Deborah Henson-Conant
Deborah Henson-Conant (b. Stockton, California, November 11, 1953) is an American harpist known for her flamboyant stage presence and refusal to fit the stereotype of a harpist as an angelic blond woman in a long dress.
She describes herself on her website as "cross-genre: jazz-pop-comedy-folk-blues-flamenco-celtic", and plays electric harps of various kinds. She performs one-woman shows in theaters, concert halls and festivals. She also performs her original music/theatre shows with symphony orchestras. Her performances mix music with theatrical and story elements. She orchestrates all her own music when she plays with symphony and often engages symphonic musicians in unexpected ways.
The soundtrack of her 2006 DVD release, "Invention & Alchemy" received a Grammy nomination and the video version is scheduled to begin broadcast on Public Television in 2007 (in the USA).
Her performance series "Inviting Invention" (2006) presented a series of "performance explorations" that included both musical and non-musical guests collaborating onstage with Henson-Conant.
Henson-Conant now lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Invention and Alchemy (2006) (DVD & CD)
- Artists Proof Ltd Edition Version 2.1 (2004)
- The Frog Princess (2000)
- The Celtic Album (1998)
- Altered Ego (1998)
- Just For You (1995)
- The Gift (1995)
- 'Round the Corner (1993)
- Naked Music (1994)
- Budapest (1992)
- Talking Hands (1991)
- Caught in the Act (1990)
- On The Rise (1989)
- Songs My Mother Sang (1985)
[edit] Other
- Invention and Alchemy (DVD, 2006)
[edit] Compilation appearances
- New Age Music & New Sounds Vol. 67 - "Liberty"
[edit] Harps used by Deborah
- Lyon & Healy Style 23 Natural
- Wurlitzer Starke Model Gold
- Small Rubarth "R-Harp" (a lap harp)
- Lyon & Healy Style 2000 Electroacoustic
- Camac Electro-acoustic Big Blue
- Camac Baby Blue
- Lyon & Healy Silhouette
