Nora The Piano CatA New Year is a great time for a Nora calendar. And these calendars are extra special because you can order one at any time of year. They are printed on demand and you can specify which month you’d like to start on. Order one for yourself, or give as gifts. Check them out by clicking here.
I am twelve-years-old. My birthday is in September. I have been playing pretty much every day since I was one-year-old. Pretty amazing, eh? The video above was recorded by my purrsonal assistants on October 12, 2016. I hope you will enjoy it, share it, and will subscribe to my YouTube channel, as well as “Like” my Facebook page at: http://facebook.com/norathepianocatpage
Love,
Nora
And Team Nora has risen to the occasion with not only buttons, but bumper stickers as well. Various styles and button sizes available. You can get yours at https://norathepianocat.com/shop/t-shirts-more/ or go straight to Nora’s area on Zazzle
I have one myself, and I have to say it was very cool the first time B & B were away and they used the app on the iPhone to turn on and connect to the Petcube. First I heard their voices calling my name, then I saw the laser dot moving on the oriental rug surrounding my piano. Play time! No, not the piano, but a game of catch-the-dot even though they were over a hundred miles away at the time. After a while, I understood that the little silver cube was somehow connected to the voices and the red dot. So, when I heard it come on, I’d immediately run to it and wait for the game to begin. That’s how smart I am. And you thought I was just a pretty face with piano skills!
Love,
Nora The Piano Cat
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I know what it’s like to accomplish something wonderful, and the Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats is my choice for this very first “Paw Up” appreciation from a cat who, though never feral herself, has a sibling who is. I have been referred to as “bossy” and “possessive of my piano,” but that’s a whole other story. You can check out the amazing work of Kitty Bungalow at <http://kittybungalow.org>. On Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/kittybungalowcharmschool/ Tell ’em Nora sent you.
To get to the place where the photo above would become a reality, much had to happen. It all began a long time ago, well, it was actually 2009, when a Lithuaian conductor of the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra was sent a link to a very famous video of a cat playing the piano. That conductor was Mindaugas Piecaitis. The cat, in case you haven’t already guessed, was me. Maestro Piecaitis is a brilliant human being, obviously, who saw the potential in the piano stylings of moi. And he set about composing a concerto inspired by those stylings. The result was a beautiful piece of music titled CATcerto. Clever, eh?
The piece was premiered in 2009 by the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra with Maestro Piecaitis at the podium and me, as guest soloist, projected onto a large screen behind the musicians. It was a rousing success and was eventually published by Peter’s Publishing. To date, CATcerto has been performed 20 times by orchestras around the world. It even made it into the Guiness Book as the first concerto ever written for a cat.
Then in late 2012, Maestro and muse (that’s me) met for the very first time when Mindaugas flew to the United States and spent several days with me, my siblings, and my purrsonal assistants, Burnell and Betsy. It was during the very first moments of that meeting that Burnell took the now famous photo of our paws touching on the piano bench.
Maestro Piecaitis was heard to remark, “I feel I must be dreaming.” Truth be told, it was I who was humbled by his presence. A gray tabby rescued from the streets of Camden, New Jersey only to one day touch paws with the Maestro from halfway around the world. Of such things are not dreams made?
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You can watch the video that Mindaugas Piecaitis was inspired by HERE.
And click HERE to watch CATcerto.
Orchestras who may wish to perform the piece should contact Peter’s Publishing for the sheet music and the DVD for the projection.
Have you seen the interactive Petcube Camera yet! Well I just got one and it’s pretty cool. My purrsonal assistants have already set it up and have interacted with me using the built-in microphone and speaker and have played with me using the remotely controlled laser, which is controlled from your smartphone using the free Petcube app. And all of this while a hundred miles away. How cool is that? If you’d like to know more, and if you have pets who are sometimes home alone, please click the image above to go to their website. And get $50 off until March 27th. Use code SPRING50 at checkout. See you on Petcube Camera.
Love,
Nora
