The Sissy-Eared Mollycoddles

The Sissy-Eared Mollycoddles is a Chicago-based new music ensemble

The group, normally a trio specializes in works for voice, bağlama, guitar, bass, percussion, synth, electronics and crystal glasses.
Formed in 2007, SEMC is establishing itself as a premiere source for new music. In its first year, the group has commissioned works from several composers
and has plans for many more. SEMC has also announced its Young Composer's Competition, which seeks a new work for unique
orchestration from the winner. In a cooperative effort with Agmen Publishing, SEMC will be working on a program called "New Music for New Musicians",
which seeks to bring contemporary music literature to the younger generation, through their own performance and the commissioning of other composers to write
for musicians high school age and younger.

Upcoming & Recent Events

11/08 - SEMC Anniversary Concert

The SEMC Trio's first year closes with a bang. This concert spans the breadth of the SEMC repertoire and includes commissioned works by SEMC Young Composer's Competition Winners Otto Muller and Ryan Brown.

8/30/08 - SEMC Summer Concert

The SEMC Trio performing loud music for electric guitar, amplified double bass, and drumset. Works by Baxter, Gullickson, Hjertmann, & Malmquist

6/2/08 - Brown Rice, C4432 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago, IL

The SEMC Trio performing a full concert featuring previously performed works by Baxter, Malmquist, Hjertmann, Gullickson, & Klopfleisch.

4/26/08 - SEMC Spring Concert

This thrill-packed concert features: Improvised music for bowed cymbals, bowed music stands, and laptop; Amplified/bowed acoustic guitar; Dumbek with processed bass-resonance; A trio for String Bass accompanied by 2 electric basses; and a stand-up comdey opening act! Don't miss this, email for location and time details.

3/26/08 - Roosevelt University Student Composition Concert

The SEMC Trio performing Niege de Janvier by Baxter, and This Earth of Ours, This Sky-Roofed World, This Vail of Tears by Malmquist.