IVAN ELEZOVIC

(Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

e-mail: ivanelezovic@gmail.com
http://www.ivanelezovic.com

Education

(2006) Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition/Theory/Electronic Music
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Dissertation Title: “Scelsi’s approach to the Third Dimension in Quattro Pezzi (su una nota sola)”
Major Professors: Guy Garnett, Erik Lund, Scott Wyatt
Specialization: Composition, Music Theory, Electronic Music

(2000) Master of Music in Composition/Electronic Music/Theory
McGill University at Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Master Project Thesis: “Echoes”
Major Professors: Alcides Lanza, Glen Ethier, Zack Settel
Specialization: Composition, Electronic Music

(1997) Bachelor of Music in Composition
University of Manitoba at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Major Professors: Michael Matthews, Randolph Peters
Specialization: Composition, Electronic Music

(1990) Diploma (accordion and piano performance)
Dr. Vojislav Vuckovic, School of Music, Belgrade, Serbia

(1986) Diploma (accordion performance)
Vatroslav Lisinski, School of Music, Belgrade, Serbia

Other Studies

(2002) Internationales Musikinstitut, Darmstadt, Germany
(41. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik).
Music lessons taken with Isabel Mundry, Tristan Murail,
Robert HP Platz and Valerio Sannicandro.

(2001) IRCAM, Paris, France
(Institut de Recherche et de Coordination Acoustique/Musique).
Music classes taken with Brian Ferneyhough and Marc-André Dalbavie.

Teaching Experience

Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL
2009–... Part–Time Instructor

Courses taught:
Orchestration
Computer Applications in Music
Twentieth Century Theory and Analysis
Audio Engineering
Aural Skills 3

Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
2008–2009 Visiting Assistant Professor

Courses taught:
Graduate Seminar in Music Technology
Graduate Seminar in Music Theory
Composition
Form and Analysis
Undergraduate Music Theory (Levels I-IV)

Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH
2006–2008 Visiting Assistant Professor

Courses taught:
Undergraduate Music Theory (Levels I-IV)
Undergraduate Aural Skills (Levels I-IV)
Counterpoint
Composition
Private Readings (undergraduate thesis adviser)

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2004–2006 Visiting Lecturer

Courses taught:
Music Theory and Practice (Levels I-IV)
Aural Skills (Levels I-IV)
Introduction to Music History

University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
2000–2004 Instructor of Record

Courses taught:
Introduction to Music Fundamentals

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1999–2000 Visiting Lecturer in Composition

Courses taught:
Composition
Introduction to Electroacoustic Music
Music Acoustics

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1997–1999 Teaching Assistant in Music

Courses taught:
Modal Counterpoint
Elementary Harmony and Analyses

Other Teaching Positions

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
2006 Visiting Lecturer in the Slavic Studies

Courses taught:
Serbo-Croatian (Levels I and II)

University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
2003–2006 Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature

Courses taught:
Serbo-Croatian (Beginners and Intermediate levels)

Research Positions

2001-2002 Research Assistant, "The Intelligent Virtual Ensemble" (Beckman Institute of Technology).

"The Intelligent Virtual Ensemble" is a project designed for the analysis of human gestures, expressions, and response with the precise control of audio simulation and visual display required to simulate a seamless real-time ensemble response.

Fellowships, Grants, Awards

2004 “Atlantic Center for the Arts Bursary” (Atlantic Center for the Arts)
This bursary assists in daily expenses at the residency for chosen Associate Artist composers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

2003 “Theodore Presser Graduate Music Award” (University of Illinois)
Awarded to an advanced graduate student, based on musical ability and academic achievement.

2000–2004 “Manitoba Arts Council Bursary Program” (Manitoba Arts Council)
This bursary assists the creation of original musical compositions by professional Manitoba composers, commissions and/or creative or production development projects.

2000 “Classical Music of All World Cultures Program” (Canada Arts Council)
This program offers emerging, mid-career and established professional Canadian musicians in classical music of all world cultures an opportunity to pursue their individual artistic development.

1999 “McGill Scholarship” (McGill University)
This scholarship is based on academic achievement.

1998 “Sara Berlind Memorial Scholarship” (McGill University)
This scholarship is based on academic achievement.

1997 “Funds Des amis de l’Art” (University of Montreal)
This scholarship is based on academic standing.

1996 “Richardson Scholarship” (University of Manitoba)
This scholarship is based on the Dean’s list of successful students for the school year 1996-1997, based on academic grade evaluation.

