Press
Release
WHO: Grammy
Nominated Recording Artist & Electric
Harpist: Deborah Henson-Conant
WHAT: Electric
Harp! A concert of new symphonic adventures
with electric harpist & vocalist
Deborah Henson-Conant
WHEN: Saturday,
Jan. 15, 2011 at 7pm
WHERE: The
McPherson Opera House, 221
S. Main St. - McPherson, KS 67460.
TIX: $30,
$27, $24, students $10. Order by phone
at 620-241-1952.,
online http://www.mcphersonoperahouse.org/index.html
MORE
INFO / TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEW: Beatriz
Harley: 781-483-3556 info@HipHarp.com
ARTIST
WEBSITE: http://www.HipHarp.com
HI-RES
IMAGES: http://www.hipharp.com/pressphotos.html
About
the Show & the Instrument
There’s
a new breakthrough
technology
coming
to The
McPherson
Opera House
this January.
Like many
successful
hardware
devices,
this one’s
built to
interface
with the
human hand.
Likewise,
the newest
version
is both
smaller
and more
powerful
than previous
models.
But it’s
not an
iPhone,
an iPod
or even
an iPad.
It’s
a harp.
Grammy nominated composer, vocalist and harpist Deborah
Henson-Conant is the world’s premiere electric
harpist, and she’s been so instrumental in the
development of this new hybrid that the latest model
on the international scene, designed in France by CAMAC,
is named after her: The “DHC-Blue-Light.”
“ It’s taken nearly two decades to develop this instrument,” says
Henson-Conant, who will feature the harness-able carbon-fibre instrument at the
solo show Sat. Nov. 6th at the Regent. “My concept was to take everything
great about the concert harp and put it in an interface that’s more like
electric guitar. The instrument was developed specifically for my performances
- shows that combine theater, music, movement and stories – a kind of high-energy
solo Nouvelle-Cabaret that requires a lot of physical freedom, and a sound that
can range convincingly from ethereal ballads to all-out distorted blues.”
Henson-Conant also uses a loop-pedal which lets her
orchestrate layered accompaniments on the fly. “With
these two instruments – the harp and the looper
-- I can create the impression of a full ensemble – but
because I’m solo, I’m completely free o
respond artistically, to change the show spontaneously.
And because of the harp’s size and weight, only
11 pounds, I can move around the stage freely”
Henson-Conant
won a Grammy Nomination for her 2006
Classical Crossover project "Invention & Alchemy" which
appeared on PBS stations throughout
the US. She'll be performing pieces
from that CD/DVD along with other material.
All
her shows are suitable for all ages.
Artist
Bio
Deborah
Henson-Conant
is a
Grammy-Nominated
composer-performer
and the
world’s
premiere
electric
harpist.?
She sings,
plays
and tells
stories
in Nouvelle-
Cabaret
shows
that
combine
styles
from
Flamenco
to Blues.?
She’s
toured
internationally,
debuted
with
the Boston
Pops,
opened
for Ray
Charles
at Tanglewood,
jammed
onstage
with
Bobby
McFerrin
and offstage
with
Aerosmith's
Steven
Tyler,
and starred
in her
own music
special
on PBS, “Invention & Alchemy.” She's
been
featured
on shows
from
CBS’ “Sunday
Morning” and
NBC’s “Today
Show” to
NPR’s “Weekend
Edition,” and
interviewed
by hosts
and journalists
from
Scott
Simon,
Susan
Stamberg
and Studs
Terkel
to Charlie
Rose
and Joan
Rivers.
Press
Quotes
“ ... dazzling harp playing, gorgeous jazz/pop singing, comic timing and
impressive songwriting” Austin American-Statesman
“ Striking flamenco sparks from the strings … wrenching distorted
bends worthy of Eddie Van Halen … belting gutbucket blues and crooning
lullabies … the intense focus commanded by a master storyteller.” Springfield
Union-News
ARTIST
WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA:
• Website: http://www.HipHarp.com
• Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/HipHarp
• Blog: http://hipharp.wordpress.com/
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/HipHarpist
• YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/HipHarpist
For more artist info or
to schedule an interview, contact:
Beatriz Harley, info@HipHarp.com,
781-483-3556
More Info: http://www.hipharp.com/publicity.html
Hi-Res Images: http://www.hipharp.com/pressphotos.html
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