Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music theater works, films and installations. A pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance,” Monk creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and audiences and critics as a major creative force in the performing arts.
AWARDS
2012
Musical America’s 2012 Composer of the Year
2011
NPR’s 50 Great Voices
Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts
2010
American Music Center Letter of Distinction
2008
Premio Arlecchino d’Oro 2008, Mantova Festival, Italy
2007
Demetrio Stratos International Award for Musical Experimentation
2006
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
United States Artists Fellow
2005
ASCAP Concert Music Award
2002
Music Publishers’ Assocation 2002 Paul Revere Awards
Octavio Sheet Music 1st Prize
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Cornish School of the Arts
2001
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Boston Conservatory
1999
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, San Fransisco Art Institute
1998
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, The Juilliard School
1996
Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award
Sarah Lawrence College Distinguished Alumnae Award
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award in Choreography
MacDowell Colony Fellow
1995
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship Award
1991
The Conlon Nancarrow and Yoko Siguira Fellowship
1994
Norton Stevens Fellow
1993
MacDowell Colony Fellow
1992
Dance Magazine Award
1989
Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
1988
MacDowell Colony Fellow
Doctorate of Arts, Bard College
1987
Rockefeller Foundation Distinguished Choreographer Award
Sigma Iota Fellowship, MacDowell Colony
1986
National Music Theater Award
German Critics Prize for the Best Record of the Year for OUR LADY OF LATE: THE VANGUARD TAPES
1985
Bessie Award for Sustained Creative Achievement
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship Award in Music Composition
Obie Award for Sustained Achievement
1983
Villager Outstanding Composition Award for TURTLE DREAMS (WALTZ)
Grand Prize in Performance Video, Video Culture / Canada Festival-Toronto for TURTLE DREAMS
First Place for Performance Programing, Corporation for Public Broadcasting CTCA-TV for PARIS
1982: Guggenheim Fellowship
Creative Artists Program Service Award (CAPS)
1981
German Critics Prize for Best Record of the Year for DOLMEN MUSIC
CINE Golden Eagle for ELLIS ISLAND
Atlanta Film Festival Special Jury Prize for ELLIS ISLAND
1980
New York Dance Film Festival Merit Award for 16MM Earrings
1977
Creative Artist Program Service Award (CAPS)
1976
Obie Award for Oustanding Production for QUARRY
1975
Venice Biennale First Prize for EDUCATION OF THE GIRLCHILD
1974
Brandeis Creative Arts Award
1972
Guggenheim Fellowship
1971
Obie Award for Oustanding Production for VESSEL
