NMF Mascot

Nora The Piano Cat is the Official Mascot of the National Music Festival! For more information about Nora, visit her website at norathepianocat.com.

Nora The Piano Cat was a real-life, piano-playing, spunky rescue cat adopted by musician and composer Betsy Alexander and her husband Burnell Yow. Nora recently passed away, but her joyful legacy lives on. In Nora’s honor, the Festival Symphony Orchestra presented the CATcerto as part of the Festival Finale on June 15, 2024.