Gianluigi Trovesi: piccolo clarinet, alto clarinet, alto saxophone; Stefano Montanari: concertmaster; Stefano Rossi: second violin; Claudio Andriani: viola; Francesco Galligioni: violoncello; Luca Bandini: double bass; Emiliano Rodolfi: first oboe; Pryska Comploi: second oboe; Alberto Guerra: bassoon, dulciana; Riccardo Balbinutti: percussion; Ivano Zanenghi: archlute; Valeria Montanari: harpsichord; Fulvio Maras: percussion, electronics

Sebastian Rochford: drums, composition; Kit Downes: piano

Mette Henriette: tenor saxophone, composition; Johan Lindvall: piano; Judith Hamann: cello

Stephan Micus: Frame Drum, Dung Chen, Burmese Temple Bells, Himalayan Horse Bells, Ki un Ki, Bass Zither, Bowed Sinding, Kyeezee, Shakuhachi, Sarangi, Nyckelharpa, Kaukas, Sapeh, Voice, Nohkan

Anders Jormin: double bass; Lena Willemark: vocals, violin, viola; Karin Nakagawa: 25-string koto; Jon Fält: drums, percussion

Keith Jarrett - clavichord

Joe Lovano: tenor saxophone, tarogato; Jakob Bro: guitar; Larry Grenadier: double bass; Thomas Morgan: double bass; Anders Christensen: bass guitar; Joey Baron: drums; Jorge Rossy: drums

a box set edition compiling all Meredith Monk ECM New Series discs to date, is issued on the occasion of the composer and singer’s 80^th birthday