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"Ingenious ...radical.... extravagant talent... York is the Avant-garde diva...
War, Inequality and the abuse of authority are also on Nora York's mind these days; unlike most of us,
this daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations.
Her latest
POWER/PLAY
uses Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" as its jumping off point; York takes it to parts un-dreamed of.
”
The New Yorker
Since emerging from New York’s Knitting Factory jazz scene in the late `90s, Nora York has ignored musical boundaries. She has no use for the words "musical genre."
Billboard
Welcome to the official Nora York website. You can purchase (in one click)
WHAT I WANT
&
ALCHEMY
(recent Nora York CDs by download or mail)
LISTEN
to the new project
JUMP
in development for stage by clicking on the painting above or go to the radio section.
Check out the title song of
KLIMAWECHSEL
, the hilarious German TV project by Doris Dorrie.
LISTEN or DOWNLOAD
POWER/PLAY
the song collage -- five years in the making -- a musical response to 9/11 the Iraq and Afgan wars.
FREE!
Find all sorts of old and rare Nora York recordings and photos...
please trust that we will never use your email address for anything... really.
above image is a painting by by Jerry Kearns see more at www.jerrykearns.com
Listen to WHOLE radio program of Power/Play - WNYC
Click here -- to listen to a podcast of Spinning on Air -- David Garlands WNYC npr radio program that featured Power/Play for the full hour! wow --
POWER/PLAY LIVE WEBCAST and much more!
You can download
POWER/PLAY
--
free. click here.
Be sure to scroll all the way down -- ignore the stuff about projects - seek and ye shall find!
Nora York appears as a BAMcafé Live All-Star in celebration of BAM’s 150th anniversary.
Click here for more information -- free and exciting concert! come on come all!
JUMP a success in UNDER THE RADAR Theater FESTIVAL at Public Theater
Jump
-- A year ago -- York's music theater piece
with
playwright David Greenspan,
director Joanne Akalaitis,
with
scoring and additional songwriting by
Jamie Lawrence -- premiered at the Under the Radar Festival at the Public Theater ( January 2011) Keep looking for a full production -- listen to the new songs soon -- on the site -- Click to read an interview in Paper Magazine.
LISTEN TO MUSIC FROM JUMP!
Nora York received a 2009 Composers Commission from the New York State Council on the Arts for her NYFA sponsored music theater project
JUMP
. In
development at The Public Theater in NYC is
Nora York's response to Puccini’s
Tosca,
with David Greenspan's
re-imagining of Sardou's play La Tosca. Headlining the cast of characters is Sarah Bernhardt whose
fin de siecle
autobiographical insights
form an armature
Click here or above on the RADIO button to listen.
Hear here ... Listen to the new title song Nora wrote with Jamie Lawrence for a new German TV show (written and directed by Doris Dorrie! )
KLIMAWECHSEL
( a comedy about menopause.. imagine!? ) Click and go to Youtube to see the opening sequence clip.
And hear the songs from Alchemy that ABC's show
BROTHERS AND SISTERS
used -- Click on the radio and listen.
CLICK HERE FOR ARCHIVED LIVE concert
Dear all you can click here and scroll through "latest Videos" to view and listen to a live performance from Nora's DEC.11th concert SWERVE !!! free fun
Learn to SING! Cabaret Workshops available
Do you want to perform and sing on stage. Make your own Cabaret? Let me help you realize that dream! Click on this link see what She is teaching at NYU...
Nora York is planning workshops summer of 2011 and beyond.
SAMPLES OF NORA YORK RECORDINGS
LISTEN to some of the commercial recordings of Nora York here.
What I Want
Click here to purchase
WHAT I WANT*
Cd or download. (*limited addition)
(also you can purchase a download only version of a rare recording of the CD ALCHEMY co-written with ArtistShare composer Maria Schneider.)
LYRICS AND MUSIC to WHAT I WANT
click here to download lyrics and chord chart for
WHAT I WANT
POWER/PLAY WNYC radio 10/16/07
WNYC's John Schaefer speaks with Nora about POWER/PLAY ...
"Improvising Chanteuse Nora York offers a timely revival of POWER/PLAY, a haunting progression of songs leading from post World war TWO optimism to the turmoil of Viet Nam, and onward to our current malaise.
-Time Out New York-
Post Modern Chanteuse unveils POWER/PLAY which cleverly re-arranges and interweaves anti-war pieces by the likes of Bob Dylan.
-The Daily News-
CONCERTS EVENTS YOU CAN BOOK!
Furtiva Lagrima ( secret tear)
Power/Play: All Work and No Play
What I Want
I Dreamed I Saw: The music of Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Foster
listen to the radio for samples
NORA YORK LIVE PERFORMANCE AT TED
NORA YORK SINGS LIVE at TED salon at The Asia Society. (TED are conferences that bring together fascinating thinkers and doers.)
Artist JERRY KEARNS ( and husband)
My husband Jerry Kearns is a wonderful painter Click this link to see images... also our collaborative music/video is on youtube! You are on your own to find that.
On the voice faculty at New York University Tisch School of the arts, Nora gives workshops and private lessons when her schedule allows -- To find out more about studying with her -- click here
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