Student Volunteering Opportunities

Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam (CTU) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting Carnatic music in the USA. We actively support students, teachers and amateurs of all ages to learn, perform, master and propagate this ancient and contemporary classical art. Throughout the year, CTU sponsors high quality concerts by visiting artists from India as well as by artists based in the USA.

There are many opportunities for school and college students to volunteer for CTU.  We are always looking for new generations of qualified, enthusiastic youth with appropriate background to do various tasks as described below.  

Active participation in such activities will provide a great opportunity to develop your organizing and cataloging skills, technical skills as well as sharpen your knowledge in Carnatic music.

Note: Many of these volunteering opportunities do not require physical presence on site and can be done remotely from any part of the world.

Musical knowledge required

  1. Cataloging Concerts. Cataloging and documentation of concerts, songs, raga, thalam and special notes. Knowledge of Carnatic music system is required.
  2. Standardizing Concert Catalogs.  Standardizing the documented information for concerts, songs, raga, thalam and special notes in a consistent format following CTU standard guidelines. Knowledge of Carnatic music system is required.
  3. Reading and Summarizing articles. Reading and providing a one to two line synopsis of articles published in brochures. Knowledge of Carnatic music system is required.
  4. Music Notations.  Creating Western Music notations for South Indian Classical Music compositions. 

Musical knowledge not essential

  1. Research, Analysis and Strategy. Market research and analysis.  Defining strategies to align with the various industries as well as different segments of the community including educational institutions.
  2. Digitizing Photographs (Print). Sorting, scanning, organizing, and digitizing old photographs in print.
  3. Digitizing Photographs (Film). Sorting, scanning, organizing, and digitizing old photographs in film.
  4. Digitizing Magazines and Documents.  Scanning and organizing magazines and documents from previous years into digital images.
  5. Digitizing Audio and Visual Media.  Converting audio cassettes, CDs and video cassettes (VHS and Betamax) into digital media.
  6. Tagging Digitized photographs.  Tagging digitized photographs with appropriate labels that indicate the genre of the event, artists, volunteers and key personnel.
  7. Recording Attendance. Logging the attendance at various CTU practice sessions conducted throughout the year.
  8. Event Setup. Assisting with the arrangements to be made before, during and after a CTU event at the venue on the day of the event.  All you need to do is to show up for the event!  There is always good work to be done at all the events.

Questions: ctu {DOT} yemp {AT} ChicagoTyagarajaUtsavam.org.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of these tasks below, please complete all the information requested below.  Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam will contact you on next steps as opportunities arise.

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You must be reasonably familiar with South Indian Classical Music to volunteer for these opportunities. Please select the ones that you are passionate about. Reading and Summarizing articles. Western Music Notations
The following opportunities do not require knowledge of South Indian Classical Music. Please select the ones that you are passionate about.