Support Solstice Bells

Solstice Bells is a global participatory performance and documentary created by artists, musicians, filmmakers, communities, and thousands of participants around the world.

Your support helps bring this shared moment of hope to life.

Whether you sponsor a story, support the musical composition, help document communities around the world, or contribute to the global performance itself, every gift helps transform an idea into a worldwide event.

At the heart of Solstice Bells is an original musical composition by composer Darren Zhu.

Drawing on changing patterns of daylight across the Earth, the composition transforms the rhythms of the seasons into a score that anyone can perform with any bell.

Your support helps commission, develop, test, and share the work with participants around the world.

What your support makes possible:

• Composition commission
• Technical development
• Score preparation
• Educational materials
• Public access to the composition

The documentary will follow people around the world as they prepare for the Winter Solstice.

A family. A school. A church bell choir. A temple community. A musician. A neighborhood gathering.

Each story becomes part of a larger portrait of hope, connection, and shared humanity.

Your sponsorship helps us identify, document, and share one participant's journey from preparation to performance.

What your support makes possible:

• Story development
• Participant support
• Remote filming equipment
• Production and editing
• Inclusion in the documentaryWant to be one of the first to see what we're working on? Sign up for early access and get a sneak peek of our new website!

Solstice Bells is designed to be locally organized and globally connected.

Your support helps communities host performances, gatherings, workshops, and public events leading up to the Winter Solstice.

What your support makes possible:

• Community engagement
• Educational programming
• Event coordination
• Performance resources
• Outreach materialsWe're always looking for talented individuals to join our team. Check out our career opportunities today and see if we're a good fit for you!

The documentary will weave together stories, performances, and reflections from around the world into a feature-length film and a series of short documentaries. Your support helps us capture, edit, and share these stories with audiences everywhere.

What your support makes possible:

• Production
• Editing
• Sound design
• Color correction
• Distribution
• Film festival submissions

Founding Supporters help make the entire project possible.

These gifts support the areas of greatest need across the composition, global performance, documentary production, and educational outreach.

Founding Supporters will be recognized on the Solstice Bells website and in project materials.