- Single vocalist or instrumentalist with accompaniments
- Groups of up to six vocalists with accompaniments
- Groups of up to three instrumentalists with accompaniments
Accompanying instruments: Violin, Mridangam, Ghatam, Khanjira and Moharsing
Time Limit for Accompanied Performance: 7 minutes
Date and time of Accompanied Performances: To be announced later
Fee for Accompanied Performance: $25 due at the Front Desk on the day of the performance
CTU 2012 Registration Guidelines
Registrants for Accompanied Performances must specify the names of the accompanying artists when they submit their registrations.
Note:
- Accompanied performances are restricted to those who are attending all three days of the Memorial Day music festival
- There is a limited number of accompanied performances that can be accommodated during the CTU 2012 Music festival 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.
- CTU may not be able to accommodate registrations received after the CTU 2012 Registration Deadline during the 2012 Memorial Day festival.
- CTU will strictly enforce the time limit. Performers are strongly encouraged to render their performance within the specified time limit.
- Registrations for Accompanied Performances that do not have the names of the Accompanying Artists will be treated as Individual or Group Performances
- Any remaining Individual Performances will be scheduled only after all the Accompanied Performances
- A single Krithi — Krithi only — is rendered as part of an Accompanied Performance. Alaapanai, Neraval, Kalpana Swarams cannot be accommodated within Accompanied Performances.
- Teachers may not sit on stage with the students rendering the Accompanied Performances
If you are the Lead Performer for an Accompanied Performance:
- Please register yourself and provide the names of the accompanying artists at the same time
- CTU is not responsible for providing the accompanists or the instruments. CTU can provide the instruments subject to their availability upon your request.
- If you need CTU to provide the Mridangam or the Ghatam, please make sure you have mentioned the Sruthi.
- CTU does not recommend any accompanying artists. CTU requests you to make appropriate arrangements with the accompanying artists prior to registration and provide their names during the registration process.
- Please work directly with the accompanying artists to rehearse your performance as a team
- Please pay the fee for the Accompanied Performance at the CTU Front Desk on the day of the performance
Questions: Please review the responses to Frequently Asked Questions before sending an e-mail to ctu {dot} info {at} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org.