Hip Harp
I wrote in January about Deborah Henson-Conant, the "Wild Woman" of the harp. But those exclamations were on hearing her recorded music and seeing a few short video clips after my wife and daughter attended a concert. Yesterday, the whole family drove three hours to Arlington, Massachusetts (north of Boston), and participated in her Mother's Day Matinee "Invention & Alchemy" DVD/CD Release performance (check that link for upcoming shows, including a Hallmark Channel appearance on Wednesday, May 17, at 7am). She played excerpts from the DVD and treated us to her unique one-woman harp, song, story, and humor (and, for a couple of numbers, one man on tuba) show. And what a show it was!
They handed out latex gloves at intermission. After watching the DVD section where they dressed the entire Grand Rapids Orchestra in white lab coats and played on stage with latex gloves, her partner and producer, Jonathan Wyner, instructed us in pulling the gloves onto our heads, and in blowing them up and letting them fly up into the auditorium.
Deborah recited "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut" from Howard L. Chace's Anguish Languish. Quickly. What a riot!
A glorious time was had by all.
You can read more about, and order, the DVD here. We bought a copy, but got home too late last night to watch it.
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Re: Hip Harp
We're very glad you enjoyed the show! Thanks so much for your post and spreading the word about HipHarpist Deborah Henson-Conant and her new DVD "Invention & Alchemy"!
Very many thanks,
Shara Dunn on Behalf of Deborah Henson-Conant & Her Staff
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