HELIX! New Music Ensemble of Rutgers University was founded in 1990 by its director, Paul Hoffmann and is devoted to the presentation of all classical styles of Twentieth-Century music, with an emphasis on music composed since 1950. The instrumentation of the group is currently flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano and percussion. The players, having been chosen for their outstanding performance abilities and dedication to contemporary music, are given teaching assistantships and fellowships to be in this group. Since its inception, HELIX! has premiered many compositions written for the group by Rutgers and other composers and has performed numerous pieces written by major composers of our time. It has performed in such places as Lincoln Center in New York City, the Noyes Museum in New Jersey, and various colleges on the east coast. helix - a spiral, helical, coiled, whirled, winding                   spiralspiralspiralspiral           helicalhelicalhelicalhelical             whirledwhirledwhirledwhirled      helixhelixhelixhelix             helixhelixhelixhelix              helicalhelicalhelical                     spiralspiralspiralspiral                  helicalhelicalhelicalhelical                whirledwhirledwhirledwhirled spiralspiralspiralspiral      spiralspiralspiralspiral             helicalhelicalhelicalhelical             helixhelixhelixhelix                      helixhelixhelixhelix     HELIX! is conducted by Paul Hoffmann, who also teaches piano at Mason Gross School of the Arts.