From Kosovo to Kumanovo to California: 2012

SSF Festival in San Diego

Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the

Battle of Kumanovo

…a Brilliant Serbian Victory! Serbian Artillery at Battle of Kumanovo

Ko Peva, Zlo Ne Misli!

“Haj Što Srbin Još Se Drži Kraj Svih Zala, Pesma Ga Je Održala, Njojzi Hvala.” -Zmaj

Dobro Nam Došli!

Memorial Day Weekend 2012Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Dear Members of the Serbian Singing Federation and Beloved Faithful of God’s Church,

I am most delighted to welcome you all on behalf of St. George Eucharistic Community to our God-protected and finest city in America, San Diego.

The Serbian Singing Federation has been a uniting ministry of the Church on this continent for over eighty years by providing liturgical music, fellowship and beautification of the services. The music comes from God and the Kingdom of Heaven.

While today there are many forms of music, some even without melody, harmony, or rhythm, the Orthodox Church music continues to inspire, console, and uplift the Christian soul, leading it to the Kingdom of God.

Remembering the 100th anniversary of the Kumanovo battle, which was a great milestone in the history of the Serbian nation, this weekend we honor all those fallen asleep in the Lord defending their nations, but especially those from this major battle of the Balkan War. We entreat our Lord to grant them memory eternal in His Kingdom.

Congratulations on the 71st Serbian Singing Federation Festival! We are honored that you chose San Diego and St. George Parish for your annual celebration and fellowship. May your stay here be exhilarating and filled with a plethora of joyful memories.

In Christ’s ministry,

V. Rev. Bratislav Bratso Krsic

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.(Psalm 100:2-4)

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church3025 Denver Street, San Diego, California 92117

1621WestGarveyAve.,Alhambra,CA91803 Tel.626-289-9061 -284-1484 www.WestSrbDio.org

SERBIAN ORTHODOX BISHOP OF WESTERN AMERICA

May 9, 2012

Anniversaries are a great opportunity to gaze upon the path we have come, as well as the joys and blessings of the past. The Serbian Singing Federation has adorned our Church communities musically for 81 years, highly contributing to the preservation of our priceless cultural heritage in North America and Canada.

In order to reawaken within the Orthodox a true sense of the Eucharistic offering as something authentic, genuine and truthful—a chaste fruit of a community experiencing Resurrection—liturgical “dramaturgy” must again become an iconic representation of the Kingdom. In order to achieve this iconic ideal, the members of the Church must be heedful of the correct understanding of the liturgical “dramaturgy” and aesthetic expressions embellishing our worship: Melody— an echoing of the paradisial doxology beyond every sentimental euphoria; Iconography—an imaging of the unified landscape of Jerusalem that is above; Hymnographic versification—a freedom from rationalistic submission in experiencing Parousia; Lighting—an absence of artificial light-effects; Reading and Chanting—freedom from didactic expediency and enthusiastic exhilaration; Sermon—logos deprived of rhetorical excursus into non-ecclesial thematics, etc.

Our liturgical Typicon does not aim to captivate the individual with psychological appeals or to emotionally subordinate it, but rather our Typicon aims to include man into a liberated space-time where he or she will acquire freedom from all individualistic priorities and become acquainted with the incarnate Logos through communion with the Spirit and in personal freedom and love.

With archpastoral blessing,

Bishop Maxim of Western American Diocese

Serbian Singing Society St. GeorgeSan Diego, California

May 14, 2012

The entire St. George Choir extends its warmest welcome to all of the Choirs participating in the 71st SSF Festival and to all of our guests. Dobro nam došli! It is really a great honor for our Choir to be chosen to host this year’s Festival.

This Festival is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Kumanovo where the Serbian Army soundly defeated the Ottoman Turks and thus avenged Kosovo. Hence, the Serbian battle cry: Za Kosovo, Kumanovo!

After this glorious Serbian victory, the Ottoman Turks were forced to retreat from Southern Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija, and afterwards from the entire Balkans.

