The Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program 2024
Session 1: August 18-24 | Composing and Recording Workshop for young composers (pre-college, undergraduate, and masters degree students)
Applications are now closed. Thank you for your interest. Information about this program next year will be released in February 2025.
The aims of the inaugural Composing and Recording Workshop are many: to offer opportunities to young composers to develop their portfolio, receive excellent mentorship from award-winning composer faculty members, workshop their new works at a high level with musicians from the top music schools in the United States, and preview the working environment of a composer’s career path in the supportive and nurturing environment of a summer program.
SCFP Session 1: “Composing and Recording Workshop”
Participants in this program will compose a new work and have it workshopped and recorded by Soundbox resident artists. In this session of SCFP, participants will:
write a new short work of approximately 5 minutes for either solo piano, string and piano duo, string quartet, piano trio, or piano quartet.
receive 2 consultation lessons from an assigned mentor
travel to Sarasota, FL for a week-long residency
workshop their new works with resident musicians
attend at least 2 lectures, including 1 discussion/meditation on wellness and practical career development
receive editing consultation in group discussions and access to 1-on-1 office hours in person from their assigned faculty
receive a recording of their new work by resident musicians
More details about the program are given below.
Application Details
The application deadline has passed. Late applications are STILL ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS. The “APPLY” button will appear on this page. You can prepare the following materials to facilitate your application.
Application Form
Your CV as a PDF (please include education history, mentors, festivals, etc.)
A list of completed works (include titles, instrumentation, duration, composition and premiere dates, links to recordings where applicable)
1 Recommender Contact (this can be a professor, mentor, or colleague/collaborator who we will reach out to for a letter)
Quick Facts
Dates: August 18–24, 2024
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Eligibility: Gifted young composers between 14–25 years of age, although there is no firm age restriction. Minors (under the age of 18) must travel and attend with a parent or legal guardian.
Maximum Available Spots: 15
Program Cost: $1475 (Includes lodging. Financial aid available. See details below.)*
Application Fee: $20
Faculty: Sean Friar, Marc Migó Cortes, Nick Bentz (SCFP 2023 Fellow alumnus)
Resident Artists: To be announced, comprised of alumni from top North American music schools such as Juilliard, Curtis, and New England Conservatory.
*This covers all program costs including lessons, lectures, workshopping sessions, recording, lodging, and inner-city transportation. Flights to and from Sarasota are not covered. Meal costs are also not included, although boxed lunches at a discounted price will be offered. Please see program description for more details
Program Schedule
Note: When participants have free time outside of their assigned workshop, they are permitted to observe the workshops of other participants. Otherwise, participants are expected to optimize their free time to revise their compositions based on their workshop.
Residency Accommodations
Accommodations for all participants of SCFP 2024 Session 1 will be either at the Steinwachs Artist Residences or at a partner hotel located near downtown Sarasota.
Participants who are minors, defined as 17 years of age or younger, must travel and attend SCFP with a parent or legal guardian.
Photos of the Steinwachs Artist Residences are shown below.
Tuition and Fees
We understand that cost may be barriers to attendance. Soundbox is committed to working with admitted applicants to make their participation possible.
Application Fee Waivers are available, subject to certain requirements. Please email info@soundboxventures.org for more details. Financial Aid is available. Please note that as a relatively new program, we regrettably will not have the capability to offer full scholarships this year.
TUITION: $950
BREAKDOWN
Educational Curriculum (2 lessons, revision consultations, seminars on compositional, business, and music topics): $550
Recording Session Fees (Workshop session with musicians, audio and video recording with some editing, venues): $400
RESIDENCY PACKAGE: $525*
Additional Costs (not paid to the program):
Flight: $200–550**
Estimated Food: $300***
Notes:
*This cost is for a participant over 18 years of age, and for a room in a 3-bedroom/2-bath apartment at Steinwachs Artist Residences. The discounted daily rate offered at The Modern hotel is $169/night. Participants who are minors will have a different cost if lodging at Steinwachs, as the unit will be a 2-bedroom/1-bath apartment. If these units are unavailable, then minors and their parents and/or guardians must book a room at The Modern hotel. It is possible to book at a different hotel if a participant finds a more competitive rate, but the participant will then be responsible for all of their transportation within Sarasota.
**Roundtrip flights between major airline hubs in the continent United States will cost between the range indicated. Participants will be responsible for their own travel to and from Sarasota. Participants who fly into Sarasota will be picked up by Soundbox personnel. It is also possible to fly into Tampa, but there will be no guaranteed transportation from Tampa International Airport unless it can be coordinated with other participants who are arriving or departing as a group.
***All units at Steinwachs have a kitchen fully stocked with pots and pans, knives, dishes, cutlery, and other essential cooking equipment. The refrigerators can be stocked with groceries by participants, who are encouraged to cook. With exception of two or three group meals, it is not essential to eat out around town every day. The food cost for a week for an individual, including eating out, is estimated.
