like nothing else
Meredith Monk (1942-) and Vocal Ensemble, “Songs of Ascension” (M. Monk), excerpts, Geyserville, California, 2008
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, Chicago (Alexander Calder [1898-1976], Flamingo [1973], detail)
Why not begin the week with something beautiful?
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble and Alarm Will Sound, “Anthem” (M. Monk), published 8/22/20
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lagniappe
random sights
yesterday, outside Chicago
sounds of New York
Meredith Monk, “Last Song”
Live, New York (Joe’s Pub), 2005
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Recording (Impermanence), 2008
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lagniappe
random thoughts
Who is this guy who keeps talking, talking, talking inside my head?
2ⁿ
Meredith Monk and Theo Bleckmann, “Hocket” (M. Monk, from Facing North), live, Santa Fe, 2004
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lagniappe
musical thoughts
With the music, it’s about opening up space for people and making something that they can experience in themselves, in their own way. It could be memories. It could be that they feel more themselves when they hear the music. They feel more alive. They feel that magic. That’s what I’m trying for.
—Meredith Monk (interview, Believer, July/August 2014)
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