Ivan Elezovic (DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) studied composition, music theory, and electronic music at the University of Manitoba, McGill University, and the University of Illinois working with Michael Matthews, Randolph Peters, Zack Settel, Alcides Lanza, Guy Garnett, Erik Lund, and Scott Wyatt.

After receiving the Presser Award in 2001, he went to IRCAM (Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique) where he studied with Brian Ferneyhough and Marc-André Dalbavie. A year later, he was accepted at the Internationales Musikinstitut in Darmstadt, Germany where he worked with Isabel Mundry, Tristan Murail, Robert HP Platz and Valerio Sannicandro.

Dr. Elezovic’s compositional output ranges from acoustic to electroacoustic works including mixed media, and has been recognized by numerous competitions and festivals: Arts Now Series (Raleigh, North Carolina); National College Music Society Conference (Portland, Oregon); International Computer Music Conference (Rome, Italy); The Western Oregon University, New Music Festival (Monmouth, Oregon); Society of Composers National Conference (Santa Fe, New Mexico); 1st Annual Festival Art of Sounds (Belgrade, Serbia); 2nd Kentucky New Music Festival (Lexington, Kentucky); Australasian Computer Music Conference (Sydney, Australia); Spring in Havana (Havana, Cuba); Music Beyond Performance (Stockton, California); International Tribune of Composers (Belgrade, Serbia); 36th Annual College Music Society-Mid Atlantic Chapter Conference (Staunton, Virginia); GroundSwell-New Music Series (Winnipeg, Manitoba); SEAMUS (Iowa city, Iowa); VI International Electroacoustic Music Festival of Santiago de Chile (Santiago, Chile); Seoul International Computer Music Conference SICMF (Seoul, South Korea); International Festival of Acousmatics and Multimedia (Buenos Aires, Argentina); the 10th Biennial Symposium for Arts and Technology (New London, Connecticut); the Canadian Electroacoustic Community CEC (Montreal, Quebec); Palmarès du 32e Concours International de Musique et d'Art Sonore Electroacoustiques de Bourges (Bourges, France). In addition, his recent article Scelsi's Approach to the Third Dimension of Sound was published by "Journal for New Music and Culture."

Instead of following a single style, Dr. Elezovic allows a number of materials and ideas to influence the approach and method for each new work. His compositional style, honed and refined in North America, demonstrates both a dedication to craftsmanship and a ceaseless pursuit of innovative conceptual goals. He was teaching composition, music technology, and music theory courses at the University of Illinois, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Presently, Dr. Elezovic is teaching at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida.