dylan dukat (b. 2000) is a korean-american composer, improviser, and educator.
their work has been performed by departure duo, rhythm method, eugene difficult music ensemble, and boston conservatory wind ensemble, and selected works can be found in the catalog of dulcamara press. they are currently on faculty at the boston conservatory high school composition intensive, and are former faculty at the eastern u.s. music camp, where they worked as head counselor and composition instructor. dylan also performs as part of the improvisation duo pixelated labyrinth with saxophonist ryan waller.
dylan is a member of the millennium composers initiative, a collective dedicated to "creating fresh and engaging new music for all types of ensembles and media, [and striving] to push the limits of what defines music and art through experimental, conventional, and interdisciplinary means." they also work as an administrator for the vibrant matter collective, a boston-based new music collective dedicated to uplifting emergent voices in the boston new music scene, and also are also a member of the american society of composers, authors, and publishers.
dylan earned their master of music in composition at boston conservatory at berklee. they studied under dan vanhassel and eun young lee. they also earned their bachelor of music in music education and music theory/composition from the crane school of music, suny potsdam, where they studied with ivette herryman-rodriguez, tim sullivan, and jerod sommerfeldt.