Joanna Brouk

Joanna Brouk (February 20, 1949 – April 28, 2017) was an American electronic composer, author, and playwright who was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Early life Brouk grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. The name "Brouk" is an alternative spelling of the Dutch name "Broek", a cognate with the English word "brook".

She received a B.A. in Creative Writing and Electronic Music from the University of California, Berkeley. Inspired by the cadences of poetry and the human voice, as well as the rhythms and soundings of nature, she began creating music. She went on to receive an M.A. in Electronic Music from Mills College.

Career After graduating, she went into radio production, and composed music for documentaries and other programs.

In 2016, a collection of archival recordings and selections from cassette releases, Hearing Music, was released by The Numero Group.

Personal life In 1985, Brouk stopped composing and recording music after moving to San Diego, California, where she married and gave birth to a son, and took up the practice of transcendental meditation.

Discography Healing Music (1980) The Space Between (1980) Sounds Of The Sea (1981) Golden Swan (1983) The Healing Touch (1986) Hearing Music (compilation, 2016)