Sara Glojnarić is a Croatian composer based in Leipzig, Germany.

 

Her artistic practice explores pop culture, including its aesthetics, socio-political impact, collective memory, nostalgia and the intricate web of pop cultural data and their interactions.

 

Sara’s extensive body of work spans across various mediums, encompassing opera, orchestral compositions, chamber music pieces, video, as well as immersive multimedia and multi-sensory installations. Her pieces have been premiered by renowned contemporary music ensembles, such as Ensemble Musikfabrik, Klangforum Wien, Münchener Kammerorchester, RSO Wien & Marin Alsop, Trio Catch, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Mosaik, Ensemble Modern, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Sarah Maria Sun, collective lovemusic, and ensemble handwerk, among many others. Her music has been performed at festivals including the ECLAT Festival Stuttgart, Wien Modern, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Ultraschall Festival Berlin, Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, Warsaw Autumn, and Music Biennale Zagreb.

 

She studied composition at the  Academy of Music in Zagreb, under Dr. Davorin Kempf, and later earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in composition at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, studying in the class of Martin Schüttler.

 

Throughout her career, Sara has garnered a multitude of international accolades, prizes, and artistic residencies. These include the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Förderpreis 2023, alongside the Erste Bank Kompositionspreis Wien, the Kranichsteiner Musikpreis at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse 2018, the Ivo Vuljević Prize 2019 awarded by Jeunesse Musicales Croatie, the Deutsche Oper Berlin’s NEUE SZENEN V composition competition, and an artistic residency with Ensemble Mosaik through the Progetto Positano project.

 

Her video-opera “Im Stein” (based on a book by Clemens Meyer and directed by Michael von zür Mühlen), earned a nomination for the FAUST Preis in the “Ton und Medien” category.

 

She has been a fellow of the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg since 2019. Her works are published by Edition Juliane Klein.

 

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Upcoming
2024

more concert dates and announcements coming soon!
Recent
2024

sugarcoating for ensemble played by the new music ensemble of the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg, conducted by Robert HP Platz.

01–30–24

Workshop with composition students (class of Prof. Andreas Dohmen) at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg.

01–29–24

Premiere of Latitudes #5: Disco Is A Symptom, written for and commissioned by Duo Santorsa-Pereyra at Unerhörte Musik Berlin.

01–23–24
 2023

Box of Chocolates for Patricia Kopatschinskaja & Ensemble Intercontemporain

Philharmonie Paris

11–25–23

seconds, minutes, hours, eons for Personal Clutter

at the Fruitmarket Edinburgh

11–16–23

Klangwerkstatt Berlin, Kunstquartier Bethanien

Sara Glojnarić: “Artefacts #3”

Ensemble LUX:NM

11–12–23

Sprengel Museum Hannover

Sara Glojnarić: “Latitudes” für präpariertes Klavier und Video

Rei Nakamura (Klavier)

10–23–23

Donaueschinger Musiktage 2023

 

German premiere of sugarcoating #4!

 

RAGE Thormbones, Posaune
Chris Swithinbank und Clara Iannotta, Elektronik
SWR Symphonieorchester
Baldur Brönnimann, Leitung

10–20–23

ZKM Karlsruhe, Kubus

Sara Glojnarić: “Sugarcoating #2”

Trio Catch

10–15–23

ZeitGenuss_EINS

“This might be a piece one day” for guitar quartet and tape (UA) – a miniature written for the 30th anniversary of ALEPH Guitar quartett
Jubiläumskonzert 30 Jahre ALEPH Gitarrenquartett
19:30 Uhr Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
CampusOne – Schloss Gottesaue
Wolfgang-Rihm-Forum
ALEPH Gita

SAM•ComputerStudio der Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe,
Klangregie

10–12–23

Tonhalle, Zürich

Sara Glojnarić: “we are too weird for TV” for string quartett and tape

Quatuor Diotima

10–01–23

13.09.2023, 21:00
Klangspuren Schwaz, Pfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt

Sara Glojnarić: “Latitudes #4” for violin und accordion (WP)

Sophie Schafleitner (Violine), Krassimir Sterev (Akkordeon)

09–13–23

08.09.2023, 12:30
Gaudeamus Festival 2023

Sara Glojnarić: “sugarcoating #2”

hand werk

09–08–23

17.08.2023, 22:30
BR Klassik, “Horizonte”

