Monk: Memory Game / Bleckmann, Geissinger, Sniffin, Bang on a Can All-Stars
Details
- Composer
- MONK, MEREDITH
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Cantaloupe Music
- Released
- Mar 27, 2020
- Catalog #
- CA21153
- UPC
- 713746315320
About
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.
Tracklist 9 tracks
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1 The Games: Spaceship (arr. M. Gordon for vocal ensemble) 04:18
- Track
- 1
- Title
- The Games: Spaceship (arr. M. Gordon for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 04:18
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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2 The Games: Gamemaster's Song (version for vocal ensemble) 05:12
- Track
- 2
- Title
- The Games: Gamemaster's Song (version for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 05:12
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Theo Bleckmann, Meredith Monk, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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3 The Games: Migration (version for vocal ensemble) 07:37
- Track
- 3
- Title
- The Games: Migration (version for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 07:37
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Michael Cerveris, Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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4 The Games: Memory Song (arr. J. Wolfe for vocal ensemble) 06:44
- Track
- 4
- Title
- The Games: Memory Song (arr. J. Wolfe for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 06:44
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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5 The Games: Downfall (arr. K. Thomson for vocal ensemble) 03:56
- Track
- 5
- Title
- The Games: Downfall (arr. K. Thomson for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 03:56
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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6 The Politics of Quiet: Waltz in 5s (arr. M. Monk and A. Sniffin for vocal ensemble) 03:54
- Track
- 6
- Title
- The Politics of Quiet: Waltz in 5s (arr. M. Monk and A. Sniffin for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 03:54
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Katie Geissinger, Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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7 Tokyo Cha-Cha (arr. A. Sniffin for vocal ensemble) 09:45
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Tokyo Cha-Cha (arr. A. Sniffin for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 09:45
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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8 Totentanz (arr. D. Lang for vocal ensemble) 03:12
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Totentanz (arr. D. Lang for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 03:12
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars
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9 Double Fiesta (arr. D. Lang for vocal ensemble) 05:42
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Double Fiesta (arr. D. Lang for vocal ensemble)
- Duration
- 05:42
- Composer
- Meredith Monk
- Performer
- Meredith Monk, Theo Bleckmann, Katie Geissinger, Allison Sniffin
- Ensemble
- Bang on a Can All-Stars