Past Performances

OUR EPIC GAME MUSIC event - right in the heart of West Hollywood! 

Helix Collective’s 10-piece ensemble performs game music to stunning video of game play and art from the globally popular Assassin’s Creed and Riot Games to revolutionary indie games. 

2pm Start Screen Panel hosted by KUSC's Jennifer Miller Hammel

3pm Concert

The music was created by a roster of BIPOC and women composers with some of the biggest talents in video game music today. 

Attendees will travel through the musical worlds of games like Assassin’s Creed Liberation, set in 18th Century French Louisiana, Telling Lies with a 21st Century FBI agent piecing together a mystery and Ancient China in Bladed Fury. Helix will celebrate with Riot Games’ Hop On - Lunar Revel Cinematic, fight the undead in Zombie Rollerz, unravel the mysteries of the past in Unearthing Mars 2: The Ancient War, save the land of Etheria in Dungeon Defenders, survive the horrors of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, and learn how to wield magic in the Stardander School for Witches. 

Hosting the Start Screen panel discussion on music for video games is Jennifer Miller Hammel, host of the morning show and the Arcade stream for Classical California KUSC.

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Thank you to our 2024 Season Sponsors BMI and Spectra Creative Agency, and concert sponsors Classical California KUSC, Orange Tree Samples, and ReelCrafter. This program is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.

The live premiere of 12 original works from our joint album with Helix Collective and the Composers Diversity Collective. This will be the live premiere of the pieces by the film, t.v., and game composers of the Composers Diversity Collective, originally created as a record-from-home pandemic era album.  SHOUTOUT! Album

Featuring music written for Helix Collective by Jina Hyojin An, James A. Goins, Kevin Smithers, George Shaw, Mary Ancheta, Cora Chung, Matthew Wang, Ghiya Rushidat, Sid De La Cruz, Pablo R. Langaine, Tony Morales, and Zong Chiang.

“The music ranges from Morales’ charming fairy-garden piece “Sapphire and Eliana” to the jazzy “Bla Bla Land” by South Korean composer Jina Hyojin An; from the wide-open-spaces “Old West” by Sid De La Cruz to the sweetly romantic “A New Place” by Middle Eastern composer Ghiya Rushidat; from the moody urgency of “Crossed Paths” by Mexico City-born Kevin Smithers to the edgy chamber-music sound of “Le Collapsus” by Taiwanese composer Cora Chung.”

-Jon Burlingame, Variety Magazine

Read more about the recording project in Variety Magazine! 

This program is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant from the City of Burbank and our 2024 Season Sponsors BMI and Spectra Creative Agency. 

•6:30pm Pre-Concert Party & Best PJs Contest

•7:30pm Concert

•9pm Post-Concert Hang with Helix & the Composers

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Sit back, relax, (wear your fuzzy slippers if you like!) and enjoy Helix Collective’s wild ride through today’s best television music. 

The concert features t.v. music from the following composers and T.V. shows: Jongnic Bontemps (We Are: The Brooklyn Saints), Jeff Cardoni (White House Plumbers), Kristopher Carter (Missy and the Maxinator), Sherri Chung (Based on a True Story), Tony Morales (Fubar), Layla Minoui (Vampirina), Cindy O’Connor (The Professional Bridesmaid and The 27 Hour Day), Didier Lean Rachou (Deadliest Catch and Sex and the City), Daniel Rojas (Fly Hard), Jeff Russo (Fargo and Ripley), and Amritha Vaz (Home). 

This concert is supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Thank you to our 2024 Season Sponsors BMI and Spectra Creative Agency and Concert Sponsor The Alliance for Women Film Composers. 

CONCERT TRAILER

Helix Collective is joined by vocalist Alison Lewis to delight the crowd with favorite songs of the era including songs that motivated the allies to victory. 

