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Solo Concerts • Orchestral Soloist • One-Woman ShowsMEET DEBORAH HENSON-CONANTFUSING MUSIC AND STORY ....Deborah Henson-Conant is a Grammy-Nominated,genre-bending, Blues-Flamenco-Celtic-Folk-Jazzdynamo. She plays an instrument that wasinvented specifically for her, so that she couldrealize her unique vision of solo performance;a vision that fuses music and story in everyway she can imagine.The onstage experience of Deborah bringsone of the oldest traditions – the story-tellingharper – into the unique cross-genre musicaltrajectory of the 21st-century.She’s performed in theaters, festivals and concerthalls throughout the U.S. and Europe -- andon PBS stations across the U.S. in her PublicTelevision special “Invention & Alchemy.”She’s collaborated onstage with scientists,journalists and actors in her cross-disciplineexploration series “Inviting Invention” - andwith orchestras, directors, theaters and otherartists in countless performances.She’s committed to exploring new ways tofuse music and story as a solo artist - and toreinventing the electric harp as the foremostcrossover instrument of the 21st century.Composer and musical storyteller ... singer andinstrumentalist ... inventor of a new instrumentand a new style of story-infused musicalperformance. She turns music into theater andtheater into something lyrical. See her once andyou’ll never look at the harp the same wayagain.Deborah Henson-Conant has toured with theBoston Pops, opened for Ray Charles atTanglewood, performed her solo concerts and onewomanshow from Budapest to Boston, createdher own music special “Invention & Alchemy,”which aired on PBS stations nationwide She’sbeen featured on NBC, CBS, CNN & NPR. She’sbeen interviewed by Charlie Rose, Lou Rawls,Joan Rivers, Studs Terkel, Scott Simon, BillyTaylor and Susan Stamberg.And she’s just getting started ...Deborah Henson-Conant • HipHarp.com • pg. 3 • SKYLINE MUSIC • SkylineOnline.com