The Orenburg municipal chamber chorus was created in 1993 at the initiative of the graduate of the Ural state conservatory and postgraduate studies (Yekaterinburg), the honored worker of arts of Russia, professor of chair of choral conducting of the Orenburg state institute of arts of a name L. And M. Rostropovichey - Olga Serebriyskaya. Since August 1, 1995 the chorus got the status of the municipal. As a part of chorus of 30 professional musicians. The leader-soloist – Galina Serebriyskaya, the honored worker of culture of Russia, the associate professor of a piano. Chorus – the winner of four International choral competitions: 1999 - The I award at the competition "Southern Palmyra" (Ukraine, Odessa); 2006 - The I award in three nominations and "Grand Prix" in the nominations "Folklore", the Special prize of "Winner" of competition in all nominations "Toonen2000" (Netherlands); 2007 - The II award on jumping "The singing world" (. St. Petersburg, Russia), 2010 - the I award at the competition "Yalta Victoria"-2010 (Yalta, Ukraine), 2011 - the I award at the competition "Zhubanovsky Spring" (Aktobe, Kazakhstan).

The chorus took part in collaboration with the greatest musician of the present - the Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich - statement of the opera of D. Shostakovich "Lady Macbeth" in Moscow and execution of work of S. Gubaidulina "the Anthem to the Sun" in Spain and Italy - 8 concerts.

The chorus actively cooperated in programs with People's artists of the USSR, soloists of Mariinsky and Big theaters Lyudmila Filatova and Vladimir Matorin, the Honored artist of Russia Vladimir Miller, Soloists of Opera school of Galina Vishnevskaya - Oksana Korniyevskaya and Pavel Paremuzov, soloists "Helicon" of the opera, soloists of the Parisian Radio, and also with composers Yu. Falik, S. Slonimsky, Ya. Dubravin, David Tukhmanov, Igor Kornelyuk, Iraida Yusupova, Sergey Ekimov, Vladimir Polyakov. Chorus - the participant of many choral festivals. I went on tour on the cities of Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, France, Kazakhstan and Russia.

In repertoire of chorus Russian and foreign sacred and secular music of the entire periods and directions, national song. From large compositions – D. Shostakovich's Operas "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district". Carmen meringue, N. Rimsky-Korsakov "Mozart and Salieri", I. Bach's Masses (High), A. Vivaldi, Haydn ("Nelson" and "Pauken"), D. Puchinni ("Gloria"), D. Rossini ("Small solemn"), A. Mozart, D. Verdi, A. Bruckner, I. Brahms, C. Saint-Saens, G. Faure's Requiems, 9 Symphony of L. Beethoven, 4 spiritual compositions D. Verdi, "The ballad about Heroes" B. Britten, S. Rachmaninov's Cantata ("Spring", the poem "Bells", "Three Russian Songs"), S. Taneeva ("John of Damascus"), Yu. Butsko ("Evening"), the Oratorio of. Tukhmanova "Legend of Yermak" and fragments of the opera "Queen", Liturgy and P. Chesnokov, S. Rachmaninov, I. Yusupova's All-night vigil, etc.

REPERTOIRE OF CHORUS
Works of a large form:

1. A. Bruckner Requiem.
2. I. Haydn Nelson – the Mass, Pauken - messa.
3. S. Rachmaninov Liturgiya of Saint John Chrysostom, All-night vigil, Cantata "Spring"; "Three Russian songs"; Poem "Bells"; "In prayers not covering".
4. D. Shostakovich opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District", "Anti-formalistic Rayok", "Ten Choral Poems".
5. Zh. Bizet opera "Carmen".
6. I. Bach High mass.
7. V. A. Mozart Requiem, Regina coeli.
8. A. Vivaldi of the Cantata Gloria, Credo, Gloria Mass.
9. Sarti Miserere.
10. D. Verdi of Requiem, Four spiritual compositions.
11. D. Puccini Messa Gloria.
12. D. Rossini Small Solemn mass.
13. S. Gubaidulina Gimn Solntsu. Cantata.
14. C. Saint-Saens. Requiem.
15. I. Brahms. German requiem.
16. G. Faure. Requiem.
17. Yu. Butsko of the cantata "Mister Veliky Novgorod", "Evening".
18. S. Taneev "John of Damascus". Cantata.
19. D. Tukhmanov Oratoriya Legenda about Yermak.
20. G. Sviridov "A Pushkin wreath". Fragments.
21. V. Gavrilin "Ringing". Fragments.
22. G. Sviridov Tsikl of a sacred music "Not uttered miracle".
23. D. Bortnyansky concerts 32,35, Berezovsky No. 18.
24. P. Tchaikovsky "Moscow". Cantata.
25. B. Britten "The ballad about heroes". Cantata.

Sacred music:
24. Liturgical chants of P. Chesnokov (Cycle "In Days of Abuse"),
P. Tchaikovsky, A. Arensky, V. Kastalsky, Strumsky, Christ's
25. F. Poulenc. Moteta.
26. Yu. Falik. Wonder-working faces, Liturgical chants
(fragments), Prayer about Russia.
27. I. Yusupova. Liturgical chants

Secular music:

G. Sviridov, Yu.Falik, V. Kalistratov, D. Shostakovich, V. Gavrilin, V. Agafonnikov, S. Ekimov, A.Korolev, D. Smirnov, V. Salmanov, M. Basok, V. Tormis, S. Taneev, V. Kalinnikov, F. Poulenc, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, etc.

National songs.
Black spiritual.
The Russian romances in transposition for chorus.