Stare at the Sun is a 24-voice chamber choir specializing in the curation and commissioning of works by living composers. Selections from our Call for Scores will be performed on our concerts in May 2024: You Through Me.
Stare at the Sun has premiered works by Lansing McLoskey, Alex Berko, Matthew Recio, and Nicholas Cline, and has curated works by Evelin Seppar, Ted Hearne, David Lang, Caroline Shaw, Per Nørgård, Karin Rehnqvist, Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Tõnu Kõrvits, Edie Hill, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Hans Abrahamsen, Missy Mazzoli, Judith Bingham, Judith Weir, Arvo Pärt, Kevin Puts, Eric Whitacre, Joanne Metcalf, Pawel Łukaszewski, Gabriel Jackson, Kile Smith, and Michael Gilbertson.
Selected Composers will Receive:
A performance of the full work in May 2024.
A professional audiovisual recording of the live concert performance
An in-person workshop of the piece two months prior to the performance
Submissions must be received by Monday, January 15, 2024, 12:00 NOON (CDT) to be considered.
Composers may only submit ONE SCORE for this competition.
Score Submission Requirements:
Though a brand new work is not necessary, preference will be given to submitted scores that have not yet received a public performance or workshop.
Submissions will be accepted from composers based in the U.S. or internationally
SATB works, with up to eight-part divisi (SSAATTBB), a cappella
The work must be approximately 5-10 minutes in duration.
Scores must be engraved on Sibelius, Finale, or similar music notation software. A recording or MIDI rendering of the score is appreciated, but not required.
Texts must be in the public domain or used with documented permission of the copyright holder.
Results of the Call for Scores will be announced by February 15, 2024