Program Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 05/23/2015 8:00 am | Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram |
| 05/23/2015 8:55 am | Chetulaara, Bhairavi on instruments performed by children |
| 05/23/2015 9:00 am | Pancharatna Krithis |
| 05/23/2015 10:45 am | Introducing Pragata Samarpanam |
| 05/23/2015 11:00 am | Homage to St. Tyagaraja Sessions (Teacher & Group sessions) |
| 05/23/2015 5:00 pm | Homage to St. Tyagaraja Sessions (Individual Performances) |
| 05/23/2015 6:00 pm | Dwi-Thala Vadhya Kutchery |
| 05/23/2015 6:45 pm | Geetharthamu by children |
| 05/23/2015 8:00 pm | Tyagaraja Ramayanam (Balakandam) Bharata Natyam Ballet -Natya Dance Theatre Choreographed by Smt. Hema Rajagopalan |
| 05/24/2015 9:00 am | Children's Utsava Sampradaya Kritis Procession with Kollattam by Children Chendamelam & Panchavadhyam by Chicago Kalakshetra Kerala Folk Dance |
| 05/24/2015 11:00 am | Divya Nama Sankeerthanam By children trained by CTU |
| 05/24/2015 12 noon | Bhavayami Raghuramam The Magnum Opus composition of Swati Tirunal by CTU Choir |
| 05/24/2015 1:00 pm | Homage to St. Tyagaraja Sessions (Individual Performances) |
| 05/24/2015 2:30 pm | Guru Samarpanam from Gurukulam of Sri R.Suryaprakash (India) |
| 05/24/2015 4:00 pm | Workshop by Sri Suryaprakash on the order of presentation of kritis and ragas in a performance Master Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (Violin) Sri Vinod Seetharaman (Mridangam) |
| 05/24/2015 7:00 pm | Padmasri, Kalaimamani A.Kanyakumari (Violin) Master Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (Violin Support) Trivandrum Sri Balaji (Mridangam) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira) |
| 05/25/2015 8:00 am | Homage to St. Tyagaraja Sessions (Accompanied Performances) |
| 05/25/2015 10:30 am | 12th Annual Music Competition |
| 05/25/2015 2:00 pm | Unrevealed compositions of Oothukadu Venkata Kavi (Sri Krishna Ganam) By Needamangalam Selvi Alamelu & Dr. V. Subbaraman (Vocal) Sri Jayashankar Balan (violin) Sri Vinod Seetharaman (Mridangam) |
| 05/25/2015 4:00 pm | Sherthalai Sri Ranganatha Sharma (vocal) Tiruvizha Sri Viju Anand (Violin) Sri R.Sankaranarayanan (Mridangam) |
| 05/25/2015 7:00 pm | Sri Bharat Sundar (Vocal) Sri V.V.S Murari (Violin) Trivandrum Sri Balaji (Mridangam) Sri K.V.Gopalakrishnan (Ganjira) |
Donations/Tickets
- CTU 2015 Participants are requested to review CTU 2015 Participant Payment Guidelines before making payments.
Donations
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Tickets
| Payment for -> | 23 May 2015 only | 24 May 2015 only | 25 May 2015 only | All 3 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Married Couples | Click Here 23 May ($70) | Click Here 24 May ($70) | Click Here 25 May ($70) | Click Here - 3 days - ($140) |
| Single | Click here - 23 May ($45) | Click here - 24 May ($45) | Click here - 25 May ($45) | Click here - $90 - All 3 days |
Volunteers
- One of the highlights of the Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam is the sumptuous home cooked meal prepared by our community of well-wishers and served on the first day to complement the musical feast. Please consider joining the CTU family of culinary artists – [Details]
Music Competition
Contestants
- Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam announces the list of contestants selected to perform at the 12th Annual Music Competition to be held on Monday, May 25, 2015. [Music Competition details]
Live finals details
- Please find details about the live finals here
Payment
- Families of contestants selected to participate in the Music Competition should have made the applicable payment (single/couple etc.) for Monday.  Also Click here to pay ($25) towards the entry fee for the Live Music Competition.
Homage to St. Tyagaraja Sessions
Update on Individual Performances
- Please see update on Individual Performances
Payment for Accompanied Performances
- Families of registrants scheduled to perform Accompanied Performances should have made the applicable payment (single/couple etc.) for all three days of the festival. Additionally, the Lead Performer for the Accompanied Performance must also pay the Fee for Accompanied Performance. Click here to pay ($25)
Schedule for all sessions
- Schedule for the Teachers sessions, Individual performances, Accompanied performances is posted here [CTU2015Schedule]
Practice Sessions
The Utsavam hosts a number of group performance sessions for adults and children to participate. General information and practice schedule for these sessions are listed below. Some of these have registration requirements and deadlines that might have passed
- Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram - General Information - [Practice Schedule]
- Pancharatna Krithis - General Information - [G-Shruti Schedule] – [C-Shruti Schedule]
- Divya Nama Sankeerthanam - General Information - [Practice Schedule]
- Bhavayami Raghuramam – General Information -Â Â [Practice Schedule]
- Pragata Samarpanam (Offering by Elders) – General Information – [Practice Schedule]
- Geetharthamu – General Information – [Practice Schedule]
- Chetulara – General Information – [Practice Schedule]
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