
Meredith Monk
- Date of Birth: 1942-11-20
- Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works whic... Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.[1] In 1991, Monk composed Atlas, an opera, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004). Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World". In 2015, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by Barack Obama.

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Documentary • 2001 December

Monk in Pieces
Documentary, Music • 2025 August

The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
Documentary, Music • 1993 January

Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
Documentary • 1980 October

Meredith Monk: Solo Concert 1980
Music, Documentary • 2013 October

A portrait of Meredith Monk
• 1974 January

Meredith Monk: Inner Voice
• 2009 October

Songs of Ascension
Music • 2019 February

Meredith Monk
Documentary, Music • 1994 October