JANE Ensemble was founded in 2004 in Velika Gorica, a town near Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
The group has 25 members, including tamburitza players who accompany the singers on traditional Croatian instruments. Most of the members are female singers who have been active for many years in several amateur folklore ensembles of the Turopolje region (area around the city of Velika Gorica with a rich folklore tradition), while several girls gained their singing experience in various choirs from Zagreb County.
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Songs in their repertoire encompass entire Croatia, and their interpretation emphasizes the great variety and wealth of traditional music expression of their homeland. They show great love and enthusiasm for Croatian cultural heritage and aim to protect traditional folk and church songs from oblivion. The group also performs more recent songs, written by the most eminent music composers of Croatia.
The person deserving the most credit for all of JANE’s success is Mr. Ivan Potočnik, their mentor through all these years, composer and arranger, and a specialist in Croatian folk music. The group is also led by Alina Haramincic, the group’s president, and all organizational needs, as well as group manager, handled by Danijel Skrbin. Conductor of the JANE Ensemble is Ms. Ana Jaklinović.
The overall impression about the vocal-instrumental group JANE is that their music and appearance make them a distinctive young ensemble that, guided by the love they feel for their homeland, are trying to promote all its beauties, both in the country and to the rest of the world.
JANE
Kristina Kromar
Marina Keleković
Ana Nekić
Ines-Sandy Pendelin
Martina Žerjav
Jelena Vatavuk
Kristina Majdak
Alina Haraminčić
Ana Martinjak
Silvana Zdelar
Petra Klenović
Meri Barišić
Željka Bačurin
Nataša Cigetić
Tihana Tičarić
Marija Kovačić
Ana Jaklinović
JANKIĆI
Vedran Vatavuk
Stjepan Kos
Matija Klenović
Danijel Ceković
Tomislav Krešimir Hubak
Nikola Tuškan
Ivan Gigi Miklec
Matija Kos
Matea Vujević
Ivan Potočnik
Danijel Skrbin