My grandfather, two of my great uncles and my father fought in this battle. At that time, my father was a nineteen-year-old military cadet and that entire class of the Serbian Military

Academy, which included Draža Mihajlović, volunteered after the First Balkan War of 1912 broke out. Liberation of all of the Serbian lands from foreign occupation was foremost on the minds of these young men, as the old Serbian song says: “Ja sam momče plemenitog roda, na srcu mi pravda i sloboda.” And that generation did it, first by the brilliant victory at Kumanovo

after which the southern Serbian lands were liberated from the Ottoman Turkish rule, followed by the victories in World War I after which the remaining Serbian lands were liberated from the Austro-Hungarian rule.

Remembering these valiant Serbian soldiers who gave everything for that noble cause of “Za Srbiju i slobodu i za dični narod svoj” (as another old Serbian song says), we can proudly exclaim “Vostani Serbije!” the immortal words of Dositej Obradović that became the first Serbian National Anthem and which will be performed by the SSF Mass Junior Chorus at this Festival.

Velimir Jovanovic, President SSS St. George

San Diego

The Serbian Army Marches into Skopje Two Days after the Victory at Kumanovo 

Historical Background of SSS St. George, San Diego

The Serbian Singing Society St. George, San Diego, was founded on July 25, 1952 shortly after the founding of the parish. Its membership and repertoire have grown steadily under a succession of directors: Ruby Vuich, Smilja Pehar, Protinica Mirjana Trbuhovich, Irene Turiansky Weston, Daniela Janich, Yovanka Trbuhovich, Rada Jandrich Neal, Pamela Naughton, and Kathryn Thickstun. It is interesting that all of the choir directors have been ladies which most likely accounts for the choir’s growth. This is exemplified by the recent award of a Gramata by our Bishop Maxim to our Choir Director Kate Thickstun for her dedicated work for the Choir and Church.

The choir was inducted into the SSF in 1974, sponsored by the Stevan Hristich Serbian Choir of Phoenix, Arizona. Paul Bielich, the SSF Executive Secretary, presided over the induction ceremony. The choir has performed in Alhambra, San Gabriel, Jackson, and Fresno, California, as well as in Phoenix, Arizona, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, Omaha, Nebraska, and Windsor, Canada. In 1993, the SSS St. Georgewas the Honored Church Choir at the SSF Annual Festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1995 the choir participated in the SSF Annual Festival in Alhambra, California, and it participated in the SSF 75th Anniversary Festival in Detroit. The SSS St. George has also hosted several choirs, including the Phoenix, Alhambra, Sloboda, Schererville, andAliquippa choirs. The choir counts itself fortunate to have had music composed and arranged for us by Mickey Jovich and Vladimir Simic, among others. Truly a church choir, the group believes its most important contribution is responding in the liturgy. The SSS St. George has also participated in civic events such as the US Bicentennial where it represented all of the Eastern Orthodox at the main celebration in the San Diego Civic Center, and the choir has sung Serbian Christmas songs at the Christmas at Prado, now renamed with the politically correct “December Lights”. Four weeks ago the Choir hosted the St. Petersburg (Russia) choral ensemble, as it has been doing for the last 12 years.The choir is very much honored to be able to host the 71st SSF Festival.

Hristos Voskrese!

ItiswithgreatprideandanticipationthatIwelcomeallsingerstothe

71stAnnualSerbianSingingFederationChoralFestival.Andcouldtherebeabettersettingthanbeautiful,sunnySanDiego?

TheannualChoralFestivalisacelebrationofourcommonSerbianheritagethroughsong.ItisauniqueopportunityforchoirsandsingerstoshowofftheirtalentsviathefineworksofourSerbiancomposersandarrangers.Itisalsoafabulousvenueforthere‐establishmentofoldfriendshipsandthebeginningsofnewfriendships.Amongstsingers,ourcommonloveoftheSerbiansong,whetherliturgicalorsecular,isatiethatbindsusall.Weareheretocelebrateourfabulousheritagethroughsong,tohonorpastcomposers,pastarrangers,past

directors,andallofthosewhocurrentlycarrythattorchforwardintothe21stcentury.

IextendmysinceregratitudetothemembersoftheSt.GeorgeSerbianSingingSocietyfortheireffortsthepastseveralmonthstohostthisevent.Itisamulti‐facetedprojectandistimeconsuming.ChairmanVelimirJovanovicandhiscommitteearetobecommendedforalltheirhardworkleadinguptothisweekend.

