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MEREDITH MONK

A Chronology

Unless otherwise noted, music, choreography, and direction by Meredith Monk; all films and videos directed by Meredtih Monk unless specified.

1961 Scrouse. (Dates ?); Actors Playhouse, New York.
12 performers. Theater debut.

1962 And Sarah Knew. May 1962; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
5 performers. Music: Israeli folk music.

1963 Troubadour Songs. January 1963; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
3 performers. Music: Medieval French music.

Vibrato. January 1963; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
4 performers. Music: William Schuman.

1964 New voices in the Arts. (?),1964; PBS
TV-debut. Choreographer and performer.

Timestop. January 19, 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
5 performers.

Untitled. January 19, 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
2 performers. Music: Daniel Pinkham.

Diploid. April 13, 1964; Clark Center for the Performing Arts, New York City.
2 performers. Music: Collaboration with Elizabeth Keen.

Arm’s length. May 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
6 performers. Music: sound collage.

Cowell Suite. May 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York.
Solo performance. Music: Henry Cowell.

Break. September 28, 1964; Washington Square Galleries, New York City.
Solo performance. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.

1965 Cartoon. April 3, 1965; Judson Memorial Church, New York City.
7 performers.

The Beach. May 1, 1965; Hardware Poets Playhouse, New York City.
Solo performance. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.

Relâche. September 10, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City.
6 performers. Collaboration with Dick Higgins. Music: Erik Satie.

Blackboard. September 12, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City.
Solo performance.

Radar. September 12, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City.
2 performers.

1966 Portable. April 6, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City.
2 performers.

Duet with Cat’s Scream and Locomotive. December 4, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City.
2 performers. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.

16 Millimeter Earrings. December 4, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City.
Solo performance vocal and guitar, 3 tapes. Incorporating film: Meredith Monk performer.

1967 Excerpt from a Work in Progress. May 8, 1967; Village Theater, New York City.
6 performers. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.

Children. May 8, 1967; Village Theater, New York City.
Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm, 9 minutes. Camera by Phil Niblock.

Candy Bullets and Moon. July 1967. Recorded at Cafe au Go Go, New York.
Composed by Meredith Monk & Don Preston.
Meredith Monk vocal and bass. Don Preston organ and drums.

Goodbye/St. Mark’s Window. July 1967; St. Mark’s Studio, New York City.
Solo performance.

Blueprint. August 7, 1967; Group 212, Woodstock, New York.
12 performers. Voice and tape.

Overload. September 10, 1967; Youth Pavilion, Expo-67, Montreal, Canada.
4 performers. Voice and tape.

Overload/Blueprint 2. Judson Gallery and Judson Memorial Church, New York.
5 performers. Voice and tape.

Dying Swan with Sunglasses. September 10, 1967; Youth Pavilion, Expo-67, Montreal, Canada.       Solo performance. Musical composition.

1968 Blueprint (3) January 29, 1968; Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
3 performers.

Blueprint (4) April 10, 1968; The House, New York City. May 16, 1968.
2 performers.

Blueprint (5) The House/ Julius Tobias’s Studio.
8 performers.

Co-op. November 3, 1968; Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City.
10 performers.

Ballbearing. November 3, 1968; Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City.
Color film, silent, 16 mm, 16 minutes; Designed to play continuously forward and backward.
Camera by Meredith Monk and George Landow.

1969 Title: Title. February 4, 1969; Billy Rose Theater, New York City.
2 performers.

Untidal: Movement Period. February 4, 1969; Billy Rose Theater, New York City.
5 performers.

Tour: Dedicated to Dinosaurs. March 10, 1969; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
60 performers.

Tour 2: Barbershop. April 18, 1969; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois.
65 performers.

Tour 3: Lounge. Alfred University, Alfred, New York.
50 performers.

Juice : A Theatre Cantata in 3 Installments. November 7, 1969; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. November 29, 1969; Minor Latham Playhouse. December 7, 1969; The House, New York City.
Meredith Monk creator, composer, performer and director. 85 solo voices, jew’s harps, 2 violin and percussion.

1970 Tour 4: Organ. Douglas College, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
60 performers.

Tour 5: Glass. March 3, 1970; Nazareth College, Rochester, New York.
For 50 performers included local performers along with members of The House.

Tour 6: Gym. March 10, 1970; Douglas College, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
12 performers included local performers along with members of The House.

Tour 7: Factory. May 1, 1970; State University of New York, Buffalo, New York.
15 performers included local performers along with members of The House.

A Raw Recital. April 27, 1970; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City.
2 performers Meredith Monk voice and electric organ. Musical concert.

Needle-Brain Lloyd and the Systems Kid: A Live Movie. July 20, 1970; American Dance Festival, Connecticut, New London, Connecticut.
Four outdoor locations. 150 solo voices, electric organ, flute and guitar.