The program will include WWII song selections from France, the U.S., Soviet Union, and the United States. Songs will be included like Le Chant de Partisans, the song of the French Resistance, Accentuate the Positive from the United States, Katyusha, Blue Kerchief, and Dark is the Night from the Soviet Union and We’ll Meet Again and Run, Rabbit, Run from the UK.

Celebrate Victory in Europe Day with Helix Collective and the Russian-speaking board of West Hollywood with special guests, West Hollywood resident veterans of World War II. Thank you for supporting this concert to our 2024 Season Sponsors, BMI and Spectra Creative Agency!

Free Admission. No Reservations Required.

Fiesta Hall, 1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Free Parking in Plummer Park on lot on Santa Monica Blvd. or Fountain Ave.

About Alison Lewis: 

Alison was described by Cabaret Scenes as, “a singer with a hauntingly beautiful voice who transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary with brilliant arrangements and vocal experimentation."  No stranger to stages large and small, Alison has performed as a soloist at venues ranging from Disney Concert Hall to Lincoln Center, in genres including world music, musical theater, jazz, R&B, classical, and gospel choirs.  She has additionally performed the national anthem for the LA Lakers, the Clippers, the 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. A seasoned session singer, Alison’s voice can be heard in a multitude of films, TV series and videogames. Her debut solo album, Seven, received much national and international acclaim, as well as placed in the top 40 in the RMR and CMJ charts for eight weeks.

This delightful music programming for ages 3-7 is a live musical story time event featuring the Click Clack Moo! book by Doreen Cronin set to original music by Helix Collective resident composer, Phil Popham and narrator Rena Strober. 

Come meet musicians, explore an instrument petting zoo, and hear Click Clack Moo come to life!

This Project was funded (in part) by a grant from Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Thank you to our 2024 Season Sponsor, BMI!

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CLICK, CLACK, MOO: COWS THAT TYPE

Text © 2000 by Doreen Cronin

Illustrations © 2000 by Betsy Lewin

Originally published by Simon & Schuster

Used with the permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.

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The Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival is presented by Helix Collective and SAGindie featuring short films from their Film Music Connect program and short films from the Los Angeles Film School.

Selected film composers are paired with a winning filmmaker to create an original score for the festival. The film is screened with the score performed live by the renowned performance and recording ensemble, Helix Collective. The screening includes a panel with the filmmakers and composers with hosts Kimberley Browning and Brian Lauritzen. The audience votes for Best Picture and Best Musical Score and the awards are presented at the close of the festival.

This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture. Helix Collective's 2023 season season sponsors are Orange Tree Samples, BMI, and ASCAP. Our concert sponsors include the Los Angeles Film School, Sonic Fuel Studios,‍ India Sweets & Spices, and the Academy of Scoring Arts.

The festival will take place from 6-10pm at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre (4814 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027). Parking Map Here.

Level Up! features game music from the globally popular Assassin’s Creed and the Riot Games Cinematic 2023 to revolutionary indie games including Telling Lies and Dungeon Defenders. The music will be played live to select game highlights throughout the show.  Helix Collective and the Composers Diversity Collective present this concert featuring a roster of BIPOC and women composers, shining a light on some of the biggest talents in video game music today. 

Featuring video game music by Winifred Phillips (Assassin’s Creed Liberation), Nainita Desai (Telling Lies, Immortality), Edwin Wendler (Bladed Fury, Honor of Kings), Jessica Curry (Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs), Afshin Cohen (Dungeon Defenders), Chase Bethea (Stardander School for Witches), Sid De La Cruz (Unearthing Mars 2: The Ancient War), Min He (Zombie Rollerz), and George Shaw (Hop On - Lunar Revel 2023 Cinematic Riot Games). 

This concert is supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture. Our 2023 season sponsors are Orange Tree Samples, BMI, and ASCAP and our concert sponsors are EA Music, First Artists Management and The Alliance for Women Film Composers.