ItismysincerehopethateachofyouwillattendtheconcertsandshowyourcontinuedsupporttoourSSFchoirs.Theirpreparationandhardworkdeservesourattentionandappreciation.

EnjoyyourweekendwiththeSSFandSanDiego.ParticipateinallaspectsoftheweekendandIassureyou,youwillwanttoattendnextyearinLansing,IL.

ZiveliSanDiegoandMnogajaLjetaSingers!

Musicallyyours,Yvonne“Vonnie”OrlichPresidentSerbianSingingFederation

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church3025 Denver St., San Diego, CA 92117Tel. 619-276-5827 -mail: frbratso@sbcglobal.net

(Department of the Treasury IRS EI No. 95-3315683)

V. Rev. Bratislav Bratso Krsic, Parish Priest Vladan Trifunovic, Church Board President

Memorial Day Weekend 2012

Dear Serbian Singing Federation Members and Most Esteemed Friends,

On behalf of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church I extend our warmest welcome to you all gathered here in San Diego for the 71st Serbian Singing Federation Festival.

The Serbian Singing Federation and our parishes are truly blessed to have each one of you augmenting our liturgical and musical life in the Serbian Orthodox Church.

We commend you for remembering the Kumanovo battle and those fallen soldiers who defended our otazdbina-homeland one hundred years ago.

Congratulations on your 71st Festival! We look forward to many more joyous gatherings and celebrations in the near future celebrating our past, rejoicing in the present fellowship and looking into the future with faith, love and hope filled with hymns of praise to our loving Lord.

On behalf of St. George parish,

Vladan TrifunovicPresident of the Church Board

WELCOME

DDOBRO N A M DOSLI TO THE

2012

SSF FESTIV A L IN

SA N DIEGO BLESSIN GS TO A LL A N D IN

REM EM BERA N CE OF THE BA TTLE OF KUM A N OV O

W ITH LOV E YOUR SISTERS IN CHRIST

ST. GEORGE KOLO

The Heartiest Welcome to All of the Choirs and Guests to the

71st SSF Festival

Dedicated to the100th Anniversary of the Battle of Kumanovo

a Brilliant Serbian Victory Where Kosovo was Avenged

Za Kosovo, Kumanovo!

(Name that tune!)

Ko Peva, Zlo ne Misli!

Živeli Peva i i Gosti!

Best Wishes from the Jovanovic Family:Velimir & Mira, Marko & Dijana, Toma & Vesna, Petar & Olivera, Jelena, Filip, Luka and Stefan

SSF is on Facebook!

Are you a part of the social networking phe-nomenon called Facebook? Almost a billion people around the world are!

Yes, you can find people, businesses, schools, churches, and much more by searching Facebook. And it is free (sup-ported by advertising).

Since July 2011, even the Serbian Singing Federation has a Facebook page where you can find all the very latest news, announce-ments, pictures, comments, and links to related topics.

If you have a computer or access to one and you aren’t already one of the billions, ask someone to help you set up a Facebook account with the proper security settings. It’s not difficult.

Then all you have to do is search for Serbian Singing Federation and you will find us. If you click the Like link, you will receive information of posts and updates. You can even make a post yourself.

You can access the SSF quarterly newsletter Hi-Notes, the SSF website, and other pages that may be of interest to you right from the SSF Facebook page. And after this Festival, you will be able to view this commemorative book online from the SSF page, and we are hoping many of you will post pictures, videos, and comments from the Festival to share with our “SSF community.”

If you have any questions about the SSF Facebook page, check with the SSF leadership who are “Page Owners” (shown at the right).

St George Church has its own page as does the MORAVA Folklore Ensemble and, of course, many, many of your friends, relatives, and fellow SSFers.

This is a great way to quickly share information, and you can have a lot of fun doing it.

Wishing the SSF a most successful Festival. Celebrating my 50th year as a member of

SSS Ravanica Choir, Detroit, MI. Tons of great "Memories"....

Hvala choir!

