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Meredith Monk Music @the Whitneysunday, February 1, 20092–6 pM3rd Floor GalleriesWhitney MuseuM oFaMerican art
Performers/Artists
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Theo BleckmannEllen FisherKatie GeissingerChing GonzalezMeredith MonkBruce RamekerAllison SniffinBohdan Hilash, windsJohn Hollenbeck, percussion
The M6
Sasha BogdanowitschSidney ChenEmily EagenHolly NadalToby NewmanPeter SciscioliBrian Snow, cello
So Percussion
Eric BeachJosh QuillenAdam SliwinskiJason Treuting
Strings
Todd Reynolds, violinCourtney Orlando, violinEsther Noh, violinNadia Sirota, violaClarice Jensen, celloHa-yang Kim, cello
Bleckmann/Hollenbeck Quintet
Theo Bleckmann, voice/arrangementsJohn Hollenbeck, drums/arrangementsGary Versace, organEllery Eskelin, tenor saxophoneTony Malaby, soprano/tenor saxophone
Guest Performers:
Rick Moody, narratorCynthia Powell, keyboardsAlex Samaras, voiceLauren Wang, Amanda Lubin, Michael Eliran,Albina Kozlova, Julia Thurston, Jessenia Zambrano,Jesse Murray, and Benjamin Korman, 6th-gradepiano students, Special Music School (P.S. 859)Special Music School Middle School Chorus,Emily John and Nils Neubert, conductors
Production Credits
The House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
Meredith Monk, artistic directorOlivia Georgia, executive directorAmanda Cooper, company managerJahna Balk, development associatePeter Sciscioli, assistant managerJeremy Thal, bookkeeper
Whitney Museum of American Art
Limor Tomer, adjunct curator forperforming artsEmily Krell, performing arts coordinator andproducer, Meredith Monk Music @ the WhitneyJessica Edkins, assistant, Meredith Monk Music@ the WhitneyAlexandra Von Oertzen, technical directorTony Giovanetti, lighting designerSerena Rockower, InConcert Audio, stage managerAudio, Inc., sound equipmentMeredith Monk’s costume by Gary GrahamMeredith Monk Music @ the Whitney is part ofWhitney Live, and like all Whitney Live events isfree with Museum admission. No special tickets, noreservations. For information on upcoming WhitneyLive programs, please visit whitney.org/live.Funding for Whitney Live is provided by The AaronCopland Fund for Music, the Amphion Foundation,The Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, The HelenKeeler Burke Charitable Trust, and Whitney LiveProducers.Yamaha C7 piano provided courtesy of YamahaArtist Services, Inc.Whitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Avenue at 75th StreetNew York, NY 10021
 
Selections from A Raw Recital
1970
 
Meredith Monk, Ching Gonzalez, and John Hollenbeck
PorchUnderstreetFat Stream
Vessel Suite
1971
Meredith Monk, Katie Geissinger, and Allison Sniffin
EpicFire DanceLittle EpiphanySybil SongMillDo You Be
Film: 16 Millimeter Earrings
1966
Directed and performed by Meredith Monk; camera: Kenneth Van Sickle
Gotham Lullaby
 
1974
 
arr. Todd ReynoldsTodd Reynolds with So Percussion
Double Fiesta
 
1986
arr. Todd ReynoldsTodd Reynolds with So Percussion
John Hollenbeck/Theo Bleckmann Variations
Bleckmann/Hollenbeck Quintet
Future Quest (from ATLAS)
1991
 Procession (from American Archeology)
1994
Wheel
1983
Tablet
1979
Members of The M6
Hocket (from Facing North)
1990
Meredith Monk and Theo Bleckmann
Film: Quarry
1978
 
Directed by Meredith Monk; camera and editing: David Geary
Dolmen Music
1979
The M6
interMission
Film: Ball Bearing
1968
Directed by Meredith Monk; camera: Meredith Monk and George Landau
Music from impermanence
2006
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Maybe 1
with Lauren Wang, Amanda Lubin, Michael Eliran, Albina Kozlova, Julia Thurston, JesseniaZambrano, Jesse Murray, and Benjamin Korman
Maybe 2Totentanz
Stringsongs
2004
Originally commissioned by Kronos QuartetTodd Reynolds, Courtney Orlando, Nadia Sirota, and Clarice Jensen
Boys
1999
Rick Moody (author & narrator), Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Meredith Monk,and Allison Sniffin with Emily Eagen, Holly Nadal, and Brian Snow
Film: Faces from Volcano Songs
1994
Directed by Meredith Monk; camera: Nick Blair; edited at Mortey’s, NYC, with Bruce Ashkinos;Bohdan Hilash with faces: Nick Blair, Damon Kamalis, Barbara Dufty, Laura Kamali, Pablo Vela,Max Guarino, Dolma Sherpa, Carlos Arevalo, Peter Guarino, Laura Aswad, Thomas Bogdan,Allison Easter, Mieke Van Hoek, and Mrs. Cohen
Lonely Spirit
 
(from ATLAS)
1991
 
arr. Bohdan HilashBohdan Hilash
Music from ATLAS
1991
Choosing Companions
Katie Geissinger, Ching Gonzalez, and Meredith Monk
Agricultural Community
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble, The M6, Strings, Cynthia Powell, and Alex Samaras
Excerpts from Songs of Ascension
2008
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble with Todd Reynolds, Esther Noh, Nadia Sirota,and Ha-Yang Kim
Finale: Panda Chant II
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble with Special Music School (P.S. 859)Middle School Chorus
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