Meredith Monk

In concert with her acclaimed vocal ensemble, Meredith Monk illustrates her range as a composer and her engagement with performance as a vehicle for spiritual transformation.
Speaker Biography: Visionary artist Meredith Monk has been called "a magician of the voice" (New York Times) and "one of America's coolest composers" (Time Out New York). Celebrated internationally, her work has been presented by Lincoln Center, Houston Grand Opera, London's Barbican Centre, and at major venues from Brazil to Syria. Monk's groundbreaking exploration of the voice as an instrument expands the boundaries of musical composition, creating landscapes of sound that unearth feelings, energies and memories for which there are no words.
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