Kathie 'Kata' Anderson

The Voice of St. George Quarterly Newsletter

Congratulates the St. George Choir

Members & Directors And Welcomes

All Visiting Choirs & Their Families

Marsha JovanovicEditor

ST. SAVA CHURCH CHOIR

OF SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA

OFFERS ITS VERY BEST WISHES

TO THE

ST. GEORGE CHURCH CHOIR

FOR A

SUCCESSFUL FEST IN THE WEST!!!!

DIRECTOR:

NATASHA MILATOVIC

Živeli I Mnogaja Ljeta !

2012 Executive Board

President Dr. Milan Chonich 1st Vice President Danielle Schaldenbrand 2nd Vice President Mila Bednarz Treasurer Bozidar ‘Bob’ Petrovic Financial Secretary Helen Chonich Corresponding Secretary Danny Capuzzi Recording Secretary Stephanie Capuzzi

Director: Dr. Millard Golusin

Church Directors: Dr. Millard Golusin Michalene Payok Dr. Milan Chonich Donna K. Medich

~ PROGRAM ~

Serbian Singing Federation of America (USA and Canada) 71st ANNUAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

San Diego, California

Saturday, May 26, 2012

................................................................................................................................................. Josif .......................................................... Lyrics Francis Scott Key, Music John Stafford Smith

................................................................................... Lyrics Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Music Calixa Lavallee .............................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................. Narodno S.S.F. Mass Chorus – To Be Announced

Welcome to the 71st Annual Choral Festival ................................................................................................... Brad Hijaz

Welcome to ........................................................................................................................ Velimir Jovanovi

................................................................................ Very Reverend Bratislav Krši

Response .................................................................................................................................... Yvonne ‘Vonnie’ Orlich

......................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................... Isidor Baji

....................................................................................................................... Stevan St. Mokranjac 2012 Festival Hosts – –

......................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................

2012 Honored Church Choir – S.S.S. St. Nicholas –

- ....................................................................................................... L

S.S.S. Mita Topalovich – Joliet, Illinois – Lenexa, Kansas – , Illinois

.............................................................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................................

................................................... eljka Jovanovi , Soloist ........................................................... Narodno ................................................................................................................................... Stevan St. Mokranjac ......................................................... Biljana Va i , Soloist .............................................................. Narodno

St. Roman the Melod – Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

......................................................................................................................................... Stevan St. Mokranjac .........................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................... Bojan S.S.S. Stevan Šija ki – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

..................................................................................................................................................... S. Jankovi ................................................................................................................................... ikola Resanovi

S.S.S. Bishop Stefan Lastavica – Schererville, Indiana

..............................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................................ .......................................................................................................................................................... Narodno

................................... Michael Minkel and Jelena Stojakovi , arr. E. Neskow S.S.S. Branko Radichevich –

......................................................................................... . Thomas Olsen .................................................................. , arr.

S.S.F. Mass Junior Chorus A

Upcoming Events:

44th Annual Choral Workshop – 9, 10, 11, and 12, 2012 St. Sava

71st Annual Convention – 21, 22, and 23, 2012 Mita Topalovich

Joliet, Illinois

72nd Annual Choral Festival – May 24, 25, and 26, 2013 (

Illinois

~ PROGRAM ~

Serbian Singing Federation of America (USA and Canada) 71st ANNUAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

San Diego, California

Sunday, May 27, 2012

................................................................................................................................................. .......................................................... Lyrics Francis Scott Key, Music John Stafford Smith

................................................................................... Lyrics Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Music Calixa Lavallee .............................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................. Narodno S.S.F. Mass Chorus –

Welcome to the 71st Annual Choral Festival ................................................................................................... Brad Hijaz

........................................................................................................................ Velimir Jovanovi

................................................................................ Very Reverend Bratislav Krši

Response .................................................................................................................................... Yvonne ‘Vonnie’ Orlich

..................................................................................................................... Stevan St. Mokranjac ......................................................................................................................................... Narodna pesma

–

.................................................................................................................................... arr. Lazo Mihajlovich ........................................................................................................................ Stevan St. Mokranjac

–

............................................................................................................................ St. Nikolai of

......................................................................................................................... – .............................................................................. Stevan St. Mokranjac

............................................................................................................................... Narodno ................................................................................................................................. Narodno

nik Choir –

........................................... Jerry Cook, Soloist ..........................................

