Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director, choreographer, filmmaker, and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations. Considered one of the most significant creative forces in the performing arts of the past fifty years, she is a pioneer of what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance”. In 1968, Ms. Monk founded The House, a company dedicated to an interdisciplinary approach to performance. In 1978, she formed Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble to expand her innovative exploration of the voice as a multifaceted instrument. She has received numerous awards including a Doris Duke Artists Award, a MacArthur “Genius” Award and two Guggenheim fellowships. Monk was recently named Carnegie Hall’s 2014-15 Debs Composer’s Chair, an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Republic of France, one of NPR’s 50 Great Voices, and Musical America‘s 2012 Composer of the Year. Celebrated internationally, her work has been presented at major venues throughout the world. In September 2015, Ms. Monk received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. www.mereditmonk.org

Theo Bleckmann is a Grammy-nominated singer, composer and arranger whose work spans concerts, installations, live electronic vocal processing, contemporary music theater, cabaret, ambient music and performance art. Bleckmann has released a series of diverse albums including his collection of acoustic solos for voice (I dwell in possibility) and his highly acclaimed Hello Earth – the music of Kate Bush. He has worked with such artists as Ambrose Akinmusire, Laurie Anderson, Uri Caine, Philip Glass, Ann Hamilton, John Hollenbeck, Sheila Jordan, Phil Kline, David Lang, Kirk Nurock, Frances McDormand, Ben Monder, Kenny Wheeler, John Zorn, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and, most prominently, with Meredith Monk since 1994. Mr. Bleckmann has performed with Laurie Anderson on The Late Show with David Letterman and has been a guest of Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air. Mr. Bleckmann is currently working on his first CD for ECM. www.theobleckmann.com

Katie Geissinger has performed with Meredith Monk worldwide in concert and theater pieces from ATLAS and the Grammy-nominated impermanence, to Monk’s most recent music theater piece, On Behalf of Nature. Career highlights include the premiere of Bang on a Can’s Obie-winning The Carbon Copy Building (Canteloupe) and appearing in Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s Einstein on the Beach (Elektra Nonesuch). Other recent credits include Ann Hamilton’s the event of a thread, with music by David Lang, at the Park Avenue Armory. Katie is currently touring in Julia Wolfe’s Steel Hammer in collaboration with Anne Bogart’s SITI Company and The Bang on a Can All-Stars.