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Songs of Ascension is an album by Meredith Monk.[3] It was released on May 13, 2011, by ECM New Series. It was recorded at the BAM Harvey Theater, in New York, in 2009.[4]

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Songs of Ascension
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released	May 13, 2011
Recorded	November 2009 at Academy of Arts and Letters, New York.
Genre	Minimalism
Length	67:27
Label	ECM New Series[1]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Meredith Monk chronology
Beginnings (2009) Songs of Ascension (2011) Piano Songs (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

It peaked at #8 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart.[5]

Critical reception

The Washington Post called the recording "radiant," writing that "although simple in its means, it is unusually rich, for Monk, in its timbres and textures."[6] The Independent wrote that "it's an innovative, provocative but enjoyable work, exploring the relations between voices and instruments ... Tremendous stuff."[7]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Sasha Bogdanowitsch – vocals
• Heather J. Buchanan – conductor
• Sidney Chen – vocals
• Emily Eagen – vocals
• Ellen Fisher – shruti box, vocals
• Katie Geissinger – shruti box, vocals
• Ching Gonzalez – shruti box, vocals
• Bohdan Hilash – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, khene, shruti Box
• John Hollenbeck – percussion, shruti box, vocals
• Ha-Yang Kim – cello, vocals
• Meredith Monk – shruti box, vocals, mixing
• Holly Nadal – vocals
• Toby Newman – vocals
• Courtney Orlando – violin, vocals
• Bruce Rameker – shruti box, vocals
• Todd Reynolds – violin
• Peter Sciscioli – vocals
• Nadia Sirota – viola, vocals
• Allison Sniffin – shruti box, vocals

Production

• Manfred Eicher – production, mixing
• James A. Farber – engineering, mixing
• Marion Gray – photography
• Sascha Kleis – design
• Paul Zinman – engineering

References

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