PhD prof.Stefanija Leshkova- Zelenkovska PhD prof.Aida Islam

 long tradition in the Republic of Macedonia,  the evolutionary path starts at the beginning of the XIX century,  the establishment of the first church choirs,  in the second half of XIX century, the activity of the first school and city music societies represent the core of the overall music life.

 Many individuals deserve credit for that,  The prominent place is for the composer and choir conductor Atanas Badev ( ),  Studied music in Moscow, St.Peterburg,under the influence of N.R.Korsakov,  Choral adaptations of folk and children’s song,  The Liturgyof st. John Chrysostom.

 In the XX century the number of choirs increases,  Especially between the two world wars, mainly because of the possibility to perform harmonized Macedonian folk songs,  Singing on native language, which is banned in other spheres of public life

 The first generation of educated musicians composers  Also as choral conductors: Stefan Gajdov, Trajko Prokopiev, Todor Skalovski,  Their choral works inspired by the treasury of folk melody, and contribute in the prosperity of Macedonian music culture,  After the Second world war initiate forming of the first professional choirs,  The chorus of Radio Skopje, (1946), as a driving power for the development and promoting of the choral works.

 Continues through the work of professional choral conductors educated in the surrounding music centers,  The most distinguished place is reserved for Dragan Shuplevski,  The establishment of the Faculty of Music Art (1966), sets up and runs choral conductor school,  Todays declining interest in choral perfoming art in our environment.

 The only active profesional conductors Ivica Zoric and Saso Tatarchevski  Through the professional approach and enthusiasm they succeed in continuing the several decades of choral tradition with the choral practice and pedagogy.

 Graduated 1973 at the Faculty of Music in Skopje,  Well known for the continuty of working with the children choir “Lale” (1977) and the youth choir “Menada” (1981) until today,  Working as a professor of choral conducting,  Organized over 1000 concerts with many musicians,  President of the International choir festival “Teho”,  The choir repertoire included works of diferent styles and always choral works of macedonian composers,  Many domestic and international awards.

 Graduated choir conducting in 1996,  In 2004 became master of symphonic conducting,  In the mean time performed with the academic choir and the chamber orchestra “soloists of the Faculty”,  Between 1996 and 2001 worked with the Chamber orchestra from Bitola and enesmble “Alea”,  Between 2001 and 2008 conduct Mandolin orchestra of the Youth ceneter in Skopje,  In 2011 forming the professional chamber choir “Pro-Ars”,  Since 2006 works as professor at the Faculty of Music in Skopje, choral conducting,  First award CUM LAUDE in Belgium (2003), Warsaw (2009), Second Prize Turkey (2004), Bulgaria(2008 и 2009).  Special award form the International competition in Prague (2006)