Department/College/UnitArts Division

TitleDMA Candidate in Composition

AffiliationGraduate

Web Sitewww.lukasjanata.cz

Primary Office LocationMusic Center

Mail StopMusic Center

Biography, Education and Training

(short)

Lukáš, a Czech Santa Cruz–based artist, explores empathy through music as a composer, educator, and organizer. He serves on the board of The Resonance Project, exploring music as a conflict transformation. He co-organized a San Francisco massive benefit Concert of Compassion and the ECHOES concert series for empathy in Prague. He instructs at The Walden School and the San Francisco Conservatory Of Music. He received artist residencies and fellowships at the Wurlitzer Foundation, KHN Center, ISCM's VICC, VCCA, Casa Uno, Millay Arts, Jentel, and Aspen Music Festival. Lukáš received commissions from San Francisco Symphony, Alarm Will Sound, Janáček Philharmonic, Orchestra of St Luke’s, Cantori New York, and others.

for more info, please visit www.lukasjanata.cz/bio

Research Interests

Music cognition

Creativity through sound and its perception

Empathetic mechanisms activated through music