tracks 10-16 arranged by Meredith Monk
tracks 12-4, 12-5, 12-8, 12-11 arranged by [arranged for two pianos by] Bruce Brubaker
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 bass clarinet, shruti box, saxophone [saxophones], khene [khaene baet] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 clarinet [clarinets] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 clarinet [clarinets], whistle [whistles], flute [flutes] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 clarinet, bass clarinet John Cipolla
tracks 9-5, 9-7, 9-9, 10-13, 10-15 composed by John Hollenbeck
tracks 10-16 composed by Mieke van Hoek
tracks 5-1, 5-5 composed by Robert Een
composed by [all compositions by] Meredith Monk
tracks 4-7 composed by [an improvisation by] Wayne Hankin
tracks 9-5, 9-7, 9-9, 10-13, 10-15 composed by [with] Allison Sniffin
tracks 9-5, 9-7, 9-9, 10-13, 10-15 composed by [with] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 conductor Wayne Hankin
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 conductor [montclair state university singers] Heather J. Buchanan
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 coordinator [project coordination] Peter Sciscioli
costume designer [costumes], design Yoshio Yabara
cover [cover design], design [cover design] Carol Ann Bokuniewicz
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Dominique Lasseur
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Elijah Cobb
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] John Sanchez
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Julieta Cervantes
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Marion Gray
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Peter Moore
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Sarah Van Ouwerkerk
cover [cover photo], photography by [cover photo] Sarah Van Ouwerkerk
cover [cover photos], photography by [cover photos] Ann Hamilton
design Barbara Wojirsch
design Dieter Rehm
design Michael Hofstetter
design Sascha Kleis
design Ulrike Körner
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 edited by [editing engineer], engineer [editiong engineer] Paul Zinman
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 engineer [assistant engineer] Jeremy Sarna
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 engineer [assistant] Akihiro Nishimura
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 engineer [recording engineer assistants] Nelson Wong
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 engineer [recording engineer assistants] Sean Mair
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble Montclair State University SIngers
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble The M6
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble Todd Reynolds Quartet
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Emily Eagen
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Holly Nadal
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Peter Sciscioli
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Sasha Bogdanowitsch
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Sidney Chen
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [the m6], voice [voices] Toby Newman
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [todd reynolds quartet], viola, voice Nadia Sirota
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [todd reynolds quartet], violin Todd Reynolds
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [todd reynolds quartet], violin, voice Courtney Orlando
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 ensemble [todd reynolds quartet], violoncello Ha-Yang Kim
tracks 8-1 to 8-14, 9-1 to 9-14 executive-producer [executive producer] Manfred Eicher
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 french horn James F. Wilson
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 glass harmonica Bill Hayes
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 harp Laura Sherman
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 keyboards Cynthia Powell
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 keyboards Steve Lockwood
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 keyboards [keyboard], hammered dulcimer, piano Nurit Tilles
layout Barbara Wojirsch
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 marimba, vibraphone, percussion John Hollenbeck
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 marimba, vibraphone, percussion, melodica John Hollenbeck
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 mastered by [mastering] Christoph Stickel
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 mixed by James Farber
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 mixed by Manfred Eicher
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 mixed by Meredith Monk
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 mixed by [assistant] Akihiro Nishimura
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 mixed by [passport studio] Scott Lehrer
tracks 4-1 to 4-14, 6-1 to 7-15, 8-1 to 8-14 mixed by [rainbow studio], engineer [rainbow studio] Jan Erik Kongshaug
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-12 mixed by [tonstudio bauer], engineer [tonstudio bauer] Martin Wieland
tracks 6-1 to 7-6, 7-8 to 7-15 orchestrated by [orchestration with] Meredith Monk
tracks 7-7 orchestrated by [orchestration] Steve Lockwood
tracks 6-1 to 7-6, 7-8 to 7-15 orchestrated by [orchestration] Wayne Hankin
tracks 2-1 to 2-5 organ Julius Eastman
tracks 2-1 to 2-5 organ, didgeridoo Collin Walcott
tracks 2-1 to 2-5 organ, synthesizer [mini-moog, casio] Meredith Monk
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 percussion Thad Wheeler
tracks 11-18 percussion [percussion solos] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 percussion [percussion solos] John Hollenbeck
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 percussion, shruti box John Hollenbeck
tracks 1-1 to 1-5 percussion, violin Collin Walcott
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 piano Bruce Brubaker
tracks 3-1 to 3-12 piano Edmund Niemann
tracks 8-1 to 8-14 piano Harry Huff
tracks 8-1 to 8-14 piano Nurit Tilles
tracks 1-3 piano Steve Lockwood
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 piano Ursula Oppens
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 piano, keyboards [keyboard], violin, french horn, voice Allison Sniffin
tracks 3-1 to 3-12 piano, synthesizer [casio], voice Nurit Tilles
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 producer [produced by] Allison Sniffin
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-5 producer [produced by] Collin Walcott
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14, 5-1 to 5-14, 6-1 to 7-15, 10-1 to 10-16, 11-1 to 11-21, 13-1 to 13-19 producer [produced by] Manfred Eicher
tracks 9-1 to 9-14, 11-1 to 11-12 producer [produced by] Meredith Monk
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 producer [produced by] Thomas Bogdan
tracks 8-1 to 8-14 producer [produced by] Tina Pelikan
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 production manager [production coordination] Tina Pelikan
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 recorded by [academy of arts and letters], engineer [recording engineers (academy of arts and letters)] James Farber
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 recorded by [academy of arts and letters], engineer [recording engineers (academy of arts and letters)] Paul Zinman
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 recorded by [assistant engineer (sorcerer sound)], engineer [assistant engineer (sorcerer sound)] Dick Kondas
recorded by [avatar studios], engineer [assistants (avatar studio)] Brian Montgomery
