The S.E.M. Ensemble is set to present scenes from Petr Kotik’s opera “Master-Pieces” on Dec. 16 at Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.

Kotik, the ensemble’s director, conducts the concert, which will feature soprano Kamala Sankaram, and Sam Boston, James Falzone and Emma Mistele as narrators.

Also on the program are Julie Kim’s “What if trains had wings like butterflies” (2024), Phill Niblock’s “Disseminate” (2001), Falzone’s “Equinocturn II” (2026) and Kotik’s “Viola & Percussion” (2026). Morton Feldman’s “Why Patterns?,” and “Piano (Three Hands)” complete the evening.

The concert commences at 7:30 p.m. local time.

There will also be a preview of the program on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Willow Place Auditorium in Brooklyn Heights.