PLAZA DEL SOL PERFORMANCE HALL, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE

PARKING MAP FOR PLAZA DEL SOL We suggest parking in lot G3 at the corner of Zelzah Avenue and Prairie Street. From this parking lot, it will take you 5 minutes to travel to The Plaza del Sol Performance Hall. The Campus Address is 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91330

Back by popular demand! Helix Collective’s 10-piece film-music ensemble performs music  from the innovative films of the 1920-80s by composers from the former Soviet Union. The program presents music from iconic films including “It’s a Wonderful Life” with a score by Dimitri Tiomkin, "Man with a Movie Camera," one of the earliest depictions of the cities of Ukraine on film, “The Gadfly” with music by Dimitri Shostakovich, "The Cranes are Flying," and "The Snowstorm." Film highlights accompany the original soundtracks, songs, and the most striking moments from the films. 

This program is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood. 

Join us for special Victory Day in Europe celebrations during the show! This program is presented by the City of West Hollywood and Helix Collective and supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood. For more info on WeHo Arts programming please visit www.weho.org/arts or follow via social media @WeHoArts.

Our season sponsors are Orange Tree Samples, BMI, and ASCAP.

Free Admission (Reservations not Required)

Free Parking in Plummer Park in the lots on Santa Monica Blvd. and Fountain Ave.

Fiesta Hall, 1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood, CA 90046

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Helix Collective представляет подборку музыкальных альбомов музыки из фильмов 1920-80х композиторов из стран бывшего Советского Союза. Программа представляет музыку из известных фильмов, включая «Эта замечательная жизнь» - музыка Дмитрия Темкина, Человек с кинокамерой, который представляет одни из первых сьемок городов Украины, фильмы Летят журавли и Снежная буря.  Отрывки из фильмов будут сопровождать музыку.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with this extraordinarily talented group of female film composers. Hear what happens when you combine the live musicians of Helix Collective with these creative powerhouse music creators. 

Featuring music of Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar), Sherri Chung (Riverdale, The Red Line), Amritha Vaz (Mira, Royal Detective), Anna Drubich (Barbarian), Heather McIntosh (Z for Zachariah, The L Word, Generation Q), and Emilie Bernstein (Orchestrator, Call of Duty: Black Ops). 

As part of the performance, the composers will share their thoughts on composing for film and the challenges and rewards of writing for live performance. 

Co-presented by Helix Collective and West Hollywood, the program will begin with a 20 minute documentary presented by the Russian Speaking Board of West Hollywood dedicated to women heroes in the West Hollywood community.

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Free Admission (No Reservations Required)

Fiesta Hall, 1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood, CA 90046

Free Parking in Plummer Park at the lots on Santa Monica Blvd. and Fountain Ave.

This program is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood. Our 2023 season signature sponsor is Orange Tree Samples and our season sponsor is ASCAP. Our concert sponsor is the Alliance for Women Film Composers.

This concert features our 10-piece film-music ensemble, performing original soundtracks from the 1920-80s by composers from countries which formerly comprised the Soviet Union. The program presents music from iconic films including "It's a Wonderful Life" with score by Dimitri Tiomkin, "Man with a Movie Camera,"  one of the earliest depictions of the cities of Ukraine on film, "The Cranes are Flying," and "The Snowstorm." Film highlights will accompany the music.

This program is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood and by a grant from the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture. The concert is free for West Hollywood residents. Our season sponsors are Orange Tree Samples and ASCAP.

FREE PARKING in Plummer Park.

Stay on in the park after the show for food trucks on Vista Street, local vendor shopping, and the free Opera in the Park event on the lawn at 3pm.

Helix Collective представляет подборку музыкальных альбомов музыки из фильмов 1920-80х композиторов из стран бывшего Советского Союза. Программа представляет музыку из известных фильмов, включая «Эта замечательная жизнь» - музыка Дмитрия Темкина, Человек с кинокамерой, который представляет одни из первых сьемок городов Украины, фильмы Летят журавли и Снежная буря.  Отрывки из фильмов будут сопровождать музыку.

