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Name:	Yohan

First Name:	Ivan

Year of birth:	19.03.1975

Country of birth:	Indonesia

Resume:	Ivan Yohan was born in March 19th, 1975 in Bandung, Indonesia. He started to have interests in vocal and choir music since he first attended his study in Parahyangan Catholic University where he became a member of the university choir. During his studies as a student majoring in accountancy, he studied vocal privately under Catharina W. Leimena, Avip Priatna, Binu D. Soekaman, Rachelle Gerodias and Christopher Abimanyu. Now he is studying classical singing under Henny Diemer in Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht - The Netherlands, and is taking composition lessons by Henk Alkema. He studied choir conducting under Avip Priatna for several years and took lessons by Jonathan Velasco. He was chosen as one of the Indonesian delegation for Asian Youth Choir 2002 in Japan under the direction of Seiko Hazegawa and Hakwoon Yoon and again in 2006 and 2007 under the direction of Chifuru Matsubara. Several selection of his compositions have been performed in concerts and choir competitions in Europe as well as in Asia. Currently he is the conductor of Musicanova Chamber Choir and Cantabile Choir in Indonesia.