macle

The return of “Macle” is part of a broad rediscovery of Eastman’s music since his death, in obscurity, in 1990.

His anarchic “Macle” uses a graphic score, making it interpretable by amateurs and expert singers alike.

This week’s S.E.M. shows also reprise two other works created for those concerts: Julius Eastman’s “Macle,” for four singers, and Mr. Kotik’s “There Is Singularly Nothing,” for voice and instruments.

Mr. Kotik’s pairing of the “Song Books” with “Macle” demonstrated fascinating connections between the two pieces; Mr. Eastman makes use of a similarly chattering energy.

“Macle,” like the “Song Books,” invites the simultaneous performance of different compositions.