▁of ▁Australia ▁spons ored ▁his ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁concert ▁tour ▁on ▁that ▁continent . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁till ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Min sky ▁participated ▁as ▁solo ist ▁in ▁almost ▁all ▁concert s ▁and ▁concert ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Band ur ist ▁Ch orus . ▁ ▁Band ur ists ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁five ▁sing ers ▁went ▁on ▁tour . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Min sky ▁and ▁the ▁Band ur ist ▁Ch orus ▁began ▁a ▁tour ▁through ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Switzerland , ▁Den mark , ▁Sweden ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Con cert geb ouw ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁while ▁studying ▁in ▁Rome ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁an ▁aud ition ▁by ▁the ▁Pope . ▁ ▁The ▁period ▁from ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁would ▁see ▁him ▁regularly ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁cho ir ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁and ▁was ▁singing ▁with ▁Ivan ▁Z ador oz ny , ▁Vol od ym yr ▁Bo zyk ▁and ▁H ry h ory ▁K yt ast y . ▁ ▁C oss ack ▁cho irs ▁Min sky ▁joined ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁C oss ack ▁Ch oir ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁alongside ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁Rod ina ▁( 1 9 6 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ); ▁when ▁Rod ina ▁closed ▁the ▁doors ,