The T. Temple Tuttle Memorial Music Competition
As is done every year at the Aradhana, there will be a music competition held the first Friday of the festival. This year's competition will be held on April 2, 2010.
The entry fee for the music competition is $50*. If you are participating in multiple categories, you will have to pay the fee separately for each entry. The application deadline is March 15, 2010.
The registration for the competition has changed*. You will now have to create a user profile for each participant. Once the profile has been created, you can login and register for each category in which you wish to compete.
Category Changes
- The restriction on past performances has been removed for all categories.
- In the pallavi competition, contestants will now have to render a full Ragam-Thanam-Pallavi. Further details are available in the pallavi competition page.
- The rules for the concert competition have changed. Entrants aged up to 25 are now allowed. The prize for the winner has also changed. Please see the concert competition page for details.
- This year, we are introducing one new category for percussionists — konnakkōl. You can register for it in the percussion category.
- There is also a new competition, the Advanced Pallavi competition, in which the judges choose a pallavi for entrants to perform. Similar to the Concert competition, the winner will get a performance slot at next year's Aradhana.
Registration for the competition is now closed.
* The registration process and entry fee for the Talent and School competitions is different. Please see those pages for details.
