The members are Steve Kirin, prim; Mark Oreskovich, brac; and
Tom Vucinic, brac; Nick Gornick, bugarija; and Joe Gornick, bass. There
repertoire includes traditional tamburica songs and dance music, a wide range of
American music, and original compositions by members of the group.

It's only partially true that the SINOVI Tamburica Orchestra of Chicago,
which consists of Joe and Nick Gornick, Steve Kirin, Mark Oreskovich and Tom
Vucinic, was formed in 1978. It's also partially true that the group was
created in the Croatian cities and villages of Zagreb, Zlobin, Gospic, Ostrc,
Vrbovsko, Sveti Martin and the Island of Brac. And in Chicago, Joliet, Alsip
and Wood River, Illinois; Gary, Indiana; and Pueblo, Colorado, as well. You
see, "sinovi" is Croatian for "sons," so this orchestra is part of an unbroken
circle that began to take shape long before any of its members can remember.
They're carrying on the traditions of their great-grandparents, their
grandparents, their parents and the countless people who packed their hopes and
dreams into trunks and headed from wherever they lived in the Old Country to
wherever they settled in America. Since the guys from SINOVI were
children, they have been playing the music of these people--their songs of love
and loss.

A mutual love of the tambura caused their lives to intersect. SINOVI
doesn't play only Croatian songs for audiences, however. In much the same way
that their ancestors left Europe for North America, SINOVI has taken tambura out
of the village and has adapted it to life in the new world. For more than two
decades, SINOVI's trademark has been to mix traditional Croatian music with
country-western, bluegrass and rock-and-roll. They've written their own songs
and have learned others by everyone from Woody Guthrie, Frank Sinatra and Paul
McCartney to top named performers from the Old Country, like Kico Slabinac,
Oliver Dragojevic and Miro Skoro, all in the interest of keeping people
entertained and making the sweet sound of the tambura accessible to as wide an
audience as possible.

During performances throughout the last 20 years, SINOVI has taken
listeners from the plains of Slavonia, the hills of Zumberak and the
sun-bleached coast of Dalmatia to the mountains of Colorado, the street fairs of
Chicago and the clubs of Liverpool, and back. They share with audiences the
music of where they came from and of where--and who--they are. SINOVI takes you
on a round trip, full circle. SINOVI thanks music lovers for bringing them into
their homes and their hearts. And for allowing them to share their music, their lives, and be a part of your lives.