2015-2016 Season
S.E.M. Ensemble's 2015-2016 season included large scale concerts at Paula Cooper Gallery and Bohemian National Hall. Below, find information on some of the concerts that SEM performed at throughout the season.
annual Holiday Concert: December 19, 2015
THE S.E.M. ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL CONCERT AT PAULA COOPER GALLERY
SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 2015 8:00
PREMIERES BY ALVIN LUCIER, LIISA HIRSCH (ESTONIA)
WORKS BY EARLY-MUSIC COMPOSER PAVEL JAN VEJVANOVSKÝ
ALSO MUSIC BY IANNIS XENAKIS, PETR KOTIK, AND ELI GREENHOE
The S.E.M. Ensemble, led by conductor, composer, and flutist Petr Kotik, returns to the Paula Cooper Gallery’s main space for its annual holiday concert on Saturday, December 19, 2015 (8 p.m.). A tradition started in 1984, the evening will feature contemporary works, along with rarely heard early music.
Program:
Iannis Xenakis - Kassandra (1987)
Eli Greenhoe - Etymology (2015)
Pavel Jan Vejvanovsky - Sonata la posta (1680)
Alvin Lucier - Orpheus Variations (2015) - U.S. premiere
Pavel Jan Vejvanovsky - Serenata in C (1685) - U.S. premiere
Liisa Hirsch - Four Glides (2015) - Premiere
Petr Kotik - Reiterations and Variables (1972 - 2015)
Emerging Composers Workshop 2016
THE S.E.M. ENSEMBLE PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL READING
OF NEW WORKS BY EMERGING COMPOSERS
WILLOW PLACE AUDITORIUM
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2016 7:30
MUSIC BY TAI-KUANG CHAO, CHANG SEOK CHOI, ANTHONY DONOFRIO, DAVID LOUIS ZUCKERMAN, AND JAMES FALZONE
The S.E.M. Ensemble, led by conductor, composer, and flutist Petr Kotik, returns to the Willow Place Auditorium for a workshop and reading of new works by emerging artists.
Program:
David Louis Zuckerman - Per Diem
Tai-Kuang Chao - a story about an auction/the corners of the world: a refrigerator that makes people want to stock romance
James Falzone - Helical Cannon
Anthony Donofrio - Piano Trio
Chang Seok Choi - Animus
Willow Place Auditorium: May 8, 2016
Preview Concert
Willow Place Auditorium
Sunday May 8, 2016 8:00
Works by John Cage, Petr Kotik, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell,
and Karlheinz Stockhausen
Join us for a preview of the SEM Ensemble’s May 2016 offering at the intimate Willow Place Auditorium in Brooklyn Heights. Concert will be followed by a reception.
Program:
George Lewis — Not Alone (2014/15)
Petr Kotik – Music for 3 (1966)
Petr Kotik – String Noise William (2016)
John Cage – Ryoanji (1985)
Roscoe Mitchell – They Rode for Them (2016)
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Zeitmaße (1956)
Improvisation - featuring Thomas Buckner, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Chris Nappi, Sara Schoenbeck, and Lucie Vitkova
Bohemian National Hall: May 9, 2016
Bohemian National Hall
Monday May 9, 2016 8:00
Premieres by Roscoe Mitchell and Petr Kotik
Works by George Lewis, Lucie Vitkova, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen
Following last year’s highly touted AACM@50 concerts, the S.E.M. Ensemble, led by conductor, composer, and flutist Petr Kotik, returns to the Bohemian National Hall for a concert on Monday, May 9, featuring contemporary works and two world premieres.
Program:
Petr Kotik – String Noise William (2016)
George Lewis - Not Alone (2014-15)
Lucie Vitkova - Places to Meet (2016)
John Cage - Ryoanji (1985)
Roscoe Mitchell - They Rode for Them (2016)
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Zeitmaße (1956)
Improvisation
Darmstadt New York: May 11, 2016
Darmstadt New York: 70th Anniversary
Roulette Intermedium
Wednesday May 11, 2016 8:00
Works by John Cage, Petr Kotik, Morton Feldman,
Alvin Singleton, and Karlheinz Stockhausen
As part of this year’s Essential Darmstadt Repertoire Series, the S.E.M. Ensemble, led by conductor, composer, and flutist Petr Kotik, returns to the Roulette Intermedium for an evening of 20th century classics on Wednesday, May 11.
Program:
Petr Kotik - Music for 3 (1964)
Alvin Singleton - Be Natural (1974)
Morton Feldman - Why Patterns? (1978)
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Zeitmaße (1956)
John Cage - Concert for Piano and Orchestra (1958)
NODO 2016
S.E.M. Ensemble at NODO
New Opera Days Ostrava
June 27-30, 2016
Ostrava, Czech Republic
World premieres:
Petr Kotik William William
Petr Cígler Protracted Sinuous Movement of a Longitudinal Object
Idin Samimi Mofakham
& Martyna Kosecka At the Waters of Lethe
Richard Ayres No. 42 (In the Alps) (staged premiere)
And
Gyorgy Ligeti Aventures & Nouvelle Aventures
Iannis Xenakis Oresteia
Members of the S.E.M. Ensemble participated as soloists and members of the international chamber orchestra Ostravská banda:
Bohdan Hilash, Clarinet
Thomas Verchot, Trumpet
Conrad Harris, Violin
Pauline Harris Kim, Violin
Adrian Rosas, Voice
Matilda Sakamoto, Dancer
Colin Fuller, Dancer
Petr Kotik, Conductor (Ligeti, Kotik, Xenakis)
For full program and more information about NODO, click here.
Kotik's William William at NODO, image courtesy of Ostrava Center for New Music
Xenakis's Oresteia at NODO, image courtesy of Ostrava Center for New Music