Accompaniment Competition
Please read these rules carefully before registering for the competition.
Eligibility
- The competition is an individual event. Groups will not be allowed to enter.
- There will be two age groups — Junior for ages 10 to 14, and Senior for ages 15 to 21. (Age should be calculated as of March 1)
- This category is for violin and percussion instruments only.
Application/Competition
- The entrant should bring an instrument tuned to 1 (C) sruthi.
- A vidwan or vidushi will perform for five minutes at that sruthi, and the entrant must play as an accompanist for him/her.
- A main artist may perform a krithi, do alapana, niraval, or kalpana swaram. The entrant will be judged on how well he/she accompanies the main artist in whatever the artist performs.
- The decision of the judges is final and binding.
- The application for registration and associated entry fee must be received by the deadline, March 24, 2024.
Registration for the competition will open in January