
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.

A portrait of Meredith Monk
• 1974 January

Monk in Pieces
Documentary, Music • 2025 August

Turtle Dreams
Music, TV Movie • 1983 September

Paris
Music • 1982 June

Quarry
Music, Drama • 1978 August

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

Four American Composers: Meredith Monk
Documentary, Music, TV Movie • 1983 December

Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
Documentary • 2001 December

Meredith Monk
Documentary, Music • 1994 October