Plainsong for Bill’s Bojo. November 2, 1970; The Playwright’s unit, New York City.
Music composed for Bojo, a dance choreographed by William Dunas.
Electric organ.

1971 Tour 8: Castle. February 18, 1971; Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
For approximately 70 performers included local performers along with members of The House.

Mountain. August 21, 1971; Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont.
Color film, silent, 16 mm, 10 minutes. Camera Robin Lloyd.

Vessel : An Opera Epic. October 18, 1971; The House/Performing Garage/Wooster parking lot, New York City.
Meredith Monk writer and composer. 75 solo voices, electric organ, accordion and 2 dulcimers.
Obie Award 1972.

1972 Our Lady of Late. April 28, 1972; Robert Megginson & Associates, Inc., New York City.
Music composed for a dance by William Dunas.
Voice and wine glass.

Education of the Girlchild: an opera (Part 1). May 19, 1972; The House, New York City.
Solo performance.

Paris. December 12, 1972; The House, New York City.
2 solo voices and piano forth. In collaboration with Ping Chong.

1973 Our Lady of Late. January 11, 1973; Town Hall, New York City.
Concert version. Solo performance.

Education of the Girlchild: an opera. June 12, 1973; Common Ground Theater, New York City.
11 performers. 6 solo voices, electric organ and piano forth.

1974 Chacon. January 25, 1974; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio.
In collaboration with Ping Chong. 25 voices, piano forth and percussion.

Roots. April 23, 1974; The House, New York City.
2 performers. In collaborations with Donald Ashwander; music by Meredith Monk, Ashwander, Ravel, Schutz, Bach and Satie.

1975 Fear and Loathing in Gotham. Dates (?)
Voice and piano forth.

Merce Cunningham Events # 118. February 15, 1975; Cunningham Studio, New York City.
Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.

Anthology and Small Scroll. April 30, 1975; St. Mark’s Church, New York City.
9 performers. Voice and piano forth.

Quarry. August 15, 1975; Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont.
Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm, 5 minutes; designed to be projected during the opera Quarry.
Camera and editing by David Gearey.

Merce Cunningham Events # 148. December 2, 1975; Roundabout Theater, New York City.
Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.

1976 Quarry : An Opera. April 2, 1976; La Mama Annex, New York City.
Meredith Monk Creator, composer, performer and director. 38 solo voices, 2 harmonium, 2 recorder and tape.
Obie Award 1976.

Venice / Milan. June 20, 1976; Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C.
15 solo voices, piano forth 4 hands. In Collaboration with Ping Chong.

Plateau # 2. July 1976. Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado.
Solo performance.

Songs from the Hill. October 28, 1976; Town Hall, New York City.
Solo performance. Musical composition.

Tablet. October 28, 1976; Town Hall, New York City.
4 solo voices, 2 soprano recorder, piano forth 4 hands. Musical composition.

1977 The Travelogue Series (Paris, Chacon, Venice/Milan). March 1, 1977; Roundabout Theater, New York City.
30 performers. In collaboration with Ping Chong.

Merce Cunningham Events # 189. March 18, 1977; Barnard College Gym, New York City.
Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.

Home Movie Circa 1910.April 17, 1977; 550 Broadway, New York City.
Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm and super-8, 5 minutes; Incorporated into Ping Chong’s Humboldt’s Current. Camera by Meredith Monk; edited by Meredith Monk and Tony Janetti.

Tablet (House of stills). May 18, 1977; MoMing, Chicago, Illinois.
9 performers.

1978 Quarry.
Color documentary film of the opera, sound, 16 mm, 86 minutes; Produced by Amram Nowak Associates. A documentary record of the opera, performed by The House Company.

Merce Cunningham Events # 215 and # 216. March 25 and 26, 1978; Roundabout Theater, New York City.
Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.

The Plateau Series. June 1, 1978; St. Mark’s Church, New York City.
8 performers. 5 solo voices, tape.

Vessel Suite. October 15, 1978; Metamusik Festival, Berlin.
Musical concert.

1979 Dolmen Music. January 1979; The Kitchen, New York City.
6 solo voices, violincello and percussion. Musical composition.

Recent Ruins : An Opera. November 16, 1979; La Mama Annex, New York City.
Incorporating Ellis Island black-and-white film, silent, 16 mm, 7 minutes.
Meredith Monk writer and composer. 14 voices, tape and violincello.
Villager Award 1979.

Ellis Island.
Black and white silent, 16 mm, 7 minutes. Associate Director Bob Rosen, camera by Jerry Pantzer; made for screening during a performance of Recent Ruins.

1980 16 millimeter Earrings (1966)
Color film, sound, 16 mm, 25 minutes; produced, directed and photographed by Robert Withers. Conceived and performed by Meredith Monk.

Vessel: an opera epic (Berlin Version)
West Berlin at three locations: S. O. 36, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, and Anhalter Bagnhof.
80 performers.

1981 Turtle Dreams (Waltz). May 19, 1981; The Space at City Center, New York City.
8 performers. Music concert with film.

