About Helia Music Collective
Co-founded by musician/composers, Emma Logan and Julie Barwick, Helia Music Collective supports the creative endeavors of women in music throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Helia Music seeks to enrich the community and expand the engagement of women artists through educational outreach and collaborations, with performances and workshops taking place in unique and diverse spaces. Through charitable activities and events, Helia supports the education and development of women in the Bay Area and beyond.
Helia Music Collective is a fiscally-sponsored affiliate of InterMusic SF, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to small ensemble music in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Helia Music Collective is a fiscally-sponsored affiliate of InterMusic SF, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to small ensemble music in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who We Are
Emma LoganSan Francisco-based composer Emma Logan (b. 1990) writes music that is emotionally compelling through the use of gesture, experimentation, and storytelling. Her piece, Three Sisters for flute trio, was selected as a finalist in the 2017 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Emma’s passion for contemporary music drives her to continue collaborating with fellow composers and performers to bring new music to life.
Emma is co-founder of the Helia Music Collective, an organization dedicated to promoting women in music. Helia's first project was in collaboration with Siroko Duo in March 2017, featuring new and recent works by women for flute duo. Emma is also a curator for San Francisco’s Center for New Music and will present concerts for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. In addition to her creative endeavors, Emma is passionate about arts administration. She is currently the Operations Manager at the San Francisco Symphony. Upcoming collaborations include a commission by Miolina Duo, curating a concert with Elevate Ensemble, and curating a series of electro-acoustic music called Alone/Not Alone. Past collaborations include commissions by One Great City Duo, Siroko Duo, Ensemble for These Times, and Areon Flutes with the Guerrilla Composers Guild. Emma has worked with musicians and ensembles across the United States, including Inbal Segev, Opera Theater Unlimited, Fifth House Ensemble, Areon Flutes, the Guerrilla Composers Guild, Aki Tsuyuko, Jane Rigler, One Great City Duo, Ensemble for These Times, Siroko Duo, Fog City Duo, and Emblems Quintet. She has participated in the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium with composer Robert Kyr, the Fresh Inc Music Festival with Fifth House Ensemble, and the Skaneateles Music Festival with composer Paul Moravec. Emma studied with David Garner at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (MM) and with Andrew Waggoner, Daniel S. Godfrey, and Nicholas Scherzinger at Syracuse University (BM). |
Julie BarwickJulie Barwick (b. 1983) is a composer and pianist originally from Southern California and now based in San Francisco. Drawing inspiration from her classical and jazz background, she not only enjoys writing for traditional chamber music ensembles, but also non-traditional ensembles as well as experimental jazz groups.
Julie was most recently Composer-in-Residence for Elevate Ensemble and was commissioned to write two pieces for their 2017-18 season. She was also a winner of the 2016 Areon International Composition Competition. Other recent commissions were from Hot Air Music Festival, San Francisco Guitar Quartet, Siroko Duo, Carla Fabris, Jill Morgan Brenner, Andronica Trio, and Ignition Duo with the Guerrilla Composers Guild. Her music has been performed throughout the Bay Area and US, and has been selected for performances on festivals such as West Fork New Music Festival in West Virginia, and the Verdant Vibes Concert Series in Rhode Island. As co-founder of Helia Music Collective, she believes strongly in supporting women in music especially through collaborations with Bay Area ensembles and composers. Helia most recently had their second successful collaboration with Liaison Ensemble in October, and is currently in preparations for another collaboration (TBA) to take place in Fall 2019. Julie received her B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and her M.M. in music composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has studied with composers Belinda Reynolds, Dan Becker, David Garner, Cindy Cox, and Henry Threadgill. Julie is also passionate about teaching piano, theory, and composition to students of all ages and maintains a full teaching studio in San Francisco. She is an active member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) and MTAC (Music Teachers’ Association of California), where she has also served on the board of directors and been the Certificate of Merit Program Chair. |
Photos by Eric Vogler.