The S.E.M. Ensemble has announced its 2025 Spring Concert. Soprano Kamala Sankaram serves as soprano soloist, along with composer, vocalist, and pianist Amina Claudine Myers. Petr Kotik, conducts the orchestra. Together they will present a program featuring Lejaren Hiller, Judith Berkson, Charles Ames, and Christian Wolff. Also on the program is Myers’ “Knowledge Of The Known And Unknown, “Mother E; {…}
S.E.M. Ensemble is set to present a special event at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Oct. 15, 2022. The showcase will feature baritone Nicolas Hay alongside pianist Joseph Kubera, violinist Tom Chiu, and percussionist Thurman Barker. Petr Kotik conducts the Orchestra of the S.E.M. Ensemble. The concert’s program will feature “Interiors” by Amina Clauidine Myers,” Adegoke Steven Colson’s {…}
Credit: New Opera Festival NODO In part of its 33rd season and Interpretations Concert Series, the S.E.M Ensemble will present “Many Many Women.” Together stage director and designer Jo Fabian and composer Petr Kotik combined Gertrude Stein texts to create “Many Many Women,” a six-hour long continuous opera. The work was performed earlier this year at the New Opera Festival {…}
The S.E. M. Ensemble is set to present a six-hour performance of “Many Many Women” on June 3, 2022. The showcase, which will take place at Life World Gowanus in Brooklyn, will feature music by Petr Kotik using text from Gertrude Stein’s “Many Many Women.” The piece features six vocalists, including soprano Jen Wu, Elizabeth van Os, Padraic Costello, Steve {…}
