The Art of Performance @ UC Irvine 11th Edition

One-night only performance!
Featuring legendary artist Meredith Monk, with Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin in Concert

Meredith Monk, voice and keyboard
Katie Geissinger, voice
Allison Sniffin, voice, violin and keyboard
Sarah Lerner, company manager
Deborah Oliver, curator and producer

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 8 p.m.
Post-show Q & A

Winifred Smith Hall

Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, composer/performer Meredith Monk offers one of her rare, more intimate concerts with renowned members of her Vocal Ensemble, Katie Geissinger and Allison Sniffin. Monk has been hailed as “a magician of the voice” and “one of America’s coolest composers.” The concert reflects Monk’s six decades of innovation and awe-inspiring vocal mastery, mining the depths of the myriad possibilities of the human voice. Monk creates a rich tapestry of sound that blurs the boundaries between music, movement and theatricality.

The evening will conclude with a public Q & A session, offering an opportunity to engage with Meredith Monk and to gain insight into her creative process.

“As [Monk] sang, there was a palpable sense of love and joy between her and the audience that spoke volumes. An antidote to the troubled times we live in.”  
– Virginia Webb, Financial Times

“…a musician of boundless imagination and vision. Both alone and with her vocal ensemble, she took the audience into enchanting, compassionate and disturbing worlds …the shadings, effects and expressive elements captured the listener’s attention and never let go.”
– Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer

This event is sponsored by The Jacki Apple Fund.

Image credit: Christine Alicino

Free admission - no reservations necessary

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