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Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, vocalist, film-maker, and choreographer. While she is one of the earliest artists to practice what is now known as performance art, Monk identifies herself as a composer and folk singer. She is primarily known for her vocal innovations, including a wide range of extended techniques, which she first developed in her solo performances before forming her own ensemble. More recently she composed an opera Atlas which premiered in Houston in 1991.
She has won many awards including a MacArthur Fellowship.
External links
- MeredithMonk.org
- GregSandow.com: The Struggle for Form Village Voice, October 30, 1984
Listening
- Meredith Monk, composer, singer, director, choreographer, performs an unidentified musical piece. Monk's vocals are accompanied by various instruments, July 23rd, 1975, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics
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