info on the special Hands-On Arranging Workshop for Musicians Tue. Mar. 29 from 7-10pm She strides onto stage like...
And then he kissed me …
NOTE: This blog includes an audio file related to the story – if you want to listen while you’re reading, here’s the song: And Then He Kissed Me by Deborah Henson-Conant https://hipharp.com/cv/audio//th/kissed_me_grp.mp3 When I was 13, living in...
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...Poetic Translation
When I was in school – college – about the time I started playing the harp, I had an English class in which we studied poetry, including translation. The teacher described the difference between a literal translation of a poem and a poetic translation: a...
Updraft of the Soul
Remembering the Edinburgh Folk Festival, years ago. Singer-songwriter Archie Fisher hea ded the festival and every year there’d be one show where he’d choose a group of musicians who’d never met. He’d put us in a theater first thing in the...