“Wer nicht mit der Zeit geht, geht mit der Zeit. Die Komponistin Sara Glojnarić” – ein Porträt von Julia Schölzel u.a. mit Ausschnitten aus “Kein Mythos”, “Artefacts #2”, “sugarcoating”, “sugarcoating #2”, “Im Stein” und “everything allways”

(Wiederholung der Sendung von 27.12.2022)

08–17–23

27.07.2023, 23:00
BR Klassik, “Horizonte”

Sara Glojnarić: “Artefacts”, “sugarcoating #2” und “Latitudes #2”

Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Trio Catch, Leonie Klein (Perkussion)

07–27–23

04.07.2023, 20:00
Alte Feuerwache Köln

Sara Glojnarić: “Sugarcoarting #2”

hand werk

07–04–23

27.05.2023, 19:00
BaseCamp Hostel Bonn

Sara Glojnarić: “Everything Always” für Streicher und Tonband

Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Ltg.: Dirk Kaftan

 

05–27–23

14.05.2023 Premiere
Theater Freiburg, kleines Haus

Sara Glojnarić: “Neuro-Moon. Manage your Memories” Musiktheater auf ein Libretto von Emma Braslavsky

Regie: Miriam Götz, Ensemble recherche

Musikalische Leitung: Friederike Scheunchen

 

TICKETS für 14.05.2023

Weitere Aufführungen am 18.5., 8.6. und 17.6.2023!

05–14–23

14.05.2023, 15:05
SWR 2 “Zur Person”

“Die Komponistin Sara Glojnarić”. Eine Sendung von Rafael Rennicke

05–14–23

Theater Freiburg, kleines Haus

Sara Glojnarić: “Neuro-Moon. Manage your Memories” Musiktheater auf ein Libretto von Emma Braslavsky (UA)

Regie: Miriam Götz, Ensemble recherche, Musikalische Leitung: Friederike Scheunchen

05–07–23

Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik

Sara Glojnarić: “Pure Bliss” für Ensemble und Zuspielungen

Klangforum Wien, Ltg.: Vimbayi Kaziboni

04–21–23

Music Biennale Zagreb

Sara Glojnarić: “Pure Bliss” für Ensemble und Zuspielungen

Klangforum Wien, Ltg.: Johannes Kalitzke

04–16–23

Musica Nova, Helsinki

Sara Glojnarić: “Pure Bliss” für Ensemble und Zuspielungen

Klangforum Wien, Ltg.: Elena Schwarz

03–01–23

Körber Forum, Hamburg

“2× hören – Gesprächskonzert”:
Sara Glojnarić “Artefacts #2”

Sarah Maria Sun (Sopran), Dirk Rothbrust (Schlagzeug)

02–07–23
 2022

Premiere of PURE BLISS, written especially for Klangforum Wien. Premiered at Wien Modern 2022.

11–17–22

EVERYTHING, ALWAYS, a new piece for Münchener Kammerocherster – this was a part of the competition I was fortunate to win, organized by musica femina münchen and MKO in summer 2021.

11–10–22

sugarcoating #4 for orchestra – a new piece for RSO Wien under the baton of Marin Alsop, premiered at Wien Modern.

11–03–22

sugarcoating #3 – a new piece out of »sugarcoating« series for Ensemble Mosaik – Kulturbrauerei Berlin.

 

31.08.2022

20h

Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei Berlin

 

08–31–22

»sugarcoating« for large ensemble at the opening concert of KLANG Festival in Copenhagen, played by Athelas Sinfonietta under the baton of Pierre-André Valade.

06–09–22

performance of »ok, boomer« at Tanzhaus Düsseldorf, with Banafshe Hourmazdi and Golschan Ahmad Haschemi. More about the performance here!

06–04–22

»Artefacts« for 6 vocal soloists and video is being performed by Neue Vocalsolisten at their concert series Südseite Nachts in Theaterhaus Stuttgart!

Click here for more info about the concert.

06–01–22

Premiere of »we are too weird for TV« written for the amazing string quartet Quatuor Diotima and tape, at Scène nationale d’Orléans. More info here.

05–24–22

performance of »ok, boomer« at Gessnerallee Zürich, with Banafshe Hourmazdi and Golschan Ahmad Haschemi. More about the performance here!

