Ivan Elezović (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 working with Isabel Mundry, Tristan Murail, Robert HP Platz, and Valerio Sannicandro.

His compositional output ranges from acoustic to electroacoustic works including mixed media, and has been recognized by numerous competitions and festivals in North and South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. Presently, Dr. Elezovic is a Full Professor and Coordinator in Composition and Music Theory at Jackson State University. In addition, he is a Full Professor and Director of Music Technology and Multimedia Production as part of Multimedia Design in interdisciplinary art program at the School of Computing at Union University in Belgrade, Serbia.

About the piece

Inconsistent Dialogue treats trombone and violin equal by challenging each instrument through exploring extreme ranges, extended techniques, and non-pitched procedures within a realm of both instruments. As consequence of that, intriguing colors of sound become apparent due to uniqueness and specificity of each of these instruments that create a collage of unpredictable fragmental combinations where the sense of unexpected and unanticipated events occur. The execution of various instrumental techniques, that in most cases go along with specific articulation procedures, become essential aspect of successful performance of this piece.