Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam joins everyone in looking forward with great excitement to the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend like we do every year. However, since the concerns related to the global pandemic continue to persist, we are scaling down the usual festivities this year.
We acknowledge and appreciate the CTU teachers who have stepped forward to coordinate and conduct various group performances live with a controlled set of students.
To attend this year’s festival, please follow the steps below:
- Review the Program Schedule below
- Determine the programs your family is attending
- Review the Social Distancing Guidelines
- The registration for attending CTU 2021 Festival has been closed at 4 PM on Fri, 28 May 2021.
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Program Schedule
The following group performances will be held live on Sat, 29 May 2021 and Sun, 30 May 2021 at the Sama Rathi Auditorium at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago.
Sat, 29 May 2021 |
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| CTU Group Performance | Conducted By |
| Invocation | Sujatha Narasimhan |
| Chetulaara | Aparna Sundar |
| Sree Ganapatini | Aparna Sundar |
| Pancharatnam (Jagadananda Karaka) | Aparna Sundar |
| Pancharatnam (Dudukugala) | Shankar Jagadeesaiyer |
| Pancharatnam (Sadhinchene) | Shankar Jagadeesaiyer |
| Pancharatnam (Kanakana Ruchira) | Shankar Jagadeesaiyer |
| Pancharatnam (Endaro Mahanubhavulu) | Aparna Sundar |
| Utsava Sampradaya Krithis | Rajeswari Pariti |
| Geetharthamu | Venkatesh Padmanabhan |
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| CTU Group Performance | Conducted By |
| Abhivandanam Invocation | Maragatham Mani |
| Dakshina Sampradaya Namasankeerthanam | Srividhya Ganesh |
| Muthuswamy Dikshithar Krithis | Jayashree Venkatesh |
| Hanuman Chalisa | Maragatham Mani |
Participation Guidelines
- Due to the special circumstances, the CTU Teacher concerned will be conducting the practice sessions and assembling the controlled set of students as well as the accompaniments required.
- There is no registration process for participation this year.
Social Distancing Guidelines
- CTU requests all attendees to conform to these Social Distancing Guidelines for the CTU 2021 Memorial Day Music Festival.
Payment Guidelines
- CTU will provide coupons for food packages to participants and attendees.
- Each attendee/participant will be provided one food packet per session attended.
- There are no payments required to participate or attend the CTU 2021 Memorial Day events. CTU understands your priorities and would appreciate your support in any form. We welcome any donation to CTU or to any other organization(s) that are helping with the care and nurture of those impacted by the global pandemic. Please click on Making Payments to make donations to Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam.
If you have any ideas for this year’s festival, please submit them by clicking on CTU Feedback.