Coronavirus Update;  We are actively monitoring the situation with the Coronavirus COVID-19 and will take actions compliant with the guidance provided by the State of Illinois. Our highest priority is the safety and health of all our attendees. Please go ahead and submit your registrations for the Homage to Tyagaraja Sessions. CTU will process your registrations as planned and work with you to make adjustments as needed in the next few weeks. 

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam announces the registration process for the Homage to Tyagaraja sessions during the 2020 music festival. Children and adults pay homage to Saint Tyagaraja at this festival. CTU invites you to actively participate on all days of our festival. 

CTU 2020 Registration Deadline: Friday, Apr 24, 2020

Tyagaraja Homage Program involves the vocal or instrumental rendition of Saint Tyagaraja’s compositions by the participants.

Registration Process

Step One: Review Quick Summary below

Step Two: Read Additional Information as applicable

Step Three: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Quick Summary

If you are ...	Please consider ...
Student	Working with your teacher
A Teacher from Chicagoland	Local Teacher Session
A Teacher external to Chicagoland	External Teacher Session
Part of a Group	Group Sessions
Performing Solo with no accompaniments	Individual performances

Additional Information

Scheduling Guidelines

• Teacher Sessions will be scheduled on Saturday, 23 May 2020 at the Sama Rathi Auditorium. 
• Group Sessions will be scheduled after Teacher Sessions on Saturday, 23 May 2020 at the Sama Rathi Auditorium
• Individual Performances Program – Click on Individual Performances in the table above.
• The specific time at which each performance is scheduled will be announced on Friday, 22 May 2020 in the evening.
• CTU may not be able to accommodate new registrations received after the CTU 2020 Registration Deadline.
• There is a limited number of Individual Performances that can be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registrations received after this limit is reached will be wait listed. CTU will do its best to accommodate them subject to the availability of time. CTU cannot provide any updates on the wait-listed status in advance.

Performance Guidelines

• In addition to participating in CTU Group Performances,  a participant can pay Homage to Tyagaraja through one art form (vocal, instrument etc.) in one of the following at the festival:
  • One Teacher session OR
  • One Individual Performance OR
  • One Group session.
• Participants who have been selected to perform in the CTU 2020 Accompanied Performances can also pay Homage to Tyagaraja in one of the sessions listed above.
• Time permitting, participants have the option of paying homage through a different art form in an Individual Performance after all the registrants have been accommodated.
  
• Participants may provide accompaniment, as applicable, in multiple sessions.
• The kriti performed cannot be one of the CTU Group Performance Kritis for this year.  
• The following combinations can have accompaniments during a Teacher Session or a Group session:
  • Seven or more vocalists
  • Four or more instrumentalists playing the same instrument
• Instruments considered to be accompaniments: Violin, Mridangam, Ghatam, Khanjira and Moharsing

Payment

• All attendees and participants must pay each day’s rates to attend or participate on that day

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Questions: Please review the responses to Frequently Asked Questions before sending an e-mail to ctu {dot} regn {at} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org.