.............................................................................................................................................. Kosta ........................................................................................................................................ Milorad Kuzmanovi

..................................................... Lazo Mihajlovich, Cantor ...................................... Stevan St. Mokranjac –

OUR HEARTFELT BEST WISHES FOR

A VERY SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL!

Sorry we have to miss this one!

ST. ELIJAH SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CHOIR FROM

‘ALMOST HEAVEN ALIQUIPPA, PA’

V. Rev. Fr. Stevan Stepanov-Parish Priest

Kathy Loverich-President Susan Hayden-Vice PresidentElaine Zavada-Secretary Dushie Mistovich-Treasurer

Moe Arbutina –Sgt. at Arms

Instructor: Marian Izak

Church/Concert Director: Kathy Loverich

Church Directors: Andy Muha-George Milosh

All of our our dedicated choir members wish you a great event!

Zebrnjak monument was erected to honor Serbian soldiers who fellduring the Battle of Kumanovo (1912) for the 25th anniversary of thebattle. The monument was designed by Belgrade architect MomirKorunovic and built at the site of the battlefield in Vardar Banovina ofthe Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now Macedonia. Serbian military forcesof about 90,000 were commanded by the Serbian Royal Prince Alex-ander who later became King of Yugoslavia. The bottom of the monu-ment is a mausoleum that holds the remains of 678 Serbian soldiers.With this victory, the Serbian army determined the outcome of theFirst Balkan War, liberating Kosovo from the Ottoman Empire. Themonument was destroyed by Bulgarian invaders during the SecondWorld War and is currently being restored for the 100th anniversarycelebration in October.

CONGRATULATIONS And Best Wishes

TO YOU,

SST. GEORGE CHOIR

For a successful FESTIVAL!

St. Steven’s Cathedral

Choir Alhambra, California

Best Wishes for a Successful Singing Festival!

from

2012 Choir Board

Rev. Kristijan Petrovich, Spiritual Advisor Stephanie Chartier, Director

Our Faith and Our Heritage Through

Music and Fellowship

Lori Ulvi Don Dicklich Sam Miscevich Luanne Zobenica Bess Morrison Cindy Lawrence Carol Griak Tammi Bastie

President1st Vice President 2nd Vice President

Secretary Treasurer

AuditorAuditor

Sunshine Chair

JEDNOM �UVEK SRBIN

through

2012 Choir Board

V

CONGRATULATIONS

St. George Church Choir

On hosting the 2012 Annual Serbian Singing Federation Festival!

From theSt. Sava Choir of Mississauga, Ontario Canada

(www.stsavachoir.com)Vasilj Petrovic, Choir President v.petrovic@rogers.com

Please visit us for the SSF Choral Workshop August 9 – 12, 2012And for our Annual Concert October 27 & 28, 2012

With our honoured guests:Tsar Lazar Male Choir from Pittsburgh

TheST.NICHOLASSERBIANCHURCHCHOIR

OfMONROEVILLE,PA

CongratulatesTheSt.GeorgeChurchChoirHostsofThe71STSSFCHORALFESTIVAL

Commemoratingthe100thAnniversaryofthe

HistoricalandVictoriousBattleofKUMANOVOOctober15–24,1912

GeneralRadomirPutnik,Commander

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JaniceSmargie,PresidentRen ePekor,V.President

MaryVPaich,SecretaryMarthaSpringborn,Corrs.Secretary

SandyMireles,Treasurer

Best Wishes For Your Every Success

At Your SSF Festival in San Diego

From –

The Serbian Men’s Choir “Kosovo”

Mnogaja Ljeta!

BEST WISHES FOR A WONDERFUL

FESTIVAL WEEKEND!

SERBIAN SINGING SOCIETY JOSIF MARINKOVICH

ofSt. Nicholas Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church

Steelton, PA

PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THESERBIAN SINGING FEDERATION SINCE 1934!

HRISTOS VOSKRESE!

Congratulations to the St. George Serbian Church Choir For Hosting the 2012 Festival!

