Ivan Božičević

Ivan Božičević (born 1961) is a Croatian composer, pianist, organist and jazz musician.

Biography

Božičević was born in Belgrade. After initial piano studies,he joined the composition class of A. Obradović at the Belgrade Faculty of Music. He graduated in 1984, earning a Master's degree in 1989. Until 2001 he occupied a teaching post for Harmony, Counterpoint and Analysis there and at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. Since December 2001 he has lived and worked in Split, Croatia, as a free-lance artist.

From 1984 to 1988 he studied organ at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt with the renowned professor Edgar Krapp. His work encompasses a broad repertoire, with special emphasis on baroque and modern music. Specializes early organ music in Salamanca (with Guy Bovet and Montserrat Torrent). Gives many successful concerts in Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

His creative output encompasses three symphonies, orchestral, chamber, choir and soloistic works, as well as electronic compositions and jazz music. He received numerous composition awards, and his works are frequently played on radio, TV and concerts (performances in Croatia, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States).

After moving to Split, he widens his music activity to include organ and piano playing, composing, arranging and theatre music. His collaborations include top Croatian jazz and pop musicians (Dražen Bogdanović, Tedi Spalato, Hari Rončević) as well as Dalmatian klapa ensembles («Cambi»). Božičević runs a jazz-band called SplitMinders, whose repertoire is based on originals and arrangements of dalmatian folk songs. He also works with Partet, (jazz standards, blues and bossa-nova) and a fusion band "Waveform". Božičević is a founding member of the Split society for contemporary music ("Splithesis", 2008).

Awards and recognitions

Awards that Božičević has received for his compositions include: Stevan Hristić Award, Silver Medal of the Belgrade University of Arts (Serbia); Mandolina Imota, Cro Patria Golden Cathedral,^[1] Hrvatski sabor kulture^[2] (Croatia); CEC Artslink Fellowship Award,^[3] Garth Newel Award,^[4] Aliénor Award,^[5] AGO/ECS Publishing Award^[6] (United States); Anton Stadler Award^[7] (United Kingdom); Prague Philharmonic Choir Composition Award^[8] (Czech Republic).

Selection of works

Symphony orchestra:

Music for big orchestra (1983)
Essercizi sinfonici (1986)
Five haiku after Bashô (1989)

Chamber ensembles:

Sonata (1981) for violin and piano
Three ‘female’ songs (1981) for soprano voice and piano
Pathways (1982) for string quartet
Rivers, like in a dream (1983) for bass-clarinet and organ
Play E.S. (1983) for two women's voices, bass-clarinet, piano, organ, synthesizer and percussion
Essercizi da camera (1985) for 13 string players
Chamber Music (1986) for soprano voice, violoncello and piano (poetry of J. Joyce, in English)
Mandorle dolce, mandorle amare (1999) for mandolin orchestra
Marittimo (2006) for oboe, piano and string orchestra; version for soprano saxophone, piano and string quintet (2008); version for trumpet, piano and string quintet (2010)
Airborne (2007) for bas clarinet and string quartet (or string orchestra); version for clarinet and string quartet (2008)
Pebbles (2008) for flute, oboe, double-bass and piano
Cascades classiques (2008) for string orchestra
Canto de la ave rapiega (2009) for violoncello and piano; version for bass clarinet and piano, version for bass clarinet and organ (2012)
A thousand pines, one Moon (2009) for chamber ensemble; version for two pianos (2012)
Lamento (2009) for alto flute and organ
Tracing (2010) for one harmony and three melody instruments
Sustainable development (2010) for chamber ensemble
Raven's Pass (2010) for basset clarinet and piano
Monkey Face (2010) for violin, viola, cello and piano
Spring passes (2011) for piano four-hands and string quintet
Alienor Courante (2011) for soprano (or choir), cello (or gamba) and harpsichord
Ascent to the Cold Mountain (2012) for string quartet

Solo keyboard instruments:

Five haiku after Bashô (1987) for organ
Sotto voce (1994/2008) for piano
Behind the cloud (1996) for organ
Microgrooves (2011) for harpsichord
Summer in the world (2013) for harpsichord

Computer-controlled electronics:

Senecio / Astrolabe (1992)
Sanza (1992)
Isle of voices (1992), cycle of 6 pieces
Moon's turning point (1993)

Choral music:

Good Shepherd (2000), for women's choir and piano
Sundial (2003), for women's choir, percussion and piano
Veronica (2004), for women's choir and piano
The Everlasting Voices (2010), for women's choir; version for mixed choir (2010)
Kyrie eleison (2012), for mixed choir and organ
Spring passes (2012), for 8-part mixed choir and piano 4-hands; version for mixed choir a cappella ("Yuku haru ya")
With a glorious eye (2014), for mixed choir and organ

Theoretical:

Technique and structure of fugue in organ works of D. Buxtehude (1995), dissertation paper
Introduction to Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation (1998)

References

↑ "CRO Patria 2001." (in Croatian). Matica hrvatska. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "Natječaj za nove skladbe za tamburaške orkestre 2008." (in Croatian). Hrvatski sabor kulture. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "2009 ArtsLink Fellows". CEC ArtsLink. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "Splićanin pobjednik prestižnog 'Garth Newel' natječaja" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "Aliénor Awards for 2012". Aliénor. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
↑ "New Music Competitions and Commissions". American Guild of Organists. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
↑ "The Anton Stadler Composition Competition 2011". Retrieved 5 May 2011.
↑ "Three winners of Composition Competition". Prague Philharmonic Choir. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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