Ivan Šćepanović, conductor, began his musical education at the Josip Hatze Music School in Split and continued at the Department of Church Music Studies, which he completed in 2018 under Professor Mita Kudrna. He graduated in Organ Performance from the Academy of Music in Zagreb in 2020 and completed his Conducting studies in 2025. During his studies, he received numerous awards, most notably first prizes at the Croatian Competition of Music and Dance Students in 2014 and 2019 under the mentorship of Professor Ljerka Očić. He is also a recipient of the Dean’s Award and the Rector’s Award for his contributions to academic projects. Ivan Šćepanović has attended masterclasses with renowned conductors and organists such as Pascal Rophé, Marco Korovich, Daniel Reuss, Thomas Ospital, and Wolfgang Kogert. He has collaborated with such ensembles as the Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra and Choir, the Wind Orchestra of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia, and the Orchestra of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb. At the Academy of Music, he conducted and prepared numerous projects, including performances of Handel’s oratorio The Resurrection and Boris Papandopulo’s opera Amphitryon at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb. Since 2022, Ivan Šćepanović has served as Conductor and Artistic Director of the Ivan Goran Kovačić Academic Choir.