About Us
ABOUT US \ O NAMA
Croatian Folklore Ensemble Hrvatsko Prelo was founded in 1977 as the parish group of Holy Trinity Croatian Roman Catholic Church in Oakville, Ontario. Today’s group has over 200 registered performers ranging in age from 5 to 29 years old.
Our mission is to preserve the Croatian cultrual heritage traditions through music & dance, while supporting our parish.
For over 45 years, our not-for-profit organization has given many hundreds of children the opportunity to explore and share their cultural heritage through music and dance, with performances across Canada, USA, South America, and Europe.
BOARD \ ODBOR
President: Martina Ciglenečki
Vice President: Ljubica Krpan
Secretary: Anita Benić
Treasurer: Caroline Balenović
Nošnja\Costume Director: Tania Baričević
oakvilleprelonosnja@gmail.comBingo Coordinator: Mary Bukovčan
Beginner VP: Nicole Mandić
Junior VP: Tereza Kalac
Intermediate VP: Tomislav Mesić
Senior VP: Miriana Medved
Tambura\Instrument Coordinator: Dennis Spudić
Teaching staff \ UČitelji
Beginner & Junior Kolo: Angelina Šestanović & Vanessa Hribljan
Junior Tambura: Andrew Sporčić & Branko Cetinjanin
Intermediate Kolo: Kristina Badanjak
Intermediate Tambura: Andrew Sporčić
Senior Kolo: Kristina Badanjak & Kata Trogrlić
Senior Tambura: Mike Kozina
Musical Arrangements & Singing: Branko Cetinjanin