Silver Lake with Dolmen Music. September 20, 1981; Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase.
Installation included in the exhibit Soundings.

Specimen Days : A Civil War Opera. December 2, 1981; Public Theatre, New York City.
Costumes and decor: Yoshio Yabara. 14 solo voices, 2 electric organs and 2 piano forth.
The House Ensemble.

Ellis Island. December 20, 1981; ZDF-West German Television.
Color and black-and-white film, sound, 35 mm, 28 minutes (also videotape); producer and co-director Bob Rosen; camera Jerry Pantzer; Codirected by Meredith Monk and Bob Rosen.

1982 View # 1. January 28, 1982; La Mama Annex, New York City.
Music composed by Meredith Monk for Ping Chong’s AM/AM.
Voice, piano forth and synthesizer.

View # 2. Dates (?)
Solo voice and synthesizer

Paris. August 1982; KCTA-Television, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Meredith Monk director and performer in collaboration with Ping Chong; videotape, 26 minutes; produced and directed by Mark Lowry and Kathryn Escher.

1983 Tokyo Cha-Cha. Dates (?)
6 solo voices, 2 electric organ. Musical compositions.

2 Men Walking. Dates (?)
3 solo voices, electric organ. Musical compositions.

Engine Steps. Dates (?)
Tape collage. Musical compositions.

Turtle Dreams : Cabaret. April 19, 1983; Plexus, New York City.
Including Mermaid Adventures (color film, silent, 16 mm, 10 minutes; camera David Gearey)
7 performers, 4 solo voices, 2 electric organ.
Villager Award 1983.

Mermaid Adventures.
Color, silent, 10 minutes, 16 mm. Camera by David Gearey; projected during Turtle Dreams (Cabaret)

Turtle Dreams (Waltz). September 15, 1983; WGBH Television, Boston, Massachusetts.
Color, sound, video, 27 minutes. Directed by Ping Chong.
Performed by Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble. Videotape.

The Games. November 28, 1983; Schaubühne a, Lehniner Platz, West Berlin.
In collaboration with Ping Chong; Costumes, set: Yoshio Yabara.
16 solo voices, synthesizer, electric keyboard, bagpibes, Flemish bagpibes, Chinese horn and Rauschpfeife.

1984 Graduation Song. February 17, 1984; La Mama Annex, New York City.
Music composed for Ping Chong’s A Race. Musical compositions.

City Songs. April 1984; Japan American Theater, Los Angeles, California.
2 performers. Musical composition.

The Games. October 9, 1984; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York.
In collaboration with Ping Chong; costumes: Yoshio Yabara.
Meredith Monk creator, composer, performer and director.
16 solo voices, synthesizer, electric keyboard, bagpibes, Flemish bagpibes, Chinese horn, Rauschpfeife.

1985 Book of Days. February 7, 1985; Carnegie Hall, New York City.
Musical composition, work in progress; costumes: Yoshio Yabara.

Window Song. February 11, 1985; La Mama Annex, New York City.
Music composed for Ping Chong’s Nosferatu. Musical composition.

Road Songs.
Music and choreography for the film True Stories, directed by David Byrne. Musical composition.

1986 Acts from Under and Above. April 3, 1986; La Mama Annex, New York City.
In collaboration with Lanny Harrison.
3 performers.

Ellis Island. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany.
Musical composition. 2 performers.

Double Fiesta. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany.
Musical composition. 2 performers.

Scared Song. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany.
Musical compostition. 2 performers.

I Don’t Know. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany.
Musical composition. 2 performers.

Window in 7’s. (for Nurit Tilles) September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany.
Musical composition. Solo piano.

1987 The Ringing Place. November 20, 1987; Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York.
9 performers.

The Ringing Place.
9 performers. Musical composition.

Duet Behavior. November 20, 1987; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York.
In collaboration with Bobby McFerrin. 2 performers. Musical composition.

1988 Book of Days. October 31, 1988; Montreal Festival of New Film and Video, Montreal, Canada.
Film in video format, Black and white and color, sound, 35 mm, 74:21 minutes; director of Photography: Jerry Panzer; art director and costume designer: Yoshio Yabara; editor: Girish Bhargava.

Raven, parlor, Cat Breath, Graveyard Pavane. November 18, 1988; P.S. 122, New York City.
Music composed for Ellen Fisher’s Dreams Within Dreams : The Life of Edgar Allan Poe.

Fayum Music. December 13, 1988; Town Hall, New York City.
Musical composition; In collaboration with Nurit Tilles.    2 performers.

Light Songs. December 13, 1988; Town Hall, New York City.
Solo performance. Musical composition.

1989 Phantom Waltz. April 13, 1989; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Musical composition for 2 pianos.

Book of Days (film score)
Ten voices, cello, shawm, synthesizer, hammered dulcimer, bagpipe, hurdy-gurdy. Musical composition.

