#5026, From NSL: Meredith Monk and Alarm Will Sound, From Merkin Hall

Composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations, Meredith Monk is a pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance.” Meredith Monk and members of her acclaimed Vocal Ensemble joined forces with supergroup Alarm Will Sound for a night of works spanning her singular career in late May of 2025. Listen to her pieces Night and Choosing Companions. Plus, hear some of her work, Indra’s Net.

Celebrating her 60th Season of performing and creating, Meredith Monk has been hailed as one of National Public Radio’s 50 Great Voices and “one of America’s coolest composers.” She founded Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble in 1978 to expand her groundbreaking exploration of the human voice. The second half of this concert will be part of a later program. 

Program #5026, From NSL: Meredith Monk and Alarm Will Sound, From Merkin Hall (First aired 7/10/25)

ARTIST:  Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble; Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson
WORK: Meredith Monk: Indra's Net [1:30]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live, May 30, 2025, at Kaufman Music Center Merkin Hall
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.meredithmonk.org | https://www.alarmwillsound.com

ARTIST:  Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble; Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson
WORK: Meredith Monk: Night [23:14]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live, May 30, 2025, at Kaufman Music Center Merkin Hall
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.meredithmonk.org | https://www.alarmwillsound.com

ARTIST:  Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble; Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson
WORK: Meredith Monk: Anthem [9:29]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live, May 30, 2025, at Kaufman Music Center Merkin Hall
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.meredithmonk.org | https://www.alarmwillsound.com

ARTIST:  Pacific Mozart Ensemble
WORK: Meredith Monk: Dawn and Panda Chant No. 2 [7:15]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live, WFC Winter Garden, 11/9/05
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.meredithmonk.org | Recordings by Meredith Monk of these works are on ECM Records. 

ARTIST:  Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble; Alarm Will Sound, conducted by Alan Pierson
WORK: Meredith Monk: Indra's Net [3:06]
RECORDING: New Sounds Live, May 30, 2025, at Kaufman Music Center Merkin Hall
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available
INFO: https://www.meredithmonk.org | https://www.alarmwillsound.com