Nora Barton

Nora Barton is a Chicago-based cellist and educator. Her versatility as a performer has inspired a wide array of multidisciplinary collaborations. A member of the Recording Academy, Nora’s extensive session experience includes releases from MONO, Daniel Knox, and James McCartney, as well as countless Chicago bands and songwriters. Outside of performing, she organizes concerts for the Chicago chapter of Classical Revolution, providing access to classical chamber music performances in a variety of unexpected public spaces. She is the founding cellist of experimental improvisation group NbN Trio and a.pe.ri.od.ic and, while this year has halted all live performance opportunities, Nora continues to compose and record remotely for a multitude of unique projects. Nora’s first solo experimental album “Around the Bend” was released in February 2020 under the moniker Planchette. She holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Roosevelt University.