recorded by [avatar studios], engineer [assistants (avatar studio)] Bryan Pugh
tracks 10-1 to 10-16, 13-1 to 13-19 recorded by [avatar studios], engineer [avatar studio] James Farber
tracks 3-4, 3-11, 4-1 to 4-14, 8-1 to 8-14 recorded by [clinton sounds / studios], engineer [clinton sounds / studios] James Farber
tracks 2-3 recorded by [hanford mills museum] Meredith Monk
tracks 1-5 recorded by [hometown studios], engineer [hometown studios] Martin Balk
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 recorded by [power station], engineer [power station] James Faber
tracks 5-1 to 5-14 recorded by [rainbow studio], engineer [rainbow studio] Jan Erik Kongshaug
tracks 2-1, 2-2 recorded by [recorded in new york], engineer [engineers] Howard Kaufman
tracks 2-1, 2-2 recorded by [recorded in new york], engineer [engineers] John Kilgore
tracks 2-1, 2-2 recorded by [recorded in new york], engineer [engineers] Phil Lee
tracks 2-1, 2-2 recorded by [recorded in new york], engineer [engineers] Tom Lazarus
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 recorded by [recording and editing engineer], edited by [recording and editing engineer], engineer [recording and editing engineer] Jody Elff
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 recorded by [sorcerer sound], engineer [sorcerer sound] Scott Lehrer
tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 2-3 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-5 to 3-10, 3-12 recorded by [tonstudio bauer], engineer [tonstudio bauer] Martin Wieland
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 sampler, synthesizer, sound designer [sound design] David Meschter
tracks 11-1 to 11-21, 13-1 to 13-19 score editor [score preparation] Allison Sniffin
tracks 12-1 to 12-12 score editor [score preparation] Allison Sniffin
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 shawm, sheng, recorder Wayne Hankin
tracks 3-4, 3-11 supervised by Lee Townsend
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 viola Kathleen Carroll
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 violin Darryl Kubian
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 violin Susan Iadone
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 violoncello Anthony Pirollo
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 violoncello Arthur Fiacco
tracks 8-1 to 8-14, 9-1 to 9-14 voice Allison Easter
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14 voice Andrea Goodman
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 voice Bruce Brubaker
tracks 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14, 9-1 to 9-14 voice Ching Gonzalez
tracks 8-1 to 8-14 voice Dina Emerson
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 voice Ellen Fisher
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice Joan Barber
tracks 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14 voice Johanna Arnold
tracks 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14 voice John Eppler
tracks 8-1 to 8-14, 9-1 to 9-14, 13-1 to 13-19 voice Katie Geissinger
tracks 8-1 to 8-14, 9-1 to 9-14, 13-1 to 13-19 voice Meredith Monk
tracks 1-1 to 1-5 voice Monica Solem
tracks 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14 voice Nicky Paraiso
tracks 2-1 to 2-5, 3-1 to 3-12 voice Robert Een
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice Sasha Bogdanowitsch
tracks 13-1 to 13-19 voice Sidney Chen
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice Silvie Jensen
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 voice Theo Bleckmann
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice Timothy Sawyer
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice Toby Newman
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Allison Easter
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Carlos Arévalo
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Ching Gonzalez
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Dana Hanchard
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Dina Emerson
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Emily Eyre
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Janis Brenner
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Katie Geissinger
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Meredith Monk
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Randall Wong
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Robert Een
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Robert Osborne
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Shi-Zheng Chen
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Stephen Kalm
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Thomas Bogdan
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Victoria Boomsma
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Wayne Hankin
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Wendy Hill
tracks 6-1 to 7-15 voice [voices] Wilbur Pauley
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice, bagpipes [grosser bock], hurdy gurdy, bass recorder Wayne Hankin
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice, cello Robert Een
tracks 4-1 to 4-14 voice, keyboards [keyboard] Meredith Monk
tracks 1-1 to 1-5 voice, percussion Julius Eastman
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano Ching Gonzalez
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano Ellen Fisher
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano Katie Geissinger
tracks 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-5, 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano Meredith Monk
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano Theo Bleckmann
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano, clarinet [clarinets], soprano saxophone, flute [flutes] Bohdan Hilash
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano, marimba, vibraphone, percussion John Hollenbeck
tracks 5-1 to 5-14 voice, piano, organ, pipe [pitch pipe] Meredith Monk
tracks 9-1 to 9-14 voice, piano, synthesizer, viola Allison Sniffin
tracks 10-1 to 10-16 voice, piano, violin Allison Sniffin
tracks 5-1 to 5-14 voice, pipe [pitch pipe] Robert Een
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Allison Sniffin
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Bruce Rameker
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Ching Gonzalez
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Ellen Fisher
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Katie Geissinger
tracks 11-1 to 11-21 voice, shruti box Meredith Monk
tracks 3-1 to 3-12 voice, synthesizer [casio], bagpipes Wayne Hankin
tracks 3-1 to 3-12 voice, synthesizer, piano Meredith Monk
tracks 3-1 to 3-12, 4-1 to 4-14 voice, violin Naaz Hosseini
tracks 1-1 to 1-5 voice, violoncello Robert Een
tracks 10-1 words by James Hillman
tracks 10-4 words by Meredith Monk
tracks 10-4 words by Meredith Monk And Vocal Ensemble
tracks 10-7, 11-8 words by Mieke van Hoek
Phonographic Copyright (p) ECM Records GmbH
Copyright (c) ECM Records GmbH
Recorded At Tonstudio Bauer
Recorded At Hometown Studios
Recorded At Hanford Mills Museum
Recorded At Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Sorcerer Sound
Recorded At Avatar Studios
Recorded At American Academy Of Arts And Letters
Recorded At New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
Mixed At Tonstudio Bauer
Mixed At Rainbow Studio
Mixed At Passport Studios
Mixed At Avatar Studios
Edited At Soundbyte Productions
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
Glass Mastered At Sonopress
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Produced At ECM Records
- Cardboard Slipcase including 12 4-panel digifiles