Raven, parlor Games, Cat Breath, and Graveyard Pavane.
Solo voice, two pianos. Composed for Ellen Fisher's Dreams Within Dreams: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe.

Book of Days. August 30, 1989; Alive from Off-Center, New York.
Video version, 54:33 minutes.

Book of Days. October 1, 1989; New York Film Festival, New York City.
Black-and-white and color film, sound, 35 mm, 74:21 minutes; director of photography: Jerry Panzer; art director and costume designer: Yoshio Yabara; editor: girish Bhargava; a production of Targe/Lasseur Productions Ltd. And the House Foundation for the Arts.

1990 Facing North. June 1, 1990; The House Loft, New York City.
In collaboration with Robert Een. 2 performers.

Phantom Waltz
Two pianos. Musical composition.

Facing North.
In collaboration with Robert Een. Two voices, piano, pitch pipe. Musical composition.

1991 Atlas : An Opera in Three Parts. February 22, 1991; Houston Grand Opera, Houston, Texas.
29 performers.

1992 Three Heavens and Hells. August 22, 1992; West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York.
Musical composition. 4 voices and performers.

1993 Street Corner Pierrot. August 21, 1993; West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York.
Solo dance. Music by Donald Ashwander
Choreography for Donald Ashwander’s Particular People.

Evanescence. West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York.
In collaboration with Lanny Harrison. Dance duet. Music by Donald Ashwander
Choreography for Donald Ashwander’s Particular People.

Steppe Music. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
Excerpt from musical composition. Solo Piano.

Volcano Songs. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
Musical composition. 2 performers.

St. Petersburg Waltz. Decmeber 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
Musical composition. 3 performers.

New York Requiem. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City.
Musical composition. 2 performers.

1994 Volcano Songs. May 11, 1994; P.S. 122, New York City.
Solo performance.

American Archeology # 1. September 23, 1994; Roosevelt Island, New York City.
Lighthouse Park and Renwick Ruin.
70 voices and performers, shawm, organ, medieval drum.

1995 Den-kai and Krikiki Chants.
Musical compositions for Envoy a Star Trek book on tape; Simon & Schuster.
4 voices

Nightfall. June 8, 1995; Chapel of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City.
Musical composition for Musica Sacra.
16 voices.

1996 A Celebration Service. July 8, 1996; James Memorial Chapel, Union Theological Seminary, New York City.       Non-sectarian worship service.
20 performers.

The Politics of Quiet : A Music Theater Oratorio. July 17, 1996; Musikteatret Albertslund, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Music, choreography and director: Meredith Monk
10 voices and performers, 2 keyboards, 2 children. Scenography: Paul Krajniak. Sound: David Meschter. Musical advisor: Harry Huff.

1997 Steppe Music. February 2, 1997; Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California.
Musical composition-expanded. Solo piano.

Duet Behavior.
2 voices, emsemble.

1998 Magic Frequencies Chamber Opera Premiered at the Dance Festival in Munich
6 Voices, Percussion, 2 Keyboards, Theremin, Violin

1999 Magic Frequencies November 1999 Reviews

Clarinet Study #4
Solo Clarinet

Cello Study #1
Solo Cello and Voice

Trumpet Study #1
Solo Trumpet

2000 Micki Suite
4 Voices

Eclipse Variations
4 Voices, Esraj, Sampler

2001 Mercy. July 19, 2001 at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina and was commissioned by the American Dance Festival through the Doris Duke Awards for New Work, the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University and Meet The Composer Commissioning Music/USA.
Performance work by Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton.
8 voices, 2 piano, percussion, viola, violin, synthesizer, marimba, vibraphone, melodica, clarinets

Refractive Voices
Collaboration with David Behrman, Voice, Electronics, Viola

Ancestor Shout
Collaboration with David Behrman,
Piano - 4 Hands, 2 Voices, Electronics, Tape

Little Breath Motor
Collaboration with David Behrman
Voice, Electronics

Boys 1; Boys 2; Boys 3
4 Voices, Overdubbed Tape Piece composed for a reading of Rick Moody's BOYS on WNYC
listen to "Boys" on NPR online
A marriage of words and sound. The story adapted for The Next Big Thing by author Rick Moody is read by writer Julia Slavin. Original score composed and performed by Meredith Monk. “Boys” appears in Moody’s anthology, “Demonology.”

2002 When There Were Work Songs
commissioned by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble

2003 Last Song
solo voice and piano; words by James Hillman

Possible Sky April 4, 2003 Lincoln Theater, Miami Beach, Florida. First symphonic work commissioned by Michael Tilson Thomas for the New World Symphony
Meredith Monk, , voice / New World Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas.