03–04–22

premiere of »Latitudes #2« for drums and tape at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe by the percussionist Leonie Klein. The concert will be recorded by SWR.

01–27–22

The New Recherche – a collaborative project with Hannes Seidl, Charles Kwong, Clemens Thomas and Ensemble Recherche. I will be showing my mockumentary  titled »The Future Will Be Better Tomorrow« with Christian Dierstein and Melise Mellinger as the protagonists. Premiere on January 21st 2022 at in Heimathafen Neukölln, 21:00h at Ultraschall Festival Berlin. The show will be streamed live on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

01–21–22
 2021

Talk at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg about my opera Im Stein. Thanks to Gordon Kampe for the invite!

12–16–21

Renewed performance of »WUNDERLAND«, together with apokalyptische tänzer*innen, in cooperation with Theater Rampe Stuttgart.

12–03–21

Talk at Bath Spa University (UK), about using re-contextualization techniques in my work. Thanks to Matthew Sergeant and James Saunders for the invite!

12–01–21

premiere of »Kein Mythos«, my new chamber opera in Tischlerei Deutsche Oper Berlin (libretto: Dorian Brunz)

11–06–21

sugarcoating 2 at the Elbphilharmonie!

Performed by Trio Catch.

Tuesday, 12.10.2021 at Kleiner Saal

10–12–21

Schwere Reiter, München

Sara Glojnarić: “sugarcoating” (version 3) (2017/20) für Ensemble

Ensemble der/gelbe/klang

Leitung: Armando Merino

10–11–21

»sugarcoating« (2016-2020) for large ensemble at Bludenzer Tage Zeitgemäßer Musik, performed by Ensemble Mosaik, conducted by Enno Poppe.

10–07–21

musical coaching and performance – »ok, boomer« by Golschan Ahmad Haschemi and Banafshe Hourmazdi, performed at Sophiensaele Berlin

09–18–21

Premiere of »This champagne is burned«, a new video piece for Ensemble Adapter, Centralstation Darmstadt, Darmstädter Ferienkurse – concert of the Kranichsteiner Music Prize 2018 Winners

08–06–21

electronic music for the theatre performance »WUNDERLAND«, together with apokalyptische tänzer*innen, in cooperation with Theater Rampe and Theaterhaus Stuttgart

Premiere: July 30th 2021 / more performances on July 31st and August 1st.

07–30–21

Artefacts #2 played by Jessica Aszodi and Jonathan Shapiro from Decoder Ensemble @ Music Biennale Zagreb. Recording coming soon!

 

07–16–21

ALLES ENDET – Digital festival by Oper Halle

Live Stream & Public Viewing of my opera »Im Stein«, followed by a artist talk together with Clemens Meyer (Novel/Libretto), Michael von zur Mühlen (staging) and myself. The talk will be moderated by Anja Nioduschewski. You can find more info and detailed programme here

07–08–21

premiere of my opera »Im Stein« in Oper Halle. Author of the book and libretto is Clemens Meyer, staging by Michael v. zur Mühlen, conducted by Michael Wendeberg.

The piece was live streamed on nachtkritik.de and on the website of Oper Halle.

 

06–30–21

premiere of »Latitudes« for piano and video, performed and commissioned by Magdalena Cerezo Falces at Südseite Nachts, Theaterhaus Stuttgart

05–20–21
 2020

»Artefacts 2« with Sarah Maria Sun and Dirk Rothbrust on WDR 3

12–12–20

portrait concert in Elisabethkirche Berlin, ensemble mosaik, as a part of PROGETTO POSITANO residency sponsored by Ernst von Siemens Stiftung and Wilhelm Kempff Stiftung

10–03–20

residency at Casa Orfeo in Positano, Italy with ensemble mosaik

08–07–20

sugarcoating #2 at Ensemblehaus Freiburg, performed by ensemble recherche

06–19–20

new piece for E-MEX Ensemble and video, in Lutherkirche Köln and Kreuzeskirche Essen /// cancelled due COVID 19 – a film with all pieces will come out soon!

