The development of national choral performing art in the schools of the Republic of Moldova in the second half of the 20th century

The article presents a historical-cultural retrospective of the development process of interpretative art in children's choirs, in particular, and of musical education, in general, in the second half of the 20th century on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. The article contains information about the emergence of choral studios and some of the most important children's choral collectives, about the development of the methodology of working with choral groups, as well as some aspects of the influence of the working principles of the European pedagogical schools on the musical-educational progress in our country. Also, some outstanding personalities, conductors and composers are mentioned, whose activity had an important role in the process of developing choral and interpretive art in children's collectives on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.