S.E.M. Ensemble @ Tonic, Sunday May 9, 8pm

S.E.M. Ensemble @ Tonic
Chamber Music by Lucier, Wolff, Kotik, Rzewski, and Cage


Sunday, May 9th at 8pm  
Tonic
107 Norfolk Street
(btwn Delancey & Rivington Streets)

Petr Kotik, Flute, Bohdan Hilash, Clarinet, Kyle Resnick, Trumpet,
Chris Nappi,Tom Kolor, Percussion, Theresa Salomon, Violin

Petr Kotik      Drums & Solos (2004)
Christian Wolff     Percussionists (with flute) (2003)                  
Alvin Lucier        Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra (1988)
Frederic Rzewski    Les Moutons de Panurge (1969)
John Cage       Ryoanji (1984/87)
                
Tickets:    $10
Information:    (718) 488-7659 OR pksem@xxxxxxx

S.E.M. Ensemble returns to its roots, presenting music for small groups and 
soloists at Tonic. These days, S.E.M. appears most frequently as The Orchestra 
of the S.E.M. Ensemble, with composer and flutist Petr Kotik as conductor. At 
Tonic, Kotik performs with a small group of  S.E.M. core musicians. The works 
by Kotik and Wolff were composed for SEM and this version of Ryoanji was 
created by Cage for SEM performances in Europe in 1987.  


For over 30 years, S.E.M. Ensemble has performed music that is rarely heard 
elsewhere. In 1992 this chamber music group expanded to become The Orchestra of 
the S.E.M. Ensemble, debuting as an 87-piece ensemble in Carnegie Hall. 
S.E.M. Ensemble has toured internationally since its inception. Recently, 
S.E.M. 
Ensemble has been participating in a project called Music in Space - 
Compositions for 3 Orchestras, performing concerts in Prague, Warsaw, Ostrava 
and Berlin, 
with music by Karlheinz Stockhausen, Martin Smolka, Earle Brown, Alvin 
Lucier, Christian Wolff and Petr Kotik.  

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This performance is possible thanks to grants from the New York State Council 
on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Mary Flagler 
Cary Charitable Trust, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Phaedrus 
Foundation, and other private donations.