Female vocal group “Špirit” was established in November 2001 in Split, Croatia. Currently there are eight members under the professional leadership of Maestro Ivana Šutić. The Association was established by its members who joined voluntarily in order to perform and promote traditional Dalmatian songs. “Špirit” achieved numerous remarkable performances and won awards at the Festival of Dalmatian Vocal Groups in Omiš (year 2004, 2005, 2007), which is the most important and the most famous festival for this type of singing in Croatia. Ivana Šutić, born on 25 October 1977 in Split, graduated from the Academy of Music in Zagreb in 2002 and currently works as a professor of theoretical subjects at the Secondary School of Music “Josip Hatze” in Split. The female vocal group “Špirit”, the male-female vocal group “Versi” and the choir for children of the Secondary School of Music “Josip Hatze” are under the professional leadership of Maestro Ivana Šutić.