Certificates and Diplomas

2004 “Teaching Certificate” (University of Illinois)
Designed for graduate students that demonstrate excellence in teaching and pedagogy.

Publications

Oct. 2008 Scelsi's Approach to the Third Dimension of Sound, Paper publication
Publication by: “Journal for New Music and Culture” (http://www.searchnewmusic.org/index3.html)

Feb. 2008 Masterworks of the New Era, CD project
Publication by: ERM Media
Published composition: The Third Dimension for two violins and two voices of violin performers

Mar. 2006 Deep Wireless 3, CD project
Publication by: New Adventures of Sound Art
Published composition: Almost there… for 2 channel CD

Sep. 2005 Cache 2005, CD project
Publication by: Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC)
Published composition: Almost there… for 2 channel CD

July 2005 Wavefields, CD project
Publication by: Experimental Music Studios, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Published composition: Do you remember? for 2 channel CD

Major Conferences and Presentations

2009 Zeppelin - Sounds of Power, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

International Electroacoustic Music Festival, Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia
Rome, Italy

College Music Society 52nd National Conference: "Music in a Changing Society"
Portland, Oregon, USA

Society of Composers (SCI) Nationa Conference
College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2008 1st Annual Festival Art of Sounds
The Center of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia

2nd Kentucky New Music Festival
The University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

College Music Society 51st National Conference: “A Changing Profession in a Changing World”
Paper Presentation: "Scelsi's Approach to the "Third Dimension" in Quattro Pezzi (Su una Nota Sola)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Australasian Computer Music Conference (ACMC)
The University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatory of Music, Sydney, Australia

Super-Regional Conference, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Chapters
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Spring in Havana
National Museum of Fine Arts, Casa de las Americas and the High Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba

2007 Electroacoustic Juke Joint
The Delta Music Institute, Delta State University, Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA

Electronic Music Midwest (EMM)
Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
Iowa State University of Science and Technology

2006 Seoul International Computer Music Conference (SICMF)
Jayu Theatre, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

International Festival of Acousmatics and Multimedia
Universidad Nacional de Lanus (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

10th Biennial Symposium for Arts and Technology
Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, New London, Connecticut

36th Annual College Music Society-Mid Atlantic Chapter Conference
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia

2005 Associate Artist Residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts
Residency sessions taken with Master Artist Larry Austin. Teaching composition classes at Stetson University, Florida.

Jury Member Duties

2006–2009 JTTP -- Jeu de temps / Times Play
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

JTTP is a large multi-leveled composition competition aimed at promoting and celebrating new electroacoustic works from young and/or emerging sound artists/composers from (or living in) Canada.

Music Administration Experience

2003 Web-designer for Composition-Theory Department
http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu:16080/comptheory/index.html
University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

2002–2003 Division Assistant of Composition-Theory Department
University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

Competitions

2010 North Carolina State University New Music Festival
Arts Now Series, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2009 Zeppelin - Sounds of Power
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Selected work: "Do you remember?" for two–channel CD

2009 International Electroacoustic Music Festival
Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Selected work: "Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi" for DVD/Audio

2009 College Music Society 52nd National Conference: "Music in a Changing Society"
Portland, Oregon, USA
Selected work: "Third Dimension" for two violins and two voices of violin performers

2009 SoundCrawl:Nashville 2009 Festival
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Selected work: "Do you remember?" for two–channel CD

2008 Australasian Computer Music Conference
The University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatory of Music, Sydney, Australia
Selected work: "Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi" for DVD/Audio

2008 Music Beyond Performance – SoundImageSound V
University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music, Stockton, California, USA
Selected work: “Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi” for DVD/Audio

2008 Spring in Havana
National Museum of Fine Arts, Casa de las Americas and the High Institute of Arts , Havana, Cuba
Selected work: "Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi” for DVD/Audio

2007 Elektra TV show for experimental music, TNA channel
Broadcasted on December 13th
Paris, France
Selected work: “Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi” for DVD/Audio

2007 Elektra TV show for experimental music, TNA channel
Broadcasted on March 8th and March 11th
Paris, France
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2007 Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)
Iowa State University of Science and Technology,
Ames, Iowa, USA
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2007 Vox Novus 60x60 Project
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre (MEIT)
The University of North Texas
Selected work: “Not Used To Using A Microphone” for two-channel CD

