Los Angeles Photo Archive
BMI’s Senior Director Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media Anne Cecere and BMI composer Penka Kouneva gather for a photo backstage after the LA Philharmonic masterfully played her piece “The Woman Astronaut,” which accompanied the short documentary Kouneva commissioned to the Falcon Creative group celebrating the contributions of all 50 American women astronauts. View Photo
BMI’s Senior Director Creative– Film, TV & Visual Media Anne Cecere and BMI composer Justin Hurwitz pause for a photo backstage after the LA Philharmonic’s performance of his piece from the film “First Man.” View Photo
Pictured (L-R) are BMI composer Justin Hurwitz (“First Man”); BMI Senior Director Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media Anne Cecere; BMI composer Penka Kouneva (“The Woman Astronaut”); Richard Lonsdorf, Consulting Producer, Artistic Planning, Los Angeles Philharmonic; and Michael Alexander, CalTech Director of Events. View Photo
Pictured is BMI’s Senior Director Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media Anne Cecere with the evening’s conductor, BMI composer David Newman, backstage after the show. View Photo
Dr. Abigail Fraeman, a planetary scientist and member of the Mars Curiosity rover team, shares insights about the future of American space exploration with the audience. View Photo
Stairs make up one of the three paths that concert-goers took to reach the top of Baldwin Hill Scenic Overlook, where the event was held. View Photo
Musicians play the works of contemporary film and video game composers during the concert. View Photo
The sunset sets the tone for musicians to play by at “Intrinsic Strings.” View Photo