Meredith Monk - Wikipedia
WebMeredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre , and dance , recording extensively for ECM Records . [1]
Meredith Monk
WebMEREDITH MONK (b. November 20, 1942, New York City) is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations.
Meredith Monk | Biography, Music, Atlas, Book of Days, & Facts
WebApr 24, 2024 · Meredith Monk (born November 20, 1942, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American performance artist, a pioneer in the avant-garde, whose work skillfully integrated diverse performance disciplines and media. Monk studied piano and eurythmics from an early age.
‘I feel like a mother to Björk’ – the amazing Meredith Monk on ...
WebMar 22, 2022 · M eredith Monk is – among other things – a composer, a pianist, a dancer, a choreographer, a film-maker, a playwright and a curator. But above all she is a singer. Her voice is a truly...
What makes Meredith Monk one of contemporary music’s
WebJan 19, 2023 · Monk has become the doyenne and figurehead of contemporary avant-garde, post-minimalist and alternative pop scenes. Icelandic pop singer Björk is a longstanding fan, as are some of new music’s leading names, such as Julia Wolfe, Sarah Kirkland Snider and Missy Mazzoli.
A guide to Meredith Monk's music | Music | The Guardian
WebNov 19, 2012 · Monk's deeply personal compositions sound at once ancient and modern, like a folk music for the whole world, says Tom Service
Meredith Monk | Jewish Women's Archive
WebAn innovator in mixed-media forms, Meredith Monk uses music, dance, drama, and film in her theater pieces. Acting as composer, choreographer, librettist, and performer, Monk creates diverse works that have been widely exhibited …
Meredith Monk Celebrates 50 Years of Work - The New York Times
WebNov 28, 2014 · The composer, vocalist, dancer, choreographer, director and filmmaker Meredith Monk celebrates the 50th anniversary of the start of her professional career.
Cries and Whispers | Adam Shatz | The New York Review of Books
WebNov 22, 2023 · Meredith Monk has forged a striking synthesis of the three traditions represented by her family: the spiritual music of her great-grandfather; the classical music of her grandparents; and her mother’s popular song.
Meredith Monk | MoMA
WebMeredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.
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