NANCY SCIMONE Performing Artist

Performing Artist, Singer and Songwriter Nancy Scimone knew from the age of six that singing and songwriting would be her lifelong passions. Her inspiration is sparked by sacred scripture, the Eucharist, the beauty of nature, her family, the writings of great saints, her lifelong experiences of joys, sorrows, and the astounding grace of being alive.

Raised in a serene suburb of New York City and nurtured by the liveliness and love of her endearing Italian American family, she first connected the beauty of music to the greatness of God at age four, in church.

LIVE PERFORMANCE

From midwest farming community churches to transcendent cathedrals, she has performed her original music with over 100 performances across North America, including San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, the heartlands of Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, the Washington, DC area, and Toronto.   

Classically trained, she has performed as the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah at the John F. Kennedy Center, the role of La Contessa in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Embassy of Austria (Washington DC) and in Italy with the Montefeltro Festival in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites.  At the invitation of the Sisters of Life congregation, she performed a concert of classical and original sacred music at the Church of Our Saviour in New York City.  

Her original one-woman musical drama "Mary Magdalene - At the Feet of Jesus" is a one-of-a-kind Biblically-based story that shines a holy light on this great saint. www.MaryMagdaleneDrama.com Her acclaimed musical drama about the Polish mystic Saint Faustina and Divine Mercy has inspired 1,000s of listeners across North American.

An accomplished vocalist of “Great American Songbook” music, she has performed with notable jazz pianists throughout the Washington, DC region.

Nancy performs regularly for memory care and assisted living residents, providing a respite of comfort and joy. "The most amazing gift and privilege of performing for our treasured elderly is their wisdom and heart, and their uninhibited love for the music. They share their stories with me, and I learn from their abundance wisdom."

DISCOGRAPHY

Nancy Scimone's albums include both her original songs and classics. "The Quiet Place" is her collection of psalm settings arranged for instrumental ensemble; "Ora Pro Nobis"; "Panis Angelicus;" "The Sanctity of Life Scriptural Rosary," and "The Chaplet of Divine Mercy." They are heard worldwide on radio and online. Listen to samples here: CD Songs

Nancy Scimone is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Nashville Songwriters Association International.  She resides with her family in northern Virginia, and is a regular lector at her home parish.