Stare at the Sun
Named one of Chicago’s “new ensembles you should know” by WFMT, Stare at the Sun is a professional mixed-voice chamber choir dedicated to curating music by living composers, with an emphasis on commissioning new works from Chicago-based composers. Stare at the Sun provides a unique outlet for local composers to have their work performed at the highest level by virtuosic singers. They aim to engage artists and the public with issues of social responsibility and the complexities of living in the 21st century. Stare at the Sun has premiered works by Ted Hearne, Lansing McLoskey, Alex Berko, Alissa Voth, 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.
