The Tamburitzans return to DeYor Performing Arts Center on Sunday.

The ensemble performs the traditional songs and dance of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Armenia, Spain and Romania.

According to Artistic Director George “Butch” Kresovich, “It’s folk … with a fresh coat of paint. Tradition and modernity, education and entertainment, these are all ingredients mixed to perfection to craft a phenomenal show.”

All performers are still full-time college students at a Pittsburgh-based college or University. Traveling on the weekends to share their talents, they then return to Pennsylvania just in time for class Monday mornings.

Two members of the current troupe are Mahoning Valley natives.

Giannah Marasovich, a 2019 Canfield High School graduate, is in her sixth year with the ensemble as a singer and musician and is working on her master’s degree in history at Duquesne University

“My years with the Tamburitzans changed my life and expanded my horizons,” according to Marasovich. “I have performed with them in New York City, Seattle, Houston and more. Being on the road with the Tamburitzans has truly meant the world to me. I am so excited to travel back to Youngstown one last time with the Tamburitzans and perform at the DeYor Angelica Bohurjak is a 2021 Austintown Fitch High School graduate and a third-year Tamburitzan musician, playing flute and violin. She is a senior at Duquesne University pursuing a degree in music education.

She has been selected to participate in local, regional and State University Honors bands, Contemporary Youth Orchestra and North East Ohio Regional Orchestra, where she got to play alongside the most talented musicians in the state. She also performed regularly at DeYor as a member of the Youngstown Youth Symphony Orchestra.

The concert starts at 3 p.m. Sunday at DeYor’s Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Tickets range from $12 to $37 and are available online at experi

enceyourarts.org and by calling 330-259-9651.