The three-day event will gather thirty tamburitza and folklore ensembles at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown hotel.
The 32nd annual Croatian Fraternal Union of America adult tamburitza festival will be held at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown hotel from the 2nd to 4th of November. Participating in this event are persons over the age of 19 not active in youth ensembles.
The festival is not competitive, but all the participants aspire to excellence and the perfect performance. Appearing in Pittsburgh this year are the following culture and arts societies: Graničari of Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Selo of Columbus (Ohio), St. George of Cokeburg (Pennsylvania), Od Srca of Youngstown (Ohio), Hrvatska Ruža of New York, Hrvatsko Srce of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), Žumberčani of Cleveland (Ohio), the Ljeljo Ensemble of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the Detroit Tamburitza Orchestra of Detroit (Michigan), Penn-Sembles of Versailles (Pennsylvania), Veseli Hrvati of Welland (Ontario, Canada), Gemišt (New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania), Sevdah of Conway (Pennsylvania), Hoosier Hrvati of Merrillville (Indiana), the Hrvatski Dom Ensemble of Rankin (Pennsylvania), the St. Lawrence Adult Tamburitzans of Steelton (Pennsylvania), Javor Pittsburgh of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the American-Croatian Waukegan Tamburitzans of Waukegan (Illinois), Kraljica Katarina of Cleveland (Ohio), the Keystone Adult Tamburitzans of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Sveti Juraj of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), Zlatni Pajdaši of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), Sacred Heart Tamburitza of MeKeesport (Pennsylvania), the Croatian Cultural Ensemble Kordun of Cleveland (Ohio), Živa Grana Hrvatske of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), Veseljaci of Farrell (Pennsylvania), Nova Nada of Detroit (Michigan), the Pittsburgh Tamburitza Alumni of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), the Sveti Nikola Ensemble of Aliquippa (Pennsylvania) and Zelena Polja of Cleveland (Ohio).
With a three-day event schedule and a line-up of thirty tamburitza and folklore ensembles this is sure to be a true spectacle. (Moja Hrvatska)