Meredith Monk: Memory Game
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MEREDITH MONK
Meredith Monk: Memory Game
Bang on a Can All-Stars
[ Cantaloupe / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 May 2020
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Meredith Monk's MEMORY GAME, as its title implies, is both a look back at a pivotal point in her storied career, and a richly layered portrait of how vocal music, under the guidance of an indefatigable master, can play with our expectations in poignant and compelling ways. Teaming up here with her renowned Vocal Ensemble (featuring Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin) and backed by the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Monk explores all-new arrangements of never-before-recorded selections from her award-winning sci-fi opera The Games, as well as new versions of several pieces originally released on Do You Be (1987) and Impermanence (2008). What emerges from MEMORY GAME is a suite of songs that flows with a remarkable narrative cohesion, stemming in large part from the composer's willingness to revisit the past with an insatiably curious eye.
"The music is superbly recorded, allowing us to appreciate Monk's liquid and translucent textures; no wasted notes here. She writes in the booklet that the sessions with Bang on a Can were a 'rich and joyous experience'. Now we can all share in that. If you aren't familiar with Meredith Monk's work, this terrific CD is an ideal place to start." MusicWeb
Tracks:
The Games
Waltz in 5s (from The Politics of Quiet)
Tokyo Cha Cha (from Turtle Dreams Cabaret)
Totentanz (from Impermanence)
Double Fiesta
