Marie Nečasová – a composer currently based in Prague.
I am interested in visual aspects of composition and also in how notation and graphics influence performance. In my compositions, I have a “visual” approach, in various senses of the word. I often try to connect sound textures with strings of voices and melodies – watercolour abstractions with graphic lines.
In the themes of my compositions, I often explore various corners of the human mind – things such as high sensitivity, trauma, or just plain mindfulness. Not all artists accept art as a form of therapy, but I seem to not be able to create otherwise. It can, but doesn’t have to be, very deep – sometimes it’s a light, relaxing sketch, sometimes a whole epic journey to the centre of my being. There is this very specific feeling of something being “saturated,” whatever art form it is – I am looking for that.
When it is all done and rehearsed, I hope the piece will speak to some people – mirror neurons maybe working in a very mysterious way – and somebody perhaps finding something curious and secret in the process, a little pebble to keep.

My first composition studies were at the Conservatory of Jaroslav Ježek, after a failed attempt to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. I finished my bachelor’s degree in Theory and Practice of Ancient Music – harpsichord at Masaryk University, Brno, during which I went for a study stay at Helsingin Yliopisto in Finland. Deciding between comparative literature studies and composition, I chose the latter and went to study at the APBU in Linz. During this time I was fortunate enough to experience studying at the CNSMD in Lyon. I also attended a few courses in musicology at Charles University and studied book graphics at VOŠ Hellichova – both experiences have helped me in pursuing my current master’s studies in Music Publishing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where I focus on new possibilities of publishing contemporary music.

My compositions have been performed at various festivals (Brucknerfest, Leicht über Linz, Hortus Musicus, Festival Présence Compostrices, Ostravské dny). I have collaborated with ensembles such as Ensemble Delirium, Ensemble les Émissaires, JIM Chamber Orchestra, Ostravská banda, Janáček Philharmonic, and Prague Quiet Music Collective.
I also participated in several masterclasses/courses (Ensemble Musikfabrik – Virtual Brass Academy; Let a Master Pitch In – SONUS Foundation) and have been a resident composer at the last two Ostrava Days festivals (2023, 2025).
In 2024 I was commissioned to write a piece for Janáček Philharmonic (pr. February 2025), and in 2025 I was commissioned to write an opera for the New Opera Days (to be pr. in June 2026).