2006 VI International Electroacoustic Music Festival of Santiago de Chile
Selected work: “Almost there…” for two-channel CD

2006 Vox Novus 60x60 Project
Selected work: “Not Used To Using A Microphone” for two-channel CD

2006 Labyrinthmaker Project
The Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien,
Selected Work: “Red, Blue, Green, Green, Blue, Red” for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

2006 Sonoimagenes 2006
International Festival of Acousmatics and Multimedia,
Universidad Nacional de Lanus - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2006 Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF)
Jayu Theatre, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2006 North Carolina Computer Music Festival
North Carolina State University
Selected work: “Do you remember?” for two-channel CD

2006 SCI National Conference
Arizona State University
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2006 10th Biennial Symposium for Arts and Technology
Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, New London, Connecticut.
Selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2005 Palmarès du 32e Concours International de Musique et d’Art Sonore
Electroacoustiques de Bourges 2005: Degre I - RESIDENCE
Pre-selected work: “Mediterranean-Riots-Colors” for DVD/Audio

2005 Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC)
Winner of the JTTP 2005
Selected work: “Almost there…” for two-channel CD

2005 Vox Novus 60x60 Project
Selected work: “Green” for Clarinet, Piano, Violin and Cello

1996 International Tribune of Composers
Selected work: “On the Edge” for two violins and two cellos

Commissions

2008 Hiroshi Matsushima (Flute), Shigeki Sasaki (Oboe), Cassie Fox-Percival (Clarinet), Daren Robbins (Horn), Chris Schaub (Bassoon)
for Wind Quintet No. 1 (7'20"),
a work for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon

2008 Diane Lye-Pianist
for Dialogue (6’30”),
a work for Piano and 2–channel CD
premiered in Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, USA

2005 Atlantic Center for the Arts
for Mediterranean-Riots-Colors (7’20”),
a work for DVD/Audio
premiered at Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA

2002 Denise Regina Gill-Soprano
for Before The World Was Made (4’22”),
a work for Soprano and Piano
premiered in Urbana, Illinois, USA

2001 Global Stage Concert Project
for The Rain Cycle (8’),
a work for Bass Clarinet and two-channel CD
premiered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

2001 GroundSwell New Music Series
for Red, Blue, Green, Green, Blue, Red (6’30”),
a work for Clarinet, Piano, Violin and Cello
premiered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1998 GroundSwell New Music Series
for Sound (5’),
a work for two channel tape
premiered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

1997 Milan Milosevic-Clarinet
for Vision (10’),
a work for clarinet, piano, cello and two channel tape.

Compositions

2009 Between the Lines for string quartet
2008 Wind Quintet No. 1 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
2007 Dialogue for piano and two-channel CD
2007 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
2007 Monologue for two-channel CD
2006 The Third Dimension for two violins and two voices of violin performers
2006 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
2005 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
2005 Green for two-channel CD
2004 Octet for flute, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, horn, piano, violin and cello
2003 Do You Remember? for two-channel CD
2002 More Rain in the Cycle for bass clarinet and two-channel CD
2002 Attacca for soprano, violin, cello and piano
2002 Reduction for three pianists and solo piano
2001 The Rain Cycle for bass clarinet and two-channel CD
2001 Almost There… for two-channel CD
2000 The Hidden Reasons for two-channel CD
2000 Red, Blue, Green, Green, Blue, Red for clarinet, piano, violin and cello
1999 Echoes for chamber orchestra, tenor and computer (MAX-MSP)
1998 Undefined for chamber singers
1998 Sound for two channel CD
1998 Silence for chamber orchestra
1997 Vision for clarinet, cello, piano and two-channel CD
1997 Intermezzo for solo piano
1996 Five for choir
1996 Giant Steps for double bass and piano
1996 A Piece for Children for two sopranos
1995 The Unknown for two-channel CD
1995 On the Edge for two violins and two cellos
1995 Before the World was Made for soprano and piano
1995 Moderato for solo piano
1994 Through the Jungle for flute and two percussions
1994 Forgotten in Autumn for four voices
1993 The Rhythm of War for clarinet and piano

Selected Performances of Compositions

Mar 2010 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
North Carolina State University New Music Festival, Arts Now Series
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Dec 2009 Do you remember? for two-channel CD
Zeppelin - Sounds of Power
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Nov 2009 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
International Electroacoustic Music Festival
Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy

Oct 2009 Third Dimension for two violins and two voices of violin performers
CMS National Conference
Portland, Oregon, USA

