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Blogpost Series
Below are 4 different blog post series that each feature one dimension of my journey and my work as: Composer, Performer, Coach – and with the DHC Legacy Project.
Composer’s Spotlight Series
Stories and events featuring the many amazing creative people who perform my music.
[ARCHIVES] All Composer's Spotlight Posts
Below is the archive of all the Composer’s Spotlight Posts. To learn more, go to the Composer’s Spotlight Overview Page
If you’ve also performed my music, fill out the Composer’s Spotlight questionnaire form
- Pia-Viola Mangels plays Nataliana [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Kaitlin Hui performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Julia Sandee performs “Nataliana” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Nigel Foo performs ‘Baroque Flamenco’ [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Tarlana performs “Nataliana” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Cliona Molins performs “New Blues” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Rosanna Chiu plays “New Blues” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Jasmin-Isabel Kühne plays “New Blues” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Piroska Kuhn performs “New Blues” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Ana Harp plays ‘New Blues’ [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Sahar Abasi performs “Nataliana” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Lisa Tannebaum plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Erika Lieberman plays ‘”Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Zoe Wong plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Katharina Kubatta plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Lisa Tarabbia perfroms “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Chiara Evangelista plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Davy van der Hoeven performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Robbin Gordon-Cartier plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Shoshanna Godber performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Emily Sanzaro performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Vien Ignacio plays “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- So Jeong Shim performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- Evelin Greblo performs “Baroque Flamenco” [Composer’s Spotlight]
- I think I can? I think I CAN!
- The Piece of Music that Taught me HOW to Improvise
- Scrambled Eggs (and improvisation)
- Soñando en Español ~ Baroque Flamenco – Evelyn Huber – Philharmonie Salzburg
- The Golden Buzz Moment – Daria Batschi-Beleca’s Baroque Flamenco
- Ruth Lee’s “Soñando en Español” (3rd movement – Baroque Flamenco)
- Baroque Flamenco around the world
- Soñando en Español – Program Notes
- They’re playing my song… Nan Hua Harp Ensemble’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- She’s playing my song… Mai Fukui’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- She’s playing my song… Anna Antonova’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- They’re playing my song… Emma Graham & Liz Grier’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- She’s playing my song… and I’m CONDUCTING! Eleanor Turner performs “Baroque Flamenco” with Symphony
- She’s playing my song… in a BARN! Eleanor Turner brings “Baroque Flamenco” to the stables
- Composer’s Spotlight: MASHUP of ‘Baroque Flamenco’ & ‘Carol of the Bells’ – with Harps & Ukulele by the Todd Family
- They’re playing my song… At a Harp Costume Party in Taipei “Baroque Flamenco” is the Encore
- She’s playing my song… Kaitlyn Tan’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- She’s playing my song… Vanessa Sundstrup’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- She’s playing my song… Esperanza Delia Ehrle’s ‘Baroque Flamenco’
- David Ice’s “Baroque Flamenco” with Orchestra
- Elodie Baile’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Mai Fukui’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Paola Testa’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Rollerskating to Championship with Baroque Flamenco
- Ronja Ehrbar’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Ruth Lee’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Eleanor’s Turner’s “Baroque Flamenco”
- Sarah and the Baroque Flamenco
- Eleanor Turner’s Baroque Flamenco Story
DHC Legacy Project Field Report Series
Stories about the adventures and work of the DHC Legacy Project – a team committed to helping me complete and publish over 40 years of creative projects.
[ARCHIVES] All DHC Legacy Project Field Report Posts
Following is a list of all the DHC Legacy Project Field Report Posts. To learn more about this project, go to the DHC Legacy Project Page.
- The Premiere of the Suite for Solo Harp: “Soñando en Español” by Deborah Henson-Conant
- The Bridge That Music Built – Iryna Lytvynenko Performs “Baroque Flamenco” turning Musical History Upside Down
- So many flowers I could not take them off the stage
- Sequestered in France … with the CAMAC MIDI-Harp
- INVITATION to the Merceditas “First Players” Project
- In Between the Music
- DHC Legacy Project: Preserving and Sharing Deborah Henson-Conant’s Music
- ‘Modulation Staircase’ Tip: Placing a Triad
DHC Performance Series
Stories about my own performances, appearances, and events – including behind-the-scenes.
[ARCHIVES] Recent Performance Posts
Following is the archive of all my Performance Posts. To book me for a concert, symphony, or private event, go to the Booking Page.
- Unforgettable Collaborations in Salzburg
- Touch. Move. Inspire. (Newsletter)
- TCAN Live Concert – Behind-the-scenes Photos and Videos
- Sold Out Show in Germany ~ 50 Harps Improvise
- My Interview at ‘Instrumental’ Podcast with Dr. Mike Baldwin
- LIVE: Deborah Henson-Conant at The Old Vienna Kaffeehaus
- In Zero Seconds I’m Right Here!
- Harp Radiance Retreat ~ Wales 2025 ~ Workshops & Concert
- Going back to Paris as a Composer, Performer, and Mentor
- DHC’s Live In-studio Concert at 90.5 WICN Public Radio
- DHC Concert! – Jan. 31, 2026 – LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA
- DHC at Edinburgh Internation Harp Festival 2025
- DHC “In the Media”
- Coming to You from Salzburg, Austria!
- A Streaming World Premiere – Fifteen Years in the Making
- 5 reasons to play harp at a Bus Stop
- [PRESS RELEASE] Live on Stage: DHC’s Pre-Valentine’s Solo Concert — Natick, MA
- Why is Hip HARP not Hip HOP or …What Happens when a Publicist makes a typo
- WHRO Norfolk studio interview with Wayla Chambo
- What was your favorite marketing collaboration?
- Unforgettable Collaborations in Salzburg
- Two Harpists · Two TEDx Talks · One Interconnected Story!
- Then & Now… with photographer Brian Douglas
- The Refreshing Vibe of ‘Harp Spring Days’ Festival in Namur, Belgium
- The Golden Cage Rehearsals (Photoblog)
- Symphony Tacoma – Virtual Sneak Peek at the Concert
- Sold Out Show in Germany ~ 50 Harps Improvise
- Singing the Story of My Life – See you at the Cardiff CAMAC Harp Weekend!
- She’s Just TOO Wild! Or … What Was Your Worst Gig Ever … and WHY?
- Sequestered in France … with the CAMAC MIDI-Harp
- Ready To Get Creative in 2024?
- PLUCK Harp Cabaret Photo Gallery
- No Garden is Safe from Theatrical Transformation
- Meet the HARP-Breakers with Symphony TACOMA!
- LIVE: Deborah Henson-Conant at The Old Vienna Kaffeehaus
- LIVE! Christine Lavin, Don White, Jimmy Tingle & Deborah Henson-Conant
- LIVE On-Stage, for just a moment… Thank You
- LIVE on Stage! Solo Show & CD Release at TinPan
- LIVE on Stage! CD Release Celebration at TCAN
- LIVE on Stage – Feb. 18 – Boston-Area – Deborah Henson-Conant – TCAN
- Limited Spots! 3-Days Live Harp Retreat in Chattanooga with Deborah Henson-Conant!
- In Zero Seconds I’m Right Here!
- How to Sing the Stories of Your Life – Impromptu in Concert
- How do you make the MOST of a Tech Disaster?
- How do you get to Carnegie Hall – with a checklist?
- Harp Radiance Retreat ~ Wales 2025 ~ Workshops & Concert
- Happy Song Tests
- Happy Holidays!
- Going back to Paris as a Composer, Performer, and Mentor
- Geppetto & the Real Piano
- First Theater Show since Pandemic Began – Live and Livestreamed
- DHC! LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA
- DHC! LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA
- DHC! LIVE on Dutch Harp Festival in Netherlands
- DHC at Edinburgh Internation Harp Festival 2025
- Deborah Henson-Conant LIVE with Symphony Tacoma
- Califypso: A Musical Game for 100 Harps
- Boston – It’s Safe Now (to buy tickets)
- Artist Studio Salon
- An epic year! And a NEW Concert & Challenge
- A Private Affair
- A Hectic Dutch Harp Festival weekend in Utrecht, Netherlands!
- 5 reasons to play harp at a Bus Stop
- 2018 in review … from the Harp
Academy Member Spotlight Series
Stories from those wonderful artists I’ve coached and taught — including members of Hip Harp Academy, those I coach privately, and creatives I train in workshops across the world.
