S.E.M. Ensemble

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S.E.M. Ensemble S.E.M. Ensemble, directed by Petr Kotik The S.E.M.

Ensemble was founded in 1972 by Petr Kotik and is dedicated to the performance and advancement of new/experimental music in and out of NYC.

MUSICA ELETTRONICA (II), last week at Paula Cooper GalleryPhotos: Michael Yu
09/24/2026

MUSICA ELETTRONICA (II), last week at Paula Cooper Gallery
Photos: Michael Yu

TONIGHT, 7:30pm at Paula Cooper GalleryAn evening of electronic music by Michael J. Schumacher and Petr Kotik. Visit our...
09/15/2026

TONIGHT, 7:30pm at Paula Cooper Gallery
An evening of electronic music by Michael J. Schumacher and Petr Kotik.
Visit our Eventbrite page for more info and to RSVP.
See you there!

09/04/2026

MUSICA ELETTRONICA (II)
Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30pm
Paula Cooper Gallery
$15 Advance / $25 Door
RSVP on Eventbrite

Two compositions of Electronic Music:
Michael J. Schumacher, “Room Piece New York” (2026)
Petr Kotik, “Kontrabandt” (1967)

Music: “Piup” (1967), a tape composition Petr Kotik made by remixing the material from “Kontrabandt.”

09/01/2026

Join us for a rare S.E.M Ensemble performance of electronic music at Paula Cooper Gallery. Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30pm. RSVP on Eventbrite.

SPECIAL EVENT: SOUNDS & WORDSJoin us at Willow Place Auditorium on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00pm for a free concert o...
08/24/2026

SPECIAL EVENT: SOUNDS & WORDS

Join us at Willow Place Auditorium on Wednesday, August 26th at 5:00pm for a free concert of music by Petr Kotik.

S.E.M. Ensemble will perform a 60-minute version of “Many Many Women” as well as Kotik’s new piece, “Concept and Gravitation” (premiere of English version).

Featuring texts by Gertrude Stein, R. Buckminster Fuller, Margaret Mead, and Petr Hruška.

RSVP through the link in our bio.

Photo: Blaise Tobia, SEM recording Many Many Women in 1980.

Read Petr Kotik’s article about Morton Feldman in the July/August issue of The Brooklyn Rail! Linked in our bio.
07/15/2026

Read Petr Kotik’s article about Morton Feldman in the July/August issue of The Brooklyn Rail! Linked in our bio.

S.E.M. Ensemble and Glass Clouds Ensemble at Bohemian National Hall, April 22, 2026.Photos: Michael Yu
04/29/2026

S.E.M. Ensemble and Glass Clouds Ensemble at Bohemian National Hall, April 22, 2026.

Photos: Michael Yu


TOMORROW 4/22: Music by Petr Kotik at Bohemian National Hall, 7pm. You don’t want to miss this free concert! Photos from...
04/21/2026

TOMORROW 4/22: Music by Petr Kotik at Bohemian National Hall, 7pm. You don’t want to miss this free concert! Photos from last night’s preview at Willow Place Auditorium.

04/18/2026

Petr Kotik on discovering Gertrude Stein’s text, Many Many Women, and deciding to set it to music.

Hear a 90-minute version of this 6-hour piece this Wednesday, April 22, 7pm at Bohemian National Hall. Free admission, RSVP through the SEM or Czech Center websites.

04/15/2026

Have you had enough of the kitsch
Coming to us from Washington?
Are you tired of the unending effort to entertain?

You will not find any of it
At SEM concerts

Our music
May confuse or contradict itself

But
Not a single moment throughout history
Was it otherwise in the case of music
That prevailed (eventually)

-Petr Kotik, April 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 7pm
Bohemian National Hall

Reserve your (free) ticket on either the Czech Center or SEM websites.

Video: Footage from SEM’s 1982 Europe tour, sponsored by the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Porto, and on the Island of Madeira.

Music: Many Many Women by Petr Kotik

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25 Columbia Place
Brooklyn, NY
11201

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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