Updated 24 Apr 2016: Thank you to those of you who have registered for the Homage to Tyagaraja sessions at the 40th Year music festival this year. Please note that CTU may not be in a position to accommodate registrations received after 24 Apr 2016. Registrations received after this date will be wait listed. Wait listed registrations may be accommodated depending on various factors including cancellations and no-shows.
Accompanied Performances are performances that have predetermined accompanying instruments and artists. These performances are rendered by members of families attending all three days of the Memorial Day festival in the following combinations:
- 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
- Date: Sunday, 05 June 2016
- Time: 9 AM
- Venue: Sama Rathi Auditorium
- Time Limit: 7 min
- Fee for Accompanied Performance: $25 due at the Front Desk on the day of the performance
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 2016 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 2016 Registration Deadline.
- 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
- 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
- Vocal performances must have violin and mridangam accompaniments.
- Instrumental performances must have at least mridangam accompaniment.
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} regn {at} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam {dot} org.