05–05–20

PREMIERE
sound for Banana Island, a performance by Apokalyptische Tänzer*innen @ Schwankhalle Bremen

01–16–20
 2019

»Artefacts 3 (dubbese)« for AAA-AAA for two e-guitars and video, Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, 20h

12–13–19

sound for Banana Island, a performance by Apokalyptische Tänzer*innen @ Theater Rampe, Stuttgart

11–26–19

PRAY. CHUCK. COME HITHER chamber opera at the Taschenoperfestival Salzburg, with Thierry Brühl and OENM Ensemble, conducted by Peter Rundel

09–24–19

sound for Following Mo – interactive walk through Stuttgart as seen by Mo, a 9 year-old boy. with Apokalyptische Tänzer*innen, Stuttgart

06–01–19

»Artefacts #2« for Sarah Maria Sun & Dirk Rothbrust @ Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik 

05–12–19

screening of #popfem at EMAF – European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück in Lagerhalle, starting at 14:00h

04–27–19

performances of a puppet theatre play Žabica Kraljica @ Music Biennale Zagreb

04–03–19

»sugarcoating #2« @ Philharmonie Luxembourg, performed by Trio Catch

05–15–19

»comm.unique project« – curating ECLAT Festival’sInstagram account together with Malte Giesen, Maria Kalesnikava and URBAN PROPAGANDA Stuttgart

02–01–19

AHC 1 for 4 performers with glasses @ Don’t Try #nopera

02–14–19

premiere of Artefacts, for 6 vocal soloists, tape and video, Neue Vocalsolisten at Ultraschall Festival Berlin

01–19–19
 2018

Aural Apparati, installations, videos with Perspektiven Box and Philipp Krebs, Kunstraum 34 Stuttgart

12–15–18

»sugarcoating #2« @ Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival performed by Mimitabu (Heather Roche, clarinet / My Hellgren, cello / Jonas Olsson, piano)

11–23–18

»sugarcoating #2« with Festival Ensemble (Mia Elezović, Smiljan Mrčela, Bruno Philipp) at Glazbena tribina Opatija Festival in Opatija, Croatia

11–09–18

sugarcoating with Landesjugendensemble Ba-Wü and Christof M. Löser in Friedrichshafen (19h, Kiesel im k42, Karlstrasse 42, Friedrischshafen) and Mannheim (18h, Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim, C 5, Museum Zeughaus)

11–02–18

workshops & sugarcoating for ensemble played by Landesjugendensemble, conducted by Christof M. Löser

10–26–18

»sugarcoating #2« @ GAS Festival Gothenburg (Atalante Venue) performed by Mimitabu (Heather Roche, clarinet / My Hellgren, cello / Jonas Olsson, piano)

10–03–18

»sugarcoating #2« @ Festival TACEC La Plata, Argentina, performed by Trio Catch

09–21–18

Workshop “Discontinuity” w/ Michael Maierhof at Darmstadt Summer Course – Internationales Musikinstitut

07–02–18

»sugarcoating #2« performed by Mimitabu in Hagakyrkan

04–15–18

Forever Apocalyptic in Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, a project with Jasmin Schädler, Calendal Klose, Mona Louisa-Melinka Hempel

04–06–18

RAISE YOUR VOICE Project with Neue Vocalsolisten (Theaterhaus)
Oct 2017 – Feb 2018

02–01–18

»sugarcoating #2« for Trio Catch @ ECLAT Stuttgart

02–02–18
 2017

»#popfem« screening @ Sinelinea Festival in Zagreb, Croatia

11–18–17

sugarcoating #2 for Trio Catch @ Novalis Music + Art Festival in Zadar and Zagreb, Croatia (https://www.facebook.com/events/1938870853034546/)

08–29–17

lectures, improvisation, concerts and screening of my video work #popfem @ Kyung-Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, alongside duo AAA—AAA, Perspektiven Box (Julian Siffert & Uikyung Lee), Philipp Krebs and Adrian Laugsch

08–21–17

screening of #popfem @ Acting In Concert Festival, Witten (Germany)

06–23–17

Sugarcoating, ensemble piece – performed by Ensemble Musikfabrik @ the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart // conductor: Christof M Löser

http://www.musikfabrik.eu/de/kalender/staatliche-hochschule-fuer-musik-und-darstellende-kunst-stuttgart-03062017?pager=2017–2018

06–03–17

opening of 29th Music Biennale Zagreb – »Puppet play Žabica kraljica (Frog the Queen)« // director: Rene Medvešek / Josip Konfic, percussion / Sanja Vrsalović, piano / Marija Lešaja, soprano / Gustav Barišin, double-bass

04–22–17