2004 The Impermanence Project
eight voices, piano, keyboard, marimba, vibraphone, percussion, violin, clarinets, bicycle wheel

Stringsongs
commissioned by the Kronos Quartet

1961	Scrouse. (Dates ?); Actors Playhouse, New York. 12 performers. Theater debut.
1962	And Sarah Knew. May 1962; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 5 performers. Music: Israeli folk music.
1963	Troubadour Songs. January 1963; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 3 performers. Music: Medieval French music.
	Vibrato. January 1963; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 4 performers. Music: William Schuman.
1964	New voices in the Arts. (?),1964; PBS TV-debut. Choreographer and performer.
	Timestop. January 19, 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 5 performers.
	Untitled. January 19, 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 2 performers. Music: Daniel Pinkham.
	Diploid. April 13, 1964; Clark Center for the Performing Arts, New York City. 2 performers. Music: Collaboration with Elizabeth Keen.
	Arm’s length. May 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. 6 performers. Music: sound collage.
	Cowell Suite. May 1964; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. Solo performance. Music: Henry Cowell.
	Break. September 28, 1964; Washington Square Galleries, New York City. Solo performance. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.
1965	Cartoon. April 3, 1965; Judson Memorial Church, New York City. 7 performers.
	The Beach. May 1, 1965; Hardware Poets Playhouse, New York City. Solo performance. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.
	Relâche. September 10, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City. 6 performers. Collaboration with Dick Higgins. Music: Erik Satie.
	Blackboard. September 12, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City. Solo performance.
	Radar. September 12, 1965; Judson Hall, New York City. 2 performers.
1966	Portable. April 6, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City. 2 performers.
	Duet with Cat’s Scream and Locomotive. December 4, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City. 2 performers. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.
	16 Millimeter Earrings. December 4, 1966; Judson Memorial Church, New York City. Solo performance vocal and guitar, 3 tapes. Incorporating film: Meredith Monk performer.
1967	Excerpt from a Work in Progress. May 8, 1967; Village Theater, New York City. 6 performers. Tape collage by Meredith Monk.
	Children. May 8, 1967; Village Theater, New York City. Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm, 9 minutes. Camera by Phil Niblock.
	Candy Bullets and Moon. July 1967. Recorded at Cafe au Go Go, New York. Composed by Meredith Monk & Don Preston. Meredith Monk vocal and bass. Don Preston organ and drums.
	Goodbye/St. Mark’s Window. July 1967; St. Mark’s Studio, New York City. Solo performance.
	Blueprint. August 7, 1967; Group 212, Woodstock, New York. 12 performers. Voice and tape.
	Overload. September 10, 1967; Youth Pavilion, Expo-67, Montreal, Canada. 4 performers. Voice and tape.
	Overload/Blueprint 2. Judson Gallery and Judson Memorial Church, New York. 5 performers. Voice and tape.
	Dying Swan with Sunglasses. September 10, 1967; Youth Pavilion, Expo-67, Montreal, Canada. Solo performance. Musical composition.
1968	Blueprint (3) January 29, 1968; Colby College, Waterville, Maine. 3 performers.
	Blueprint (4) April 10, 1968; The House, New York City. May 16, 1968. 2 performers.
	Blueprint (5) The House/ Julius Tobias’s Studio. 8 performers.
	Co-op. November 3, 1968; Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City. 10 performers.
	Ballbearing. November 3, 1968; Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York City. Color film, silent, 16 mm, 16 minutes; Designed to play continuously forward and backward. Camera by Meredith Monk and George Landow.
1969	Title: Title. February 4, 1969; Billy Rose Theater, New York City. 2 performers.
	Untidal: Movement Period. February 4, 1969; Billy Rose Theater, New York City. 5 performers.
	Tour: Dedicated to Dinosaurs. March 10, 1969; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 60 performers.
	Tour 2: Barbershop. April 18, 1969; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois. 65 performers.
	Tour 3: Lounge. Alfred University, Alfred, New York. 50 performers.
