Events

Helia combines forces with Jeff Anderle and the SFCM Clarinet Ensemble to premiere four newly-commissioned large clarinet ensemble works by composers Theresa Wong, Shawne Anell Workman, Emma Logan, and Julie Barwick.

Helia and cellist, Natalie Raney, team up to present a vivid program of new and established works written by women for solo cello, each piece drawing inspiration from spring and nature.

Helia Music Collective and Curium Trio revisit their collaboration, "Color Through Music," featuring three new works by Bay Area composers Emily Shisko, Julie Barwick, and Emma Logan.

Helia Music Collective presents violinist Robert Hunt Simonds for an evening of contemporary solo violin music by American composers Missy Mazzoli, Cindy Cox, Patricia Van Ness, TJ Cole, Molly Joyce, Elizabeth Kennedy Bayer, Alexis Bacon, as well as a new work by Helia co-founder, Emma Logan.

Helia Music Collective and Curium Trio present "Color Through Music," featuring new, recent, and lesser-known pieces for piano trio by women composers, including three new premieres by Bay Area composers Emily Shisko, Julie Barwick, and Emma Logan.

Siroko Duo and Helia Music Collective revisit their Re:Ignite program and will present selections of contemporary works for two flutes written by women composers. Hot Air Music Festival is an all-day event taking place at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, featuring music by up-and-coming composers and ensembles.

The Center for New Music hosts its third Tracking Series, a series of roundtable discussions on gender and racial equity in contemporary music. On 1/31, the conversation focuses on women composers and gender equity in contemporary music led by Emma Logan and Julie Barwick of Helia Music Collective. Featured panelists include Elinor Armer, Pamela Z, Aubrey Bergauer, Sarah Cahill, Mya Byrne, as well as many other voices immeshed in the Bay Area contemporary music scene with proven dedication to uplifting contemporary female voices.

Liaison Ensemble and Helia Music Collective team up to explore new music by composers Emily Koh, Lily Chen, Julie Barwick, and Emma Logan in response to music by Baroque composers Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini.

Helia Music Collective and Siroko Duo present a program of contemporary works by women composers for two flutes. The concert will feature the world premiere of works by Chelsea Loew and Emma Logan, as well as recent works by Julie Barwick, Shulamit Ran, Izabel Austin, Jane Rigler, and Brandy Hudelson.

For the second Vernon Salon of 2017, flutist Jessie Nucho will be performing two solos works by Kaija Saariaho and Eve Beglarian, followed with talks by composer Emma Logan, mixed media artist Victoria Welling, and writer Lindsay Merbaum on women in the art world.