Ivica Zorić completed his MA and PhD at the Faculty of Musical Arts in Skopje. With the choirs “Lale” and “Menada” he has given more than 1000 concerts in Macedonia and abroad. As a choir conductor, he has taken part in international festivals, concert tours and competitions in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Greece, Austria, Poland, etc. He is the initiator and establisher of “Balkan Choral Forum” and president of the International choral festival TEHO. For his achievements he was awarded the highest award given in Tetovo and the highest award of Republic of Macedonia – “11 Oktomvri” prize. He established Children’s City Choir “Lale” from Tetovo, Macedonia in 1977. The choir has performed many times with the Macedonian Philharmonic orchestra and has produced a great number of published audio materials.