Rymar R. The choral art of Khmelnitskiy region is in the contest of historical process (the second part of the XIX century - the beginning of the XXI century).

The formation and activity of the choral culture of Khmelnitskiy region (the central part of Podillia) is studied in this research work. The significance of the amateur singing societies, choirs of the educational institutions, church cultural centres and professional bodies is analysed within this process (the second part of the XIX century - the beginning of the XXI century). The ways of formation of the choral performance mastery, education, guest and concert life are analysed on the basis of historical, regional ethnographical and art criticism works, found out archival materials and periodicals. The estimation of the art and cultural achievements of Podillia is accomplished in this research.