[ARCHIVES] All Hip Harp Academy Projects & Member Spotlight Posts
Following is the archive of all the Hip Harp Academy Projects & Member Spotlight Posts. If you want to create projects like these, join Hip Harp Academy thru the Hip Harp Academy Info Page.
- The Power of Movement, Meditation, and Music on Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
- “Boredom Blues” Story – Jenny [Member Spotlight]
- When the Story Finds You – Lila [Member Spotlight]
- From Silent Doubts to Standing Ovations: Creating Her First Home Concert – Cherrie [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q3 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q3 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q3 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- The Little Harp’s Adventure – Melanie [Member Spotlight]
- Snatches of Snippets: Turning Simple Ideas Into Something New – Debby [Member Spotlight]
- Finding Freedom in the Midst of Chaos – Betty [Member Spotlight]
- When the Harp Becomes Your Voice: Story of Grounding, Growth & Creative Courage – Laure [Member Spotlight]
- When Love Meets Music: A Grandmother’s Gift – Lynne [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q2 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q2 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q2 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- From Challenge to Creation: See How Two Simple Chords Created Memorial Day Magic – Cherie [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q1 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q1 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2025 Q1 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- When Ancient Words Find New Life on the Strings – Helen [Member Spotlight]
- When Music Speaks Louder Than Words – Midyne [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q4 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q4 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q4 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2018 Q4 – Holiday Greetings [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q3 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q3 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q3 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection of Academy Pioneer Graduates – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection of Academy Pioneer Graduates – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q2 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q2 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q2 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q1 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q1 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2024 Q1 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2023 Q3 – Part 3 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2023 Q3 – Part 2 [Member Spotlight]
- Final-Beginning Collection 2023 Q3 – Part 1 [Member Spotlight]
- Projects Spotlights #1 – Winter 2022 – Hip Harp Academy
- Projects Spotlights #2 – Winter 2022 – Hip Harp Academy
- Projects Spotlights #3 – Winter 2022 – Hip Harp Academy
- It takes a Harpist: Carol Booth saves the first post-pandemic Holiday Carol Sing in Lorne, New South Wales
- Debra Sawyer’s arrangement of DHC’s “Sous Chef”
- Betty Herloski’s Rendition of a Jazz Standard
- Meditation & Media ~ Heleen Vandeputte
- I Wanna Play the Blues ~ Cherie
- Let the Possibilities open: Projects from Hip Harp Academy’s Summer Quarter
- Rainbow Harp Faery ~ Eily Aurora
- Joke Verdoold’s Twist on “New Blues”
- Lovin’ Feline Blues ~ Tara
- Winter Blues ~ Louise Bell
- Pachelbel Beyond the Page ~ Marylin Waupoose
- Jolijne Viergever “Wretched Blues”
- Carol Henley’s Sleep Guide (for “mature” audiences)
- Bluesy Meditation ~ Cherrie Mooney’s Calming Blues
- Anthropomorphic Blues ~ Diane Giorgi finds her Character(s) in the 12-Bar Blues
- ELDERKIN – Charlene (USA) “The Crazy Co-op Customer Blues” (BHS3)
- GOODIN – Karen (USA) “Tolly’s Winter Blues” (BHS3)
- KOLE – Annelies (Netherlands) “Clean Up Blues” (BHS3)
- BARNABY – Jade (Australia) “Storage Room Blues” (BHS3)
- KUNKEL – Kate (Canada) “The Long Road Home” (BHS3)
- CONNELLY – Cath (Australia) “I Need Twelve Bar Blues” (BHS3)
- MUELLER – Nicole (Germany) “Those Bluesy Days”– (BHS3)
- ZAHNER – Joy (Australia) “Welcome to the Tropics” (BHS3)
- GREENBERG – Emily Brecker (USA) – “Breakout Blues” (BHS3)
- MILLER – Margi (USA) “Blues with a Friend” (BHS3)
- BEKOFF – Margie (USA) “Lap Cat Blues- Sharp Nails” (BHS3)
