CTU 2010 Registration Guidelines

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam announces the registration guidelines for the annual classical music festival to be held during the Memorial Day weekend for three days from Saturday, 29 May 2010 thru Monday, 31 May 2010. Children and adults pay homage to Saint Tyagaraja at this festival. CTU requests your active participation on all three days.

The CTU 2010 Registration Process is now open.

The program schedule and other information is forthcoming.

CTU 2010 Registration Deadline: 30 Apr 2010

Students must submit their registration to Teachers by 18 Apr 2010

All registrations must be received by CTU following the registration process on the Web by the CTU 2010 Registration Deadline including the following:

  • Teachers registering students
  • Individual performers registering themselves
  • Performers registering with Accompaniments

General Guidelines

Tyagaraja Homage Program involves the vocal or instrumental rendition of Saint Tyagaraja’s compositions by the participants.  This program is held at the Sama Rathi Auditorium on Saturday only. This includes all registrations received by the CTU 2010 Registration Deadline including Teacher Sessions, Group Sessions as well as those Individual Performances that can be accommodated within the time available. These performances will be scheduled in the following sequence: a) Teacher Sessions, b) Group Sessions and c) Individual Performances.

See also: Accompanied Performances

Note:

  • In addition to participating in the standard CTU Group Performances, a participant may perform only once at the Festival.   They may perform in
  • CTU may not be able to accommodate new registrations received after the CTU 2010 Registration Deadline in the 2010 festival.  Changes made to existing registrations after the CTU 2009 Registration Deadline may not be printed in the CTU 2009 Tyagaraja Vijayam brochure
  • CTU may not be able to accommodate Individual Performances on Saturday — the first day of the festival.  Some Individual Performances may have to be re-scheduled to Sunday
  • We are not in a position to share in advance
    • the specific time that a given Teacher Session or Group session will be scheduled on Saturday or
    • the specific day or time that a given Individual Performance is scheduledAll attendees and participants must pay each day’s rates to attend or participate on that day
  • The kriti performed cannot be one of the CTU Group Performance Kritis for this year.
  • All instruments other than Tambura, Sruthi Box, Talometer and cymbals are considered to be accompaniments.
  • The following combinations may have accompaniments on Saturday in the Rathi Auditorium in the Teacher Session or Group Session. See Accompanied Performances for all other combinations.
    • Seven or more vocalists
    • Four or more identical instruments

Please click below for detailed guidelines on:

Summary

  • If you are a student, work with your teacher.
  • If you are a teacher, try to maximize participation of your students in Teacher Sessions. Give due consideration to students interested in Accompanied Performances.
  • If you are a teacher from the Chicago Metropolitan area, please consider a Local Teacher Session
  • If you are a teacher from a city outside the Chicago Metropolitan area, please consider an External Teacher Session
  • If you are part of a group (including students of multiple teachers), review the Group Sessions .
  • If you are looking to render a solo performance
    • Consider Individual performances if you do not have any accompaniments
    • Consider Accompanied Performances if you do have accompaniments

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 TYAGARAJA HOMAGE SESSIONS

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