	Juice : A Theatre Cantata in 3 Installments. November 7, 1969; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. November 29, 1969; Minor Latham Playhouse. December 7, 1969; The House, New York City. Meredith Monk creator, composer, performer and director. 85 solo voices, jew’s harps, 2 violin and percussion.
1970	Tour 4: Organ. Douglas College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 60 performers.
	Tour 5: Glass. March 3, 1970; Nazareth College, Rochester, New York. For 50 performers included local performers along with members of The House.
	Tour 6: Gym. March 10, 1970; Douglas College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 12 performers included local performers along with members of The House.
	Tour 7: Factory. May 1, 1970; State University of New York, Buffalo, New York. 15 performers included local performers along with members of The House.
	A Raw Recital. April 27, 1970; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City. 2 performers Meredith Monk voice and electric organ. Musical concert.
	Needle-Brain Lloyd and the Systems Kid: A Live Movie. July 20, 1970; American Dance Festival, Connecticut, New London, Connecticut. Four outdoor locations. 150 solo voices, electric organ, flute and guitar.
	Plainsong for Bill’s Bojo. November 2, 1970; The Playwright’s unit, New York City. Music composed for Bojo, a dance choreographed by William Dunas. Electric organ.
1971	Tour 8: Castle. February 18, 1971; Stevens Point, Wisconsin. For approximately 70 performers included local performers along with members of The House.
	Mountain. August 21, 1971; Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont. Color film, silent, 16 mm, 10 minutes. Camera Robin Lloyd.
	Vessel : An Opera Epic. October 18, 1971; The House/Performing Garage/Wooster parking lot, New York City. Meredith Monk writer and composer. 75 solo voices, electric organ, accordion and 2 dulcimers. Obie Award 1972.
1972	Our Lady of Late. April 28, 1972; Robert Megginson & Associates, Inc., New York City. Music composed for a dance by William Dunas. Voice and wine glass.
	Education of the Girlchild: an opera (Part 1). May 19, 1972; The House, New York City. Solo performance.
	Paris. December 12, 1972; The House, New York City. 2 solo voices and piano forth. In collaboration with Ping Chong.
1973	Our Lady of Late. January 11, 1973; Town Hall, New York City. Concert version. Solo performance.
	Education of the Girlchild: an opera. June 12, 1973; Common Ground Theater, New York City. 11 performers. 6 solo voices, electric organ and piano forth.
1974	Chacon. January 25, 1974; Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. In collaboration with Ping Chong. 25 voices, piano forth and percussion.
	Roots. April 23, 1974; The House, New York City. 2 performers. In collaborations with Donald Ashwander; music by Meredith Monk, Ashwander, Ravel, Schutz, Bach and Satie.
1975	Fear and Loathing in Gotham. Dates (?) Voice and piano forth.
	Merce Cunningham Events # 118. February 15, 1975; Cunningham Studio, New York City. Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.
	Anthology and Small Scroll. April 30, 1975; St. Mark’s Church, New York City. 9 performers. Voice and piano forth.
	Quarry. August 15, 1975; Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont. Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm, 5 minutes; designed to be projected during the opera Quarry. Camera and editing by David Gearey.
	Merce Cunningham Events # 148. December 2, 1975; Roundabout Theater, New York City. Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.
1976	Quarry : An Opera. April 2, 1976; La Mama Annex, New York City. Meredith Monk Creator, composer, performer and director. 38 solo voices, 2 harmonium, 2 recorder and tape. Obie Award 1976.
	Venice / Milan. June 20, 1976; Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, D.C. 15 solo voices, piano forth 4 hands. In Collaboration with Ping Chong.
	Plateau # 2. July 1976. Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado. Solo performance.
	Songs from the Hill. October 28, 1976; Town Hall, New York City. Solo performance. Musical composition.
	Tablet. October 28, 1976; Town Hall, New York City. 4 solo voices, 2 soprano recorder, piano forth 4 hands. Musical composition.
1977	The Travelogue Series (Paris, Chacon, Venice/Milan). March 1, 1977; Roundabout Theater, New York City. 30 performers. In collaboration with Ping Chong.
	Merce Cunningham Events # 189. March 18, 1977; Barnard College Gym, New York City. Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.
	Home Movie Circa 1910.April 17, 1977; 550 Broadway, New York City. Black-and-White film, silent, 16 mm and super-8, 5 minutes; Incorporated into Ping Chong’s Humboldt’s Current. Camera by Meredith Monk; edited by Meredith Monk and Tony Janetti.