- Also included is a 300-page book reprising all original liner notes, as well as new texts and interviews, an introductory essay by Frank J. Oteri, “The Worlds of Meredith Monk”, an autobiographical text by Meredith Monk titled “The Soul’s Messenger” and a preface by Manfred Eicher. Plus: many photographs (some previously unpublished), quotes from the press, archival documents, and more.

-Barcode etc. printed on the bottom of the Slipcase

-Included are these recordings:

[m32853]
[m32885]
[m32889]
[m177660]
[m1098126]
[m583943]
[m585943]
[m2536015]
Impermanence
Songs Of Ascension
[m818754]
[m1292245]

Track durations for CD 7, tracks 11 to 15 are not printed on the Digisleeve.
Barcode: 0 28948 57334 9 (Text)
Barcode: 028948573349 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 02516
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215214/00028948573356 21 (CD 1)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215307/00028948573370 21 (CD 2)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215310/00028948573363 21 (CD 3)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215313/00028948573387 21 (CD 4)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215316/00028948573394 21 (CD 5)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215319/00028948573400 21 (CD 6)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215320/00028948573417 21 (CD 7)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215339/00028948573431 21 (CD 8)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215336/00028948573448 21 (CD 9)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215333/00028948573455 21 (CD 10)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215330/00028948573462 21 (CD 11)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215327/00028948573479 23 (CD 12)
Matrix / Runout: [Sonopress logo] 58215324/00028948573486 21 (CD 13)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB47 (CD 1 to CD 4, CD 6 to CD 13)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP 73 (CD 5)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0717 (CD 1 to CD 3, CD 8, CD 13)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 073Y (CD 4, CD 5, CD 7, CD 11, CD 12)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 076Z (CD 6, CD 9, CD 10)
Rights Society: GEMA