Ivan Božičević is a Croatian composer, organist, pianist, arranger and jazz musician. His opus encompasses three symphonies, orchestral, chamber, choral and soloistic works, as well as numerous electronic compositions. He is interested in a variety of genres (early and baroque, electronic, jazz, world music) and the possibility of “cross-fertilizations“ between those genres, always aiming for the stylistic amalgamation on a deeper level..
His works were performed in Serbia, Croatia, Sweden, Germany, France, Denmark, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Bulgaria, Ireland, Great Britain and the USA. Numerous recordings were made for Serbian national radio and television, Swedish national radio and Croatian national radio and television. Božičević received composition prizes in Serbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom and USA (ArtsLink Fellowship Award, Garth Newel Prize, Aliénor Award, AGO/ECS Publishing Award, Prague Philharmonic Choir Prize, John Clare Society Award, Asylum Quartet Prize, Sofia Soloists Award). He is one of the founding members of the Splithesis ensemble for new music in Split, Croatia.
http://www.ivanbozicevic.com http://myspace.com/ivanbozicevic
