What is the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program?

The Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program brings together a community of performers and composers who interact with the Sarasota community and bring the enthusiasm of our music-making to all corners of the globe. At the same time, the program addresses certain urgent questions that face music-making in the 21st century. For example, how can we introduce and lift the voices of wonderful composers today to more communities around the world? After new music is premiered, they often collect dust on the shelves. How do we bring these works into our music-making today? What tools do we need to become advocates for music of our times?

Our festival in 2024 expands into two sessions, both with similar educational focuses, and will include a myriad of public programs, such as:

• chamber music concerts featuring works by historic and living composers

• radio broadcasts of SCFP performances and interviews with the composer fellows on WSMR and 8 other states, hosted by Tyler Kline on Modern Notebook

• public lectures and seminars on music-making questions central to Soundbox programming, such as “how do musicians communicate effectively?” and “what is authentic expression in composition and performance?”

For more information about the specific programs, please visit the session pages.