S.E.M. Ensemble

Do you feel strange when musicians performing at concerts are trying to please you? You'll find none of that @Roulette_NYC on Sept 29th (6pm-midnight), when S.E.M. Ensemble performs the first staged performance of Many Many Women in the US.

Our 33rd season begins Thurs. Sept. 29th with Petr Kotik's six-hour piece Many Many Women 🎶 The event also mark's the composer's 80th birthday! Join us at @Roulette_NYC from 6PM to Midnight and come and go as you please - bit.ly/3BJA0C7

Join The S.E.M. Ensemble this Friday (June 3rd) for a full performance of Many Many Women at Life World, Brooklyn. Concert runs from 6pm to midnight, you are welcome to come by any time between. RSVP Here: cometolifeworld.cargo.site Information in our bio! (Poster by Lydia Mamalis)

Check out Ben Harper's (@cookylamoo) recent review of "Ostrava Days Live 2019-2021", here: cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadri…

Reserve a seat for the S.E.M. Ensemble's upcoming 'String Quartets Plus' concert at Willow Place Auditorium on April 6th @ 7pm. Tickets are free, and RSVP is required! Further information and a place to RSVP are available through the link below: eventbrite.com/e/sem-ensemble…

SEM's annual performance of works by emerging composers is coming up! Thurs 2/17, 8pm at Willow Place Auditorium in Brooklyn Heights. RSVP here: bit.ly/33lO9ad

SEM's emerging composers concert is Thurs, Feb 17 at 8pm at Willow Place Auditorium in Brooklyn Heights! Works by Ian Davis, James Falzone, Anna Heflin, James Ilgenfritz, Simon Kanzler, Alex Ma, and Daniel O'Connor. Free, but vax required. bit.ly/3oBvXAZ

Petr Kotik has received the 2022 John Cage Award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts!! More here: bit.ly/348TGBq Photo credit: Matt Carr

"the unexpected juxtaposition of familiar means transforming language into something new" Many thanks to @gtra1n for his review of our late-December holiday concert at the NY outpost of @galeriezurcher

Final Call For Scores!! Submissions due this Friday, January 14th for the S.E.M. Ensemble’s Annual Emerging Composers Workshop Head to SEMensemble.org for details.

SEM's holiday concert will take place on December 20th, 8pm at Zürcher Gallery (33 Bleecker St) – Tickets on sale now! brownpapertickets.com/event/5311793

There will be American premieres of the latest orchestra works by #ChristianWolff and #PetrKotik, as well as pieces by #PaulineOliveros, #PhillNiblock and #JohnCage. Featuring soloists Hana Kotková and Lucie Vítková.

Reserve your seat now for the Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble's return to the Bohemian National Hall! Free, RSVP required: eventbrite.com/e/the-american…

#openculture The @SEMEnsemble, directed by Petr Kotik, will perform an in-person concert in Brooklyn on May 16: "Letters to Olga," & the world premiere of Kotik's new piece "The Lost Guitar." Don't miss, and register: bit.ly/3hu1UIq. #music #vaclavhavel #allinNYC

RIP Joel Chadabe, pictured here in 1974 with John Cage, Christian Wolff and Petr Kotik.

All COVID protocols will be followed. We hope to see you there for some in-person music!

Announcing two upcoming concerts: May 19th @WhiteBoxNY and May 20th @KentlerDrawing ! Tickets available here: linktr.ee/semensemble

We are accepting scores for our Emerging Composers Workshop until Feb 28th! Dates tbd. Send your score for 1-7 performers + statement + bio + $30 fee to pksem@semensemble.org, or mail to 25 Columbia Pl, Brooklyn NY 11201.

SEM is proud to sign the New Music Equity Action Pledge. We are working actively against inequality, racism and anti-Blackness in our field. To find out more, please visit: newmusicequityaction.org

SEM is now accepting scores for its 2021 Emerging Composers Workshop. Dates tbd based on COVID restrictions. Send your score (for 1-7 performers) + 1 paragraph statement + bio + $30 fee to pksem@semensemble.org, or mail to 25 Columbia Pl, Brooklyn NY 11201.