2008
August - New music for short film "Whistling Past The Graveyard"
Film by Mercedes Helnwein, to be shown at her art show August 30th
At the Merry Karnowsky Gallery, for more information visit www.mercedeshelnwein.com
July - Finished score to Frank Borzage Documentary
Score for new Frank Borzage Documentary finished, to be released soon.
May - Records strings for bands AKW and Tom Wehrle.
Orchestrates string parts and records for AKW and Tom Wehrle.
April - New music for "The Story of Elle"
Directed by Alana Morshead, hear samples of the music under the music section of this site.
May. 4th - Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra free concert
Join us for a free concert with the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra, Sunday May 4th at 7:30pm.
Location is the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 6020 Radford Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91606
The orchestra will be joined by very distinguished guest soloists performing on piano, harpsichord, viola and viola da gambas as well as solos by orchestra members on violin, cello, bass and trumpet.
April 16th - Demo Team at Bordello
Ali's band, Demo Team, performing at Bordello, 901 E. 1st St. Show starts at 9pm.
Feb. 23rd - Performance with soprano Mariana Popzlateva
By invitation of soprano Mariana Popzlateva, the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra will perform with her, tenor Nick Palance, composer/ pianist Anthony Michaels (the orchestra premeiring one of his works) and ballet dancers Elan and Zlat Popzlateva.
The location is the Plummer Park Fiesta Hall in West Hollywood.
Presented by Unity In Arts Foundation, European Arts Agency, City of West Hollywood and the Russion Advisory Board.
Feb. 9th - Demo Team CD release show
Ali's band, Demo Team, is having their CD release show at Tangier on Hillhurst and Los Feliz in Hollywood, together with ragtime band Sausage Grinder.
8pm.
Jan. 4th - Ali Helnwein's music in the Disney Concert Hall
Ali's Score to "1st and Hope" by Brian Lotti will be heard in the world renowned Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles as part of the Concrete Frequency event.
2007
May 12th - Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra 1 Year Anniversary Concert
Ali Helnwein will conduct the orchestra in it's 1 year Anniversary Concert at the Biscuit Factory Lofts.
Featuring violin soloist Jack Krumbein.
Sponsored by Thomas Metzler Violin Shop, Archrival on 349 E. 2nd St., Steve Kalinich Music (ASCAP) and Strayed Dogs, LLC.
2006
Dec. 17 - Debut concert of the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra
7:30pm, At the Herbert Zipper Concert Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., right across from the Disney Concert Hall in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Program will include Bach, Corelli, Pachelbel and the debut of a composition by composer Jason Turbin.
String Quartet for sale on iTunes Music Store
Click icon below to purchase.
Oct. 21st - Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra performs at skate park
The first ever performance of the Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra to take place at Steve Berra's skate park for the "1st and Hope" exhibition.
New Chamber Orchestra: The Traction Avenue Chamber Orchestra
The instrumentation:
2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons
2 french horns, 2 trumpets
1 Harp
1 percussionist
4 first violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos, 1 upright bass
Purpose of the orchestra:
To give local musicians a chance to rehearse and perform with other musicians in a chamber setting and to give talented composers the opportunity to have their work interpreted and presented infront of an audience.
If you are interested in joining the orchestra in any of these spots please email - email link under contact page.
