Thomas Yeseta (picture) began playing the accordion at age 6, eventually adding bass and organ to his repertoire. In 1964 he joined the St. Anthony's Tamburica Orchestra "Croatia" in Los Angeles, California, and eventually became Director. In 1977 Tom and his brother Greg formed the Yeseta Brothers Tamburica Orchestra, a group highly regarded for its European sound and depth of repertoire. Along with Steve Ovanin, they will be providing Croatian music at camp, and leading a special Camp Band Croatian set! Texas International Folkdancers

Tom Yeseta and his ensemble play regularly service music for the Croatian St. Anthony's church in Los Angeles, including Tom Yeseta's liturgy “Hrvatska pučka misa” [Croatian folk mass] that has become increasingly popular among Croatian immigrant communities across the country. For the larger tamburitza community, however, Tom Yeseta's ensemble is known as the “home ensemble” of Tamburica and Kolo Club “Croatia,” Los Angeles, whose repertoire is quite versatile, yet eclectic, while the arrangements are technically challenging and refined. Their repertoire includes instrumental excerpts from Croatian operas (i.e. Porin, Ero s onog svijeta, and Nikola Šubić Zrinjski), classics of the Croatian music theater, folk and popular songs from various regions of Croatia, and compositions written specifically for tamburitza ensembles by Croatian composers (i.e. Julije Njikoš, Dr. Josip Andrić). A selection from this secular repertoire was performed in their appearance for the Tamfest.  Slavonic Web

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