Ghiya Rushidat To Premiere New Work In Helix Collective, Composers Diversity Collective Spotlight! Concert
The Los Angeles based music ensemble Helix Collective and the Composers Diversity Collective present Spotlight!, featuring premiere concert pieces and media music reimagined for the stage by film, television, and video game composers from the Composers Diversity Collective, including Spectra client Ghiya Rushidat!
In addition to premiering a new work by Ghiya, 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), and in-demand media composers two-time Annie Award-nominee Amritha Vaz and Sid de la Cruz.
"We are beyond excited to work with the Composers Diversity Collective again this year. We had so much fun collaborating on the Shoutout! album together in 2021 and we can't wait to bring our musical synergy to this live performance,” say Helix Collective co-founders Phil Popham & Sarah Robinson.
Michael Abels co-founded the non-profit Composers Diversity Collective (CDC) to raise awareness for the many more composers from diverse backgrounds working in Hollywood.
"To achieve a more inclusive industry, the Composers Diversity Collective aims to broaden the perception of who composers are,” says Abels. “Presenting concert works by people of color broadens that perception in the concert hall, and is an example of the importance of visibility. The CDC is excited to partner with the Helix Collective in championing underrepresented voices. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating the richness of our LA composer community."
Media music composed for film and television will also be transformed and reimagined for the concert stage for the performance. Each piece will showcase the unique musical and artistic voice of each composer shining a bright spotlight on their talents, range, and artistry.
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About Helix Collective
The concert also celebrates the return to live concerts for Helix Collective. Helix Collective are classical musicians busting out of the traditional mold. From crossover dance music, to storytelling, to film, television, and video game music, the Los Angeles-based ensemble takes the best of classical chamber music and makes it the life of the party.
Variety Magazine praised Helix Collective’s musical range moving from “moody urgency and edgy chamber-music sound” to the “sweetly romantic evoking wide-open spaces.”
Helix “has a little something for everyone: those who like their classics straight up, with a contemporary edge to it, or with populist appeal.” Called “dizzyingly virtuosic with exquisite musicianship and world-class range” by The Free Times and praised for “beyond-the-ordinary programming.”
Like the double helix, the ensemble is rearrangeable, flexible, and fuses the DNA of classical music into worlds where it’s never gone before.
Visit the Helix Collective: www.helixcollective.org
About Composers Diversity Collective
The Composers Diversity Collective is an organization of music creators who are achieving a workplace environment in the entertainment industry as diverse as our society. Our mission is to increase our visibility to industry producers and creatives via networking opportunities and performances, to offer education and mentorship to emerging composers in underserved communities and to service the community through music. We exist to eliminate the industry’s challenge to find culturally diverse music creators, music supervisors, sound engineers and musicians, to increase our own awareness of each other, and to dispel misconceptions about the stylistic range of any minority composer.
This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and a grant from the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture. Our Sponsors include Orange Tree Samples, White Bear PR, BMI, ASCAP, Spitfire Audio, Embertone, and the Alliance of Women Film Composers.
Visit the Composers Diversity Collective: www.composersdiversitycollective.org
