CTU 2016 Registration Guidelines

April 4, 2016 by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam will be celebrating its 40th year anniversary in 2016 over a nine-day period from Saturday, 28 May 2016 through Sunday, 5 June 2016. The festival will be held during the Memorial Day weekend and the weekend that follows with programs in the evenings during the week as well. We welcome everyone to attend and actively participate in the festivities on all days. Please mark your calendars for this nine-day festival of music, dance, food and many activities that involve the children, youth and adults of all ages from multiple communities.

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam announces the registration process for the Homage to Tyagaraja sessions during this 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 2016 Registration Deadline: Sunday, 24 Apr 2016

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.

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

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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 ...
A 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 with accompaniments	Accompanied Performances
Performing Solo with no accompaniments	Individual performances

Additional Information

Scheduling Guidelines

Teacher Sessions will be scheduled on Saturday at the Sama Rathi Auditorium
Group Sessions will be scheduled after Teacher Sessions on Saturday at the Sama Rathi Auditorium
Individual Performances Program – Click here for details
Accompanied Performances Program – Click here for details
The specific time at which each performance is scheduled will be announced on Friday, 27 May 2016 in the evening.
CTU may not be able to accommodate new registrations received after the CTU 2016 Registration Deadline.
There is a limited number of Individual Performances and Accompanied 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.

What to Perform

The kriti performed cannot be one of the CTU Group Performance Kritis for this year. In addition to participating in these group performances, a participant may perform only once at the festival.
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
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