Emilija Lale is a music teacher and choir director from Macedonia who has had a successful career as a performer, conductor, and educator. She holds degrees in Music Education and Choir Conducting from universities in Macedonia and had a performing and teaching career there before moving to Canada in 2004. Since then, she has maintained a music teaching studio and established a Slavic chamber choir called CYRILIKA to promote Slavic choral music in Canada. The choir has won several awards at music competitions in Canada.