[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E645]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF THE TAMBURITZANS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 
Tamburitzans, a group which has been promoting Eastern European arts 
and culture for 75 years.
  Established by Dr. A. Lester Pierce in 1937, the Tamburitzans are a 
multicultural song and dance group. The group consists of students of 
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Duquesne 
University Tamburitzans are dedicated to preserving and perpetuating 
the cultural heritage of Eastern Europe and its neighbors through 
performance, while awarding scholarships to talented and deserving 
student performers.
  The Duquesne University Tamburitzans have grown from an original 
group of 12 men to today's company of more than three dozen performers. 
Since 1988, the Tamburitzans have been under the direction of Mr. Paul 
Stafura, a former member of the Tamburitzans during the late 1960s. 
Each year, the Tamburitzans travel throughout the United States to put 
on an average of 80 concerts. They have also held concerts in numerous 
Latin American countries, Canada, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Poland, 
Romania, the former Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognition of the 
Duquesne University Tamburitzans, the longest-running live stage show 
of its kind in the United States.

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