- DANDURAND – Kathryn (USA) “A Bad Case of the Hospital Blues” (BHS3)
- HAENEL – Frauke (Germany) “A Bluesy Song” (BHS3)
- ALMOND – Diane (Australia) “The Brush Tail Possum Blues” (BHS3)
- MCKENNA – Harriet (USA) “So Sorry for Missing Your Party” (BHS3)
- WALSTRUM – Sally (USA) “Come to the Library Blues” (BHS3)
- KING – Kathy (USA) “Fairy Tale Princess Blues” (BHS3)
- Projects Spotlights #3 – Winter 2021 – Hip Harp Academy
- Projects Spotlights #2 – Winter 2021 – Hip Harp Academy
- Strings of Passion 2021 Projects
- Strings of Passion 2021 – Final Beginning Projects
- VIDEO Celebration – Hip Harp Academy – Student Projects – Fall 2020
- Blues Harp Style 2020 – Final Beginning Projects
- Hip Harp Toolkit 2019 – Final Beginning Projects
- Summer Program 2019 – Final Beginning Projects
- Jazz for Harps 2018 – Final Beginning Projects
- Final BEGINNING Projects for Blues HarpStyle
- Year in Review – Harness YOUR Muse 2016 Member Projects
- HADAWAY, Meredith ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- Holiday Harp Greetings – Final Beginning Projects – HHT 2016
- JONES, Teddy ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- CLOUD, Pat ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- NUSSBAUMER, Claudia ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- SMITH-JONES, Charlotte ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- MILLER, Margi ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- WALSTRUM, Sally ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2016
- “Baroque Flamenco, Beyond the Page” Final Beginning Student Projects – Spring 2016
- Alexandra Coursen – Final Beginnings Project (BHS2016)
- Bettina Verhü lsdonk – Final Beginning Project (BHS2016)
- Maya Lato – Final Beginning Project (BHS2016)
- Carol Levin – Final Beginning Project (BHS2016)
- Paulette Miller – “I Don’t Know Yet- Blues” (BHS2016)
- Jane Hawley – “Journey of Life” (BHS2016)
- Jan Hirsch – “Living Alone, Surrounded by Angels” (BHS2016)
- Margi Miller – A TRIBUTE (BHS2016)
- Meredith Hadaway – “My Cat Knocks Over the Perfume” (BHS2016)
- Melissa Gallant – “Stop & Start Blues” (BHS2016)
- Veronica Kent – “Never Wanna Be There Again” (BHS2016)
- ROZBORIL, April ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- GREENBERG, Emily ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- MUELLER, Nicole ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- MILLER, Margi ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- DECHEN, Pema ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- COURSEN, Alexandra ~ Final Beginning Project “Hip Harp Toolkit” 2015
- Final BEGINNING Projects for Hip Harp Toolkit Fall 2015
- HUART – Valérie (France) “No Name Blues” (BHS3)
- WONG – Siwei (Australia) “Blame it on the Boogie” (Jackson Five Cover) (BHS3)
- PAGA – Moira (Australia) “Train of Life Blues” (BHS3)
- WIEKENKAMP – Inge (Germany) “Rock Around the Clock” (BHS3)
In the News
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My Interview at ‘Instrumental’ Podcast with Dr. Mike Baldwin
When I sat down with Mike Baldwin for his podcast Instrumental, I knew it might be a typical...
TCAN Live Concert – Behind-the-scenes Photos and Videos
With my focus so much on legacy projects in the past few years, performances in the USA have been...
What inspired DHC to write the Soñando en Español concerto?
When people ask me to write "a few sentences about anything," I think about Mark Twain saying to a...
Touch. Move. Inspire. (Newsletter)
LAST WEEKEND:WGBH Radio Show & TCAN Solo Concert ➤ WGBH Livestream and Podcast is out: YouTube...
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Pia-Viola Mangels plays Nataliana [Composer’s Spotlight]
Pia-Viola Mangels wins first place playing “Nataliana” by DHC In this interview, harpist Pia-Viola...
DHC “In the Media”
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to sit down with some wonderful hosts for podcasts,...
DHC’s Live In-studio Concert at 90.5 WICN Public Radio
Selfie with the WICN Live studio audience On Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, I had the joy of stepping into...
DHC Concert! – Jan. 31, 2026 – LIVE on Stage at TCAN in Natick, MA
Deborah Henson-Conant Sat. Jan. 31, 2026 ~ 8pm The Center for Arts in Natick, MA (TCAN)Thank you...
In Between the Music
In between the music is the connection. Between composer and performer.Between player and...
How “Faking It” Saved My Childhood
I came home from my first piano lesson demoralized and hating music. The "proper" way to...
