What is the Soundbox 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?

Each iteration of the Soundbox Fellowship Program has a specific educational mission. The Soundbox Fellowship Program offers opportunities to all composers at various stages of their careers to develop their portfolios, receive excellent mentorship from acclaimed composer faculty, workshop and record their compositions with internationally-acclaimed resident artists, and preview the working environment of a composer’s career path in a supportive and nurturing environment.Our programs  foster a new generation of musical advocates by creating opportunities for composers and performers to address important philosophical issues facing classical and contemporary music today.