We live in a deeply unsettling era overshadowed by an anthropogenic climate catastrophe, violent conflicts, and the erosion of democratic societies. In times like these, everyone is called upon to help build a more sustainable, peaceful, and mutually supportive coexistence, no matter how modest their contributions may be.

For the 2024/25 winter semester, the Sounding Visions Award—conferred by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) in cooperation with the mdw—has set out in search of exciting new concert formats.

In May 2019, a very special transformational concert set an entire school building resonating and reverberating.