Timothy A. Helisek - Biography
Timothy A. Helisek is the first place winner of the 2004 edition of the Normandale Composer’s Competition for his classical chamber piece 'Beauty in Sadness.' 'Dancing Towards the Sun,' also a chamber piece, won first place in the same competition in 2005, as well as second place in the Minnesota Music Educators Association Composition Contest the same year. 'Ars Moriendi,' a work for large orchestra, was given an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute.
Timothy has released three solo piano albums covering a diverse mix of music, including his own works, as well as those by Beethoven, Chopin, John Adams, Philip Glass, Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer.
Timothy has released three solo piano albums covering a diverse mix of music, including his own works, as well as those by Beethoven, Chopin, John Adams, Philip Glass, Danny Elfman and Hans Zimmer.
Beginning in 2020, he will be releasing several orchestral and choral pieces recorded by the Moscow Bow Tie Orchestra. Thus far, he has released 'Woven,' his composition which was recorded by a 40 piece string orchestra.
He has released two albums and one single of his avant-garde electronic music compositions where he uses sounds he recorded from various inanimate objects. These sounds are then assembled using algorithms and computer techniques.
His albums are available worldwide through his record label, Helisek Music Publishing, which releases classical, children’s music and ringtones. Timothy's children's music franchise, Baby Rockstar, has released over forty albums of sleepy lullaby arrangements of popular songs. Several of his ringtones have hit the top ten on the charts in the iTunes Ringtone Store across many genres, including classical, jazz and soundtrack.
Timothy has performed on the piano and celeste with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Minnesota and has performed the works of many great classical composers. He has worked as music copyist and orchestrator for a variety of composers and publishers including Garry Schyman, William Goldstein, Dionne Warwick and Century City Masterworks.
He has released two albums and one single of his avant-garde electronic music compositions where he uses sounds he recorded from various inanimate objects. These sounds are then assembled using algorithms and computer techniques.
His albums are available worldwide through his record label, Helisek Music Publishing, which releases classical, children’s music and ringtones. Timothy's children's music franchise, Baby Rockstar, has released over forty albums of sleepy lullaby arrangements of popular songs. Several of his ringtones have hit the top ten on the charts in the iTunes Ringtone Store across many genres, including classical, jazz and soundtrack.
Timothy has performed on the piano and celeste with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra of Minnesota and has performed the works of many great classical composers. He has worked as music copyist and orchestrator for a variety of composers and publishers including Garry Schyman, William Goldstein, Dionne Warwick and Century City Masterworks.
As a film composer, he has composed for dozens of shorts, features and commercials. His music and sound effects have been heard on many shows including Survivor, CBS News, VH1's Behind the Music, 60 minutes, The Mentalist, Bad Girls Club and NCIS: Los Angeles.
Timothy A. Helisek graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Media and Commercial Music Composition from California State University Northridge in 2008. He obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Guitar Performance from McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2004.
Timothy has been a music educator since 1999, teaching private lessons in piano, guitar and composition. He has been a guest lecturer at Glendale Community College and served as Adjunct Composition Faculty at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Mn. He is the author of a book for educational guitar, 'Reading Studies for the Beginning Guitarist.'
Timothy A. Helisek graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Media and Commercial Music Composition from California State University Northridge in 2008. He obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Guitar Performance from McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2004.
Timothy has been a music educator since 1999, teaching private lessons in piano, guitar and composition. He has been a guest lecturer at Glendale Community College and served as Adjunct Composition Faculty at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Mn. He is the author of a book for educational guitar, 'Reading Studies for the Beginning Guitarist.'