In addition Stare currently holds a position as a Distinguished Artist at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.

[6] In the fall of 2008, Stare served as assistant conductor to Sir Andrew Davis at the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their new production of Alban Berg's Lulu.

[7] Stare returned in June 2010, leading the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra in their New York City debut at the Riverside Church.

[8] The 2010 and 2011 season Stare's returned to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin as guest conductor, as well as his European operatic debut at the Norwegian Opera in Oslo, with a production of Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.

Stare is also featured as a conductor in the recording of Mike Mills' Concerto for Violin, Rock Band & String Orchestra and Philip Glass Symphony No.

[21] In 2019, Stare received a GRAMMY nomination for his recording, American Rapture, along with Yolanda Kondonassis for Jennifer Higdon’s Harp Concerto.