Allison Sniffin

Allison Sniffin has been a member of Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble since 1996, performing in The Politics of Quiet, A Celebration Service, Magic Frequencies, mercy, Turtle Dreams, Book of Days (concert version), impermanence, Songs of Ascension, On Behalf of Nature, Cellular Songs, and Indra’s Net. With Meredith Monk she has orchestrated Possible Sky, Night, WEAVE, Realm Variations, Backlight and Indra's Net. She has arranged Monk’s music for Bang on a Can All-Stars and Alarm Will Sound, edited two albums of her piano music, and prepared many of her works for publication. Sniffin is also a composer and has received grants from Meet the Composer and Concert Artists Guild. She is a frequent arranger/orchestrator for The Stonewall Chorale and Melodia Women’s Choir NYC and serves as organist at St. Paul's Church in Englewood NJ and at Temple Sha’aray Tefila in New York City.