	Tablet (House of stills). May 18, 1977; MoMing, Chicago, Illinois. 9 performers.
1978	Quarry. Color documentary film of the opera, sound, 16 mm, 86 minutes; Produced by Amram Nowak Associates. A documentary record of the opera, performed by The House Company.
	Merce Cunningham Events # 215 and # 216. March 25 and 26, 1978; Roundabout Theater, New York City. Musical accompaniment by Meredith Monk.
	The Plateau Series. June 1, 1978; St. Mark’s Church, New York City. 8 performers. 5 solo voices, tape.
	Vessel Suite. October 15, 1978; Metamusik Festival, Berlin. Musical concert.
1979	Dolmen Music. January 1979; The Kitchen, New York City. 6 solo voices, violincello and percussion. Musical composition.
	Recent Ruins : An Opera. November 16, 1979; La Mama Annex, New York City. Incorporating Ellis Island black-and-white film, silent, 16 mm, 7 minutes. Meredith Monk writer and composer. 14 voices, tape and violincello. Villager Award 1979.
	Ellis Island. Black and white silent, 16 mm, 7 minutes. Associate Director Bob Rosen, camera by Jerry Pantzer; made for screening during a performance of Recent Ruins.
1980	16 millimeter Earrings (1966) Color film, sound, 16 mm, 25 minutes; produced, directed and photographed by Robert Withers. Conceived and performed by Meredith Monk.
	Vessel: an opera epic (Berlin Version) West Berlin at three locations: S. O. 36, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, and Anhalter Bagnhof. 80 performers.
1981	Turtle Dreams (Waltz). May 19, 1981; The Space at City Center, New York City. 8 performers. Music concert with film.
	Silver Lake with Dolmen Music. September 20, 1981; Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase. Installation included in the exhibit Soundings.
	Specimen Days : A Civil War Opera. December 2, 1981; Public Theatre, New York City. Costumes and decor: Yoshio Yabara. 14 solo voices, 2 electric organs and 2 piano forth. The House Ensemble.
	Ellis Island. December 20, 1981; ZDF-West German Television. Color and black-and-white film, sound, 35 mm, 28 minutes (also videotape); producer and co-director Bob Rosen; camera Jerry Pantzer; Codirected by Meredith Monk and Bob Rosen.
1982	View # 1. January 28, 1982; La Mama Annex, New York City. Music composed by Meredith Monk for Ping Chong’s AM/AM. Voice, piano forth and synthesizer.
	View # 2. Dates (?) Solo voice and synthesizer
	Paris. August 1982; KCTA-Television, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Meredith Monk director and performer in collaboration with Ping Chong; videotape, 26 minutes; produced and directed by Mark Lowry and Kathryn Escher.
1983	Tokyo Cha-Cha. Dates (?) 6 solo voices, 2 electric organ. Musical compositions.
	2 Men Walking. Dates (?) 3 solo voices, electric organ. Musical compositions.
	Engine Steps. Dates (?) Tape collage. Musical compositions.
	Turtle Dreams : Cabaret. April 19, 1983; Plexus, New York City. Including Mermaid Adventures (color film, silent, 16 mm, 10 minutes; camera David Gearey) 7 performers, 4 solo voices, 2 electric organ. Villager Award 1983.
	Mermaid Adventures. Color, silent, 10 minutes, 16 mm. Camera by David Gearey; projected during Turtle Dreams (Cabaret)
	Turtle Dreams (Waltz). September 15, 1983; WGBH Television, Boston, Massachusetts. Color, sound, video, 27 minutes. Directed by Ping Chong. Performed by Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble. Videotape.
	The Games. November 28, 1983; Schaubühne a, Lehniner Platz, West Berlin. In collaboration with Ping Chong; Costumes, set: Yoshio Yabara. 16 solo voices, synthesizer, electric keyboard, bagpibes, Flemish bagpibes, Chinese horn and Rauschpfeife.
1984	Graduation Song. February 17, 1984; La Mama Annex, New York City. Music composed for Ping Chong’s A Race. Musical compositions.
	City Songs. April 1984; Japan American Theater, Los Angeles, California. 2 performers. Musical composition.
	The Games. October 9, 1984; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York. In collaboration with Ping Chong; costumes: Yoshio Yabara. Meredith Monk creator, composer, performer and director. 16 solo voices, synthesizer, electric keyboard, bagpibes, Flemish bagpibes, Chinese horn, Rauschpfeife.
1985	Book of Days. February 7, 1985; Carnegie Hall, New York City. Musical composition, work in progress; costumes: Yoshio Yabara.
	Window Song. February 11, 1985; La Mama Annex, New York City. Music composed for Ping Chong’s Nosferatu. Musical composition.