From 2011 Hosts Petar Krstich Choir Steubenville, Ohio

Here’s to a successful Festival weekend and to making memories to last a life time! Keeping the dream of our four fathers alive through our faith, music and with our youth! Ziveli Pjevaci!

2012 Officers President........................................................................................................Mary Lynn Ricci Vice-President..........................................................................................................Linda Bain Corresponding Secretary.................................................................................Rose Marie Karas Recording Secretary.............................................................................................Sandy Connell Treasurer........................................................................................................................Bob Zori Librarian.......................................................................................................Nick “Kutz” Karas Sergeant of Arms...................................................................................................John Drzayich Director.......................................................................................................................Nino Karas Director Emeritus................................................................................................Slobodan Zelich Spiritual Advisor…..…………………………...……………………Proto Rade Merick

Keep October 6 & 7, 2012 Open for our Concert Weekend

"KO PEVA, ZLO NE MISLI" "JEDNOM PEVAC, UVEK SRBIN"

petarkrstichchoir@yahoo.com

Serbian Singing Society Branko RadichevichChicago, Illinois

the oldest Serbian choir in North America & an S.S.F. founding choir

Best Wishes To

St. George Serbian Singing Societyfor a Fabulous

S.S.F. Festival Weekend!

Celebrating our 106th Anniversary November 10-11, 2012!

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Congratulations to the SSF and all

Singers on the occasion of the annual

Festival.

Have a fabulous weekend

And

Keep song in your hearts!

With love, the Dr. Laza Kostich S.S.S.

Midland PA

Congratulations from

St. Roman the Melod ChoirHoly Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

WISHING YOU A SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL

YOUR FRIENDS FROM SERBIAN SINGING SOCIETY GRACANICA, WINDSOR, ONTARIO - CANADA

Congratulations on the 2012 SSF Festival!

We are thrilled to be a part of this glorious musical event!Phoenix, Arizona

riznica.org

Best Wishes for the SSF 71th Festival in San Diego from

Prota Velimir and Protinica Ljubinka Petakovich

Protinica Ljubinka has been singing with theSt. George Choir since their coming to

San Diego in 1964, and earlier with the St. Elijah Choir of Gary, Indiana, and Prota Velimir has been a

great supporter of the St. George Choir while he was the Parish Priest. Their children Deyan and

Simona are also members of the choir.

Živeli Pevači Na Mnogaja Ljeta!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE

ST. GEORGE SERBIAN CHURCH CHOIRON HOSTING THE 2012 FESTIVAL

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEINGYOUR HOSTS THIS SEPTEMBER 14TH-16TH

SSS ST. GEORGE CHOIROF

KANSAS CITYPresident: Milana Mundweil

Vice President: Sharon DragovichTreasurer: Beverly Sobotka

Secretary: Mirjana CubricDirector: Peter Bajich

71th ANNUAL CHORAL FESTIVALSerbian Singing Federation of America (USA and Canada)

Participating Choirs

St. George Serbian Singing Society ‐ San Diego, CaliforniaKate Thickstun, Director

Serbian Singing Society St. Nicholas ‐ Omaha, NebraskaThomas Olsen, Director

S.S.S. Mita Topalovich ‐ Joliet, Illinois

with members from the

 S.S.S. St. George, Kansas City, and S.S.S. Sloboda, LansingAlexandra Starcevich, Director

Serbian Orthodox Church Choir St. Roman the Melod 

 Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaBiljana Vazic, Director

S.S.S. Stevan Sijacki ‐ Milwaukee, WisconsinBen Bedroske, Director

S.S.S. Bishop Stefan Lastavica ‐ Schererville, IndianaDr. Janja Katich, Director

S.S.S. Branko Radichevich ‐ Chicago, IllinoisElizabeth Neskow, Director

St. Sava Serbian Church Choir ‐ San Gabriel, CaliforniaNatasha Milatovic, Director

Stevan Hristich Serbian Choir ‐ Phoenix, ArizonaLazo Mihajlovich, Director

Istocnik Choir ‐ Orange County, CaliforniaGorjana Zekic, Director

Riznica Chamber Choir ‐ Phoenix, Arizona

Jana Minov, Director