Deborah Henson-Conant
Date and Time
Saturday Apr 12, 2014
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
Travelling by Car
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
Contact Information
978.546.7391
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Description
Forget everything you think you know about the harp. Deborah Henson-Conant barrels through every stereotype with her free-wheeling take on the instrument. Instead of the sedentary stillness enforced on most harpists, Deborah infuses the stage with dynamic movement and a dazzling range of styles. The Grammy-nominated harpist and songwriter brings a boundary-crossing spirit to her one-woman shows; mixing rock and roll with classical, blues and world music, jumping from organic finger-picking styles to looping digital effect pedals, and switching between songs, stories, and theatrical elements. Henson-Conant is not one to keep still. Wielding her signature blue harp strapped to her side, she conjures comparisons to arena rock stars, and has the outsized personality and confidence to match her enormous sound. This will be a performance that will no doubt leave a powerful lasting impression. '' Reshaping the serenely Olympian harp into a jazz instrument by warping it closer to the Blues'' -New York Times ''The Jimi Hendrix of the harp'' -Steve Vai