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​​Helix Collective‘s Los Angeles Live Score Film Festival features short films with original scores performed live-to-picture by Helix Collective.

Winning festival film composers and filmmakers are paired by Helix Collective to create an original score for performance at the festival. The film is screened with the score performed live by the renowned performance and recording ensemble, Helix Collective. Before the screening, the panel includes an interview with each filmmaker and composer pair about their collaborative process. Awards for Best Picture and Best Musical Score are presented at the close of the festival.

The 2022 festival signature sponsors are the L.A. Film School, Orange Tree Samples,  and Sonic Fuel Studios. Additional festival supporters including the Alliance for Women Film Composers and the Academy of Scoring Arts.

Now in it’s seventh season, LALSFF’s goal is to highlight the role of collaboration between composers and filmmakers. Acting like a talent agent, the festival brings experts in the two disciplines together. At the screenings, filmmakers and composers hear and see the work of new colleagues, meet new collaborators, and establish working relationships with each other. Helix Collective proves it is possible to have talented, experienced film musicians play and record for independent films!

Cue & A is an original Broad Stage production celebrating the power of film scores by today’s most gamechanging composers. Join us as film composer Michael Abels — best known for his work on Jordan Peele's acclaimed Get Out and Us — discusses his composition process and brings his scores to life onstage with clips from the films! Enjoy conversation, commentary, and an audience Q&A moderated by the former President of Music at 20th Century Fox: award-winning songwriter, composer, and producer Robert Kraft. 

Helix Collective will be performing cues live-to-picture and "Winged Creatures" for solo flute and clarinet with our 9-piece ensemble and conductor, Phil Popham with soloists Sarah Robinson, flute and Jonathan Sacdalan, clarinet. 

L.A. Opera Young Artist Alaysha Fox will perform a solo from the opera “Omar” and Concert Artists Guild competition winner Dominic Cheli will perform “Iconoclasm” for solo piano.  

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In 2021 – for the second year in a row – SAGindie and Helix Collective’s FILM MUSIC CONNECT initiative paired indie filmmakers with the composer that could bring their ideas to life in sound.

Starting with a workshop led by Phil Popham of Helix Collective on how to choose the right composer for your project, four filmmakers were selected to participate in Film Music Connect 2021. The makers of August Visitor (Ifeyinwa Arinze), Future Fred (Brent Katz), The Promposal (Traci Carter Holsey), and SILT (Emilie Upczak) then got to work reviewing a set of composer reels to find their right match. They connected with their composers Michael Paraskevas, Annie Rosevear, Cora Chung, and Nathalie Bonin. And what happened next?

This virtual panel will highlight how these filmmaker/composer teams worked together and got their projects to the finish line. The panel will screen clips from the films, feature insight from the filmmakers and composers themselves, and explore the entire process and what everyone on the teams learned along the way.

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PRESENTED BY HELIX COLLECTIVE AND THE COMPOSERS DIVERSITY COLLECTIVE

Helix Collective premieres concert pieces and media music reimagined for the stage by film, television, and video game composers from the Composers Diversity Collective. The 10-piece film music ensemble with conductor Phil Popham will premiere works by composers including two-time Emmy-nominee Michael Abels (Get Out, Us, Allen vs. Farrow), four-time Emmy winning composer Vivek Maddala (The Tom and Jerry Show), Dara Taylor (The Tender Bar), Sherri Chung (Riverdale, The Red Line), Emmy-nominated composer Tony Morales (Reacher, The Endgame), Jongnic Bontemps (4400), Vidjay Beerepoot (Bruxelles), two-time Annie Award nominee Amritha Vaz (Mira, Royal Detective), Fimucité Alex North Award nominee Sid de la Cruz (Hell On The Border), and Ghiya Rhushidat (Shadow Vaults).

Our Sponsors include Orange Tree Samples, White Bear PR, Spitfire Audio, BMI, ASCAP, Embertone, and the Alliance of Women Film Composers.   

This concert is supported in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

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