The academic choir “Belcanto” was founded in 1974 by the honored Culture Worker of the Russian Federation Diana Minaeva, the unchallenged head of the choir. Currently, there are more than 30 lovers of singing of all ages and occupations engaged in this choir. Their repertoire is varied, the choir performs compositions by Russian and foreign choir classics, sacred and secular music, folk songs. The choir has visited many countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, and Bulgaria. In 2003, the choir received a silver diploma at International Contest by Brahms in Vernigerod, Germany. In December 2008 the Belcanto celebrated its 35th anniversary.
