Ivan Spassov (17/01/1934 - 22/12/1996), a Bulgarian composer, conductor, pedagogue; born in Sofia, died in Plovdiv. He belongs to the generation of Bulgarian composers who developed their abilities and won recognition during the 70s and the 80s of the 20th century. His work has invariably roused interest although his creations were not always been accepted unanimously, and sometimes were even met with complete negation. Particularly important are the vocal creations of Spassov in which he imposed his own style and compositional techniques. Most of his choral songs became basic repertoire; much of them are examples of innovation in the genre. His music presents the spiritual world of an exceptional musician and intellectual, who contributed for throwing a bridge between the Bulgarian and the West-European cultures.