The Collegium musicum Academic Choire was founded in 1971 and comprises female students from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade. Two of the most authoritative figures in the field of choral performance in the region, Vojislav Ilić and Darinka Matić Marović, have infused their knowledge and energy into the the ensemble’s decades-long history. Since 1999, Dr. Dragana Jovanović has served as the assistant conductor, and since 2002, as the choir’s conductor. To date, approximately 500 female students of the Faculty of Music have sung in the ensemble. Recognized as one of the most prestigious choirs in Serbia, it has received numerous awards and accolades both domestically and internationally. The choir was awarded the Gold Medal for outstanding merits in preserving the tradition of choral singing and promoting national culture worldwide by decree of the President of the Republic of Serbia. The ensemble has performed over three thousand concerts across the country and in more than forty countries. Its repertoire includes works from various epochs and styles, as well as premiere performances of more than 200 works. The choir has collaborated with numerous distinguished orchestras in Serbia and the
region and with eminent conductors. In recent years, the choir has been paying special attention to developing a visual-scenic identity in choral performance, achieving concert-performances such as: Sirens, Document: WATER, Mokranjac 1914–2014, The Snake Groom, Shklovsky, Motion Stop – Reviving the Sound, and Inter Nos.