Fascinating Twitter-interview with Meredith Monk about her work and her new album Songs of Ascension.
Favorite tweet/quote:
“The human voice is the original instrument. You’re going back to the beginnings of utterance…The memory of being a human being.”
For those not familiar with Ms. Monk, she is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer who has been creating multi-disciplinary works since the 1960s. She is best known for her vocal innovations, including a wide range of extended techniques.
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Thank you: beingblog:
by Susan Leem, associate producer
Last Wednesday, the artist Meredith Monk joined our host Krista Tippett for a 90-minute conversation via ISDN. We live-tweeted highlights of this interview and have aggregated them below for those who weren’t able to follow along. Look for our show…
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