S.E.M. Ensemble

SEM will perform Julius Eastman's Macle, and John Cage's Song Books at Nodo 2018.

NODO 2018 will take place from June 24-28 in Ostrava. Info on the festival is available here.

The percussion ensemble Talujon will perform Petr Kotik's percussion sextet The Plains at Gordium on Wednesday May 23rd at 8pm in lower Manhattan. They will be joined by soprano Charlotte Mundy for excerpts from Kotik's There is Singularly Nothing.

RSVP to info@talujon.org to reserve a seat

Program

Petr Kotik - The Plains at Gordium (2004)

with excerpts from

Petr Kotik - There is Singularly Nothing (1971-72)

S.E.M. Ensemble’s 2017-18 season has been made possible with the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts in partnership with Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, The Phaedrus Foundation, The Amphion Foundation, The Low Road Foundation, Sheldon Berlow, Virginia Dwan, Beth Greenberg and Jim Wright, Raymond Learsy, Joseph Leighly, Rotraut Moquay, Renée Levine Packer, Tristan Perich, Noni Pratt, Andrew Reynolds, and Todd Tarantino. Special thanks to Paula Cooper, Jasper Johns, Werner Kramarsky, and Brooklyn District 33 Councilman Stephen T. Levin. 

Operawire and Theaterscene reviewed Petr Kotik's Master-Pieces at Bohemian National Hall. Check out the reviews here and here!

Petr Kotik conducted Ostravská banda as part of the Bridges festival in Vienna on April 14th. He also conducted "Essential Feldman" in Prague on April 8th.

On March 10th, SEM prepared for their performance at MaerzMusik with a highly successful preview concert of For Philip Guston. Photos here!

The S.E.M Ensemble's annual Emerging Composers Workshop took place from February 9th-13th, with a concert of the seven participating composers taking place on the 13th. More on this show in our events section.