née foltynova

education: theatre studies and musicology (masaryk university of brno 1989-96), doctoral studies in musicology (masaryk university of brno, 1997-2003; dissertation "galina ustvolskaya: her life and work"); composition studies with jarmila mazourova (zus brno 1989-92) and frantisek emmert (janacek academy of music 1992-97), composition masterclasses in cesky krumlov (sofia gubajdulina, viktor suslin and marek kopelent, 1996; luis de pablo, jean-yves bosseur and marek kopelent, 1997) | list of works: zechariah, tell us about god - incidental music for a theatre play (direction: vera herajtova, municipal theatre of zlin, 1992); five inventions for piano (1993); gitandzali for flute, viola and women's choir on lyrics by rabindranath thakur (1993); suite for transverse flute (1994); canti on texts by hildegard of bingen for soprano, alto and three cellos (1995); side effects for four percussion players (1995); surfacing for two violas and harp (1995); stabat mater for soprano, alto, women's choir, two violins, cello, vibraphone and piano (1995); missa brevis for two sopranos, alto, baritone, bass, dulcimer, two violins, oboe, violas, cellos, and double basses (1996); kviti milodejne for one male and two female voices, violin, dulcimer, and orchestra (1997); uvazany listek for a female voice, dulcimer and B flat saxophone (1999); circus or else, the horse and the death with me - incidental music for a theatre play (direction: eva talska, theatre husa na provazku, brno, 1999); nanook stories, for two 'cellos and percussion; safranbolu for solo violoncello; the most beautiful angel for mezzosoprano, xylophone, and string quartet, dedicated to the memory of zdenka janackova (2008). competitions: honorary mention (stabat mater) at the national competition of young composers "generace" | discography: cd hudbaby (lotos records, 2003)