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"York is the Avant-garde diva...Ingenious ...radical.... extravagant talent...this daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations. York takes us to parts un-dreamed of. ” The New Yorker Since emerging from New York’s Knitting Factory jazz scene, 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 CD's (in one click) WHAT I WANT &  ALCHEMY  (hard to find Nora York CDs by download or mail on artistshare linked to this site) LISTEN to the new music  from JUMP -- Click on the Jerry Kearns painting above --   or go to the radio section.  Check out music for TV and films including the title song of KLIMAWECHSEL, the hilarious German TV project by Doris Dorrie. LISTEN or DOWNLOAD FREE --  the new recording of POWER/PLAY  York's song collage that was five years in the making -- her musical response to 9/11 the Iraq and Afgan wars.  FREE! Find all sorts of old and rare Nora York recordings and photos... Trust that we will never use your email address for anything... really. for more paintings by by Jerry Kearns  www.jerrykearns.com Track of the Month of JULY -- new feature... one new track each month... Hey -- listen here! Joined by the AMAZING BAND -- Nora sings Handel's Oh Sleep -- from Semele -- like you've always wanted to hear it -- perhaps...  especially if anyone has suffered from insomnia! listen up! CLICK HERE to hear OH SLEEP 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 HAS A TED TALK -- well sing! NORA YORK SINGS LIVE at TED at The Asia Society. Click here and nnjoy this link -- then roam around TED and dive deeper!  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 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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