	Road Songs. Music and choreography for the film True Stories, directed by David Byrne. Musical composition.
1986	Acts from Under and Above. April 3, 1986; La Mama Annex, New York City. In collaboration with Lanny Harrison. 3 performers.
	Ellis Island. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany. Musical composition. 2 performers.
	Double Fiesta. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany. Musical composition. 2 performers.
	Scared Song. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany. Musical compostition. 2 performers.
	I Don’t Know. September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany. Musical composition. 2 performers.
	Window in 7’s. (for Nurit Tilles) September 11, 1986; Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany. Musical composition. Solo piano.
1987	The Ringing Place. November 20, 1987; Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York. 9 performers.
	The Ringing Place. 9 performers. Musical composition.
	Duet Behavior. November 20, 1987; Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York. In collaboration with Bobby McFerrin. 2 performers. Musical composition.
1988	Book of Days. October 31, 1988; Montreal Festival of New Film and Video, Montreal, Canada. Film in video format, Black and white and color, sound, 35 mm, 74:21 minutes; director of Photography: Jerry Panzer; art director and costume designer: Yoshio Yabara; editor: Girish Bhargava.
	Raven, parlor, Cat Breath, Graveyard Pavane. November 18, 1988; P.S. 122, New York City. Music composed for Ellen Fisher’s Dreams Within Dreams : The Life of Edgar Allan Poe.
	Fayum Music. December 13, 1988; Town Hall, New York City. Musical composition; In collaboration with Nurit Tilles. 2 performers.
	Light Songs. December 13, 1988; Town Hall, New York City. Solo performance. Musical composition.
1989	Phantom Waltz. April 13, 1989; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Musical composition for 2 pianos.
	Book of Days (film score) Ten voices, cello, shawm, synthesizer, hammered dulcimer, bagpipe, hurdy-gurdy. Musical composition.
	Raven, parlor Games, Cat Breath, and Graveyard Pavane. Solo voice, two pianos. Composed for Ellen Fisher's Dreams Within Dreams: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe.
	Book of Days. August 30, 1989; Alive from Off-Center, New York. Video version, 54:33 minutes.
	Book of Days. October 1, 1989; New York Film Festival, New York City. Black-and-white and color film, sound, 35 mm, 74:21 minutes; director of photography: Jerry Panzer; art director and costume designer: Yoshio Yabara; editor: girish Bhargava; a production of Targe/Lasseur Productions Ltd. And the House Foundation for the Arts.
1990	Facing North. June 1, 1990; The House Loft, New York City. In collaboration with Robert Een. 2 performers.
	Phantom Waltz Two pianos. Musical composition.
	Facing North. In collaboration with Robert Een. Two voices, piano, pitch pipe. Musical composition.
1991	Atlas : An Opera in Three Parts. February 22, 1991; Houston Grand Opera, Houston, Texas. 29 performers.
1992	Three Heavens and Hells. August 22, 1992; West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York. Musical composition. 4 voices and performers.
1993	Street Corner Pierrot. August 21, 1993; West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York. Solo dance. Music by Donald Ashwander Choreography for Donald Ashwander’s Particular People.
	Evanescence. West Kortright Center, East Meredith, New York. In collaboration with Lanny Harrison. Dance duet. Music by Donald Ashwander Choreography for Donald Ashwander’s Particular People.
	Steppe Music. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Excerpt from musical composition. Solo Piano.
	Volcano Songs. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Musical composition. 2 performers.
	St. Petersburg Waltz. Decmeber 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Musical composition. 3 performers.
	New York Requiem. December 4, 1993; Merkin Concert Hall, New York City. Musical composition. 2 performers.
1994	Volcano Songs. May 11, 1994; P.S. 122, New York City. Solo performance.
	American Archeology # 1. September 23, 1994; Roosevelt Island, New York City. Lighthouse Park and Renwick Ruin. 70 voices and performers, shawm, organ, medieval drum.
1995	Den-kai and Krikiki Chants. Musical compositions for Envoy a Star Trek book on tape; Simon & Schuster. 4 voices
	Nightfall. June 8, 1995; Chapel of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City. Musical composition for Musica Sacra. 16 voices.
1996	A Celebration Service. July 8, 1996; James Memorial Chapel, Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Non-sectarian worship service. 20 performers.
	The Politics of Quiet : A Music Theater Oratorio. July 17, 1996; Musikteatret Albertslund, Copenhagen, Denmark. Music, choreography and director: Meredith Monk 10 voices and performers, 2 keyboards, 2 children. Scenography: Paul Krajniak. Sound: David Meschter. Musical advisor: Harry Huff.
1997	Steppe Music. February 2, 1997; Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California. Musical composition-expanded. Solo piano.
	Duet Behavior. 2 voices, emsemble.
1998	Magic Frequencies Chamber Opera Premiered at the Dance Festival in Munich 6 Voices, Percussion, 2 Keyboards, Theremin, Violin
1999	Magic Frequencies November 1999 Reviews
	Clarinet Study #4 Solo Clarinet
	Cello Study #1 Solo Cello and Voice
	Trumpet Study #1 Solo Trumpet
2000	Micki Suite 4 Voices
	Eclipse Variations 4 Voices, Esraj, Sampler
2001	Mercy. July 19, 2001 at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina and was commissioned by the American Dance Festival through the Doris Duke Awards for New Work, the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University and Meet The Composer Commissioning Music/USA. Performance work by Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton. 8 voices, 2 piano, percussion, viola, violin, synthesizer, marimba, vibraphone, melodica, clarinets
	Refractive Voices Collaboration with David Behrman, Voice, Electronics, Viola
	Ancestor Shout Collaboration with David Behrman, Piano - 4 Hands, 2 Voices, Electronics, Tape
	Little Breath Motor Collaboration with David Behrman Voice, Electronics
	Boys 1; Boys 2; Boys 3 4 Voices, Overdubbed Tape Piece composed for a reading of Rick Moody's BOYS on WNYC listen to "Boys" on NPR online A marriage of words and sound. The story adapted for The Next Big Thing by author Rick Moody is read by writer Julia Slavin. Original score composed and performed by Meredith Monk. “Boys” appears in Moody’s anthology, “Demonology.”
2002	When There Were Work Songs commissioned by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
2003	Last Song solo voice and piano; words by James Hillman
	Possible Sky April 4, 2003 Lincoln Theater, Miami Beach, Florida. First symphonic work commissioned by Michael Tilson Thomas for the New World Symphony Meredith Monk, , voice / New World Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas.
2004	The Impermanence Project eight voices, piano, keyboard, marimba, vibraphone, percussion, violin, clarinets, bicycle wheel
	Stringsongs commissioned by the Kronos Quartet