Oct 2009 Do you remember? for two-channel CD
SoundCrawl:Nashville 2009 Festival
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

May 2009 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
Circuito Electrovisiones at Casa Francia, Mexico

Apr 2009 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
Western Oregon New Music Festival, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon, USA

Apr 2009 Do you remember? for two-channel CD
SCI National Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Mar 2009 Do you remember? for two-channel CD
NACUSA National Conference
Chowan University, Murfreesboro, North Carolina, USA

Dec 2008 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
The Center of Arts, Belgrade, Serbia

Nov 2008 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
The University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Jul 2008 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
The University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatory of Music, Sydney, Australia

April 2008 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

March 2008 Dedicated to Giacinto Scelsi for DVD/Audio
Spring in Havana
National Museum of Fine Arts, Casa de las Americas and the High
Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba

June 2007 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
Themenabend: elektro-akustische Musik
Bremen, Germany

May 2007 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
TIMARA Reunion Festival
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio

April 2007 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
International Mix, 60x60, Vox Novus,
Fairchild Chapel, Oberlin, Ohio

February 2007 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
International Mix, 60x60, Vox Novus,
Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre (MEIT),
The University of North Texas

November 2006 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
International Mix, 60x60, Vox Novus,
Harbor College Los Angeles, California, USA

November 2006 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
Seoul International Computer Music Conference (SICMF)
Jayu Theatre, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

October 2006 Not Used to Using a Microphone for two-channel CD
Electronic Music Midwest
Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois, USA

October 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
25th edition of EuCuE -- Concordia University Electroacoustics
University of Concordia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

October 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
VI International Electroacoustic Music Festival of Santiago de Chile

August 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
Electric Storm/A Missing Sense, CKLN-FM 88.1 Toronto Radio Station

August 2006 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
International Festival of Acousmatics and Multimedia,
Universidad Nacional de Lanus
Buenos Aires, Argentina

May 2006 Sound for two channel CD
Wilderness Information Network
Pine Lake Environmental Campus of Hartwick College
New York, USA

May 2006 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
IMMArts TechArt06 Exhibition
Northern Illinois University at DeKalb
DeKalb, Illinois, USA

March 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
Do you remember? for 2 channel CD
Foldover radio broadcasts
http://www.timara.oberlin.edu/~tlopez/foldover/index.html

March 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
elektramusic - Radioshow for Experimental Music
http://www.elektramusicradio.com

February 2006 Do you remember? for 2 channel CD
North Carolina Computer Music Festival
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

February 2006 Almost there… for 2 channel CD
24th edition of EuCuE -- Concordia University Electroacoustics
University of Concordia
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

June 2005 Green for clarinet, piano, violin and cello
60x60 Radio Request Extravaganza, on Martian Gardens Radio Show, WMUA,
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

June 2005 Green for clarinet, piano, violin and cello
60x60 Radio Request Extravaganza, on Kalvos & Damian New Music Bazaar
WDGR Plainfield, Vermont, USA

February 2005 Mediterranean-Riots-Colors for DVD/Audio
ACA, Atlantic center for the Arts
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA

November 2003 Attacca for soprano, violin, cello and piano
Mid-West Composers Symposium
Iowa City, Iowa, USA

February 2002 The Rain Cycle for bass clarinet and two channel tape
Mid-West Composers Symposium
Bloomington, Indiana, USA

April 2001 Red, Blue, Green, Green, Blue, Red for clarinet, piano, violin, cello
GroundSwell New Music Series
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

October 1998 Silence for chamber orchestra
McGill Contemporary Music Ensemble, McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

September 1998 Sound for 2 channel CD GroundSwell New Music Series
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

March 1997 Five for choir University of Manitoba singers
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 1996 The Unknown for 2 channel CD
Winnipeg Planetarium,
Computer music concert, Composers from British Columbia and Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

May 1996 On the Edge for two violins and two cellos
International Tribune of Composers
Belgrade, Serbia

June 1995 The Rhythm of War for clarinet and piano, and Moderato for solo piano
Studio M., Novi Sad, Serbia

January 1994 Forgotten in Autumn for four voices
Performed by Hilliard Ensemble,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Spoken and Written Languages

English, Italian, Serbian

Professional Organizations: Membership and Service

The College Music Society
Society of Composers
ASCAP–The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Canadian Electroacoustic Community
GEMS–Group of Electronic Music Studios (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)