Chris Lastovicka writes music dealing primarily with psychological and metaphysical subjects.

An excerpt from her opera Crossing the Horizon was performed by New York City Opera at their VOX 2007 festival; the opera is also a finalist in Opera Vista's 2008 international chamber opera competition. Lastovicka's music has been performed at the Boston Early Music Festival, Merce Cunningham Studio, and in Spoleto, Italy. Her electronic work Spring was commissioned by Robin Becker Dance for the company's 15-year anniversary. Her choral work The Shift was commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers. Her Láska for oboe d'amore and harpsichord will be released on Classic Concert Records (Austria) in 2008.

Lastovicka is the recipient of a Presser Award, a Hatz Award, and a NYSCA Decentralization grant. At age 14, she became the youngest winner in the history of Chicago's Gruenstein Memorial National Organ Competition. At 15, she won the Otto B. Schoepfle National Organ Competition.

She studied composition with Samuel Adler, Frederick Bianchi, Joel Hoffman, and Allen Sapp; orchestration with Dominick Argento; and organ with Roberta Gary.

She attended the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music on full scholarship and graduated summa cum laude. She was born in Houston, Texas and raised in South Carolina.

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Interview with Lastovicka Chronogram, NY

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Recordings: Fortune Has Turned (Ahari Press);
chamber works composed by Chris Lastovicka

"[Fortune Has Turned] announces a distinct and alert voice ... There is no denying [Lastovicka's] skill and potential .... there is a real sense of power and refined craft." -Fanfare Magazine