Advanced Pallavi Competition

This category was inspired by the example of Prof. T.R. Subrahmanyam at the Madras Music Academy pallavi competition.

This is a special category. The winner of this competition will:

  • receive a tambura as a prize
  • be provided a 1-hour slot on the first Sunday of next year's Festival, to perform a program that includes a pallavi.

Please read these rules carefully before registering for the competition.

Eligibility

  • The competition is an individual event. Groups will not be allowed to enter.
  • The competition is open only to vocal and melody instruments (violin, flute, veena, etc.)
  • Entrants must be of age 25 or less (as of March 1), and must have lived in North America for the last at least five years.

Competition

  • The ragas for this category are Shanmukhapriya, Dhanyasi, Kharaharapriya, Lathangi, and Mohanam.
  • The talas are Adi and Kanda Thriputa.
  • The nadais are thisram, chathusram, and kandam.
  • The sahityam for the pallavi will be provided at the venue at 9:00am on the morning of the competition.
  • When the entrant is seated for the competition, the judges will choose one raga, one tala, and one nadai from the lists above, and provide the eduppu from which the pallavi should start.
  • The entrant must perform a Ragam-Thanam-Pallavi, with thrikaalam based on the judges' choices.
  • A strict time limit of fifteen (15) minutes will be imposed. A buzzer will signal the conclusion of the allotted time. The judges may also request the contestant to stop before the allotted time.
  • The decision of the judges is final and binding.
  • The application for registration and associated entry fee must be received by the deadline, March 19, 2012.

To enter, please proceed to the registration page.