Thank you for your interest in the 2025 Carnatic Music Competition.
In order to encourage children and adults in the community who learn Carnatic music and have an opportunity to showcase talented singers, Dhvani organizes a competition event. The competition is held each year in fond memory of our charming friend and mentor, the late Sri S. Tyagaraja Rao. Rao Mama was an indefatigable connoisseur of Carnatic Music as well as an ardent supporter of music. In his memory, we dedicate ourselves to keeping this art form alive in our minds and hearts.
BY POPULAR DEMAND THE COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN TO ADULTS THROUGH AGE 65
The competition is judged by a group of professional Carnatic musicians invited specially for this occasion. Participants from as far as Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and New Jersey have joined to participate in this event. We encourage participants and their families to think of this event as an opportunity to share and learn more than to compete and win. We think of all our participants as winners.
We continue to offer both in-person and remote options for participants. All participants have eligibility to choose between either of the two options:
The in-person competition will be held between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM EST on March 8th, 2025, at the Dublin Rec Center.
The remote participants will be offered an evening, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST timeslot, on March 4th and 5th via Zoom.
The exact categories and time slots will be published once all the registrations are processed.
• Competition Registration December 1, 2024 – February 15, 2025
• Virtual on Zoom – Tuesday March 4th and Wednesday March 5th at 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm (EST)
• In Person – Saturday March 8th at 8: 50 am – 4:00 pm (EST)
• Awards Ceremony on Zoom – Sunday, March 9th at 3:00 pm (EDT)
Venue: The Abbey Theater – Dublin Community Recreation CenterThe in-person part of the competition will be held on Saturday, March 8th, 2025. The remote part of the competition will be conducted over Zoom on March 4th and 5th, 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm EST.
Remote participants will need to make sure they have a good wi-fi or preferably a wired connection to the computer or device. Any time lost due to technical difficulties from the participant side will not be adjusted and will be counted as part of the time allocated to the participant.
Online participants must be in a private space with good internet connectivity. Please do not try to participate from a car or a public space.
The video will need to be turned on for the full 5 minutes and participant should be looking into the camera and not anywhere else during the remote presentation.
In the Zoom settings, make sure to select the Audio options as below and Test your mic and speakers before joining the meeting.
Please do not ask for technical help to do this during the Zoom session. Act ahead to confirm your connection and settings, please.
Participants, once registered, may not switch between online and in-person options.
If an online participant is not logged in 5 minutes before the start of their scheduled age group, they will be disqualified. Please be on time
All participants between the ages of 5 and 65 are eligible to participate.
The age of the participant should be based on their age on the day of the Competition (March 8th)
Age groups and final categories will be determined and posted on the website once the registrations are completed.
Part 1 of The Ramayana Trilogy | Presented by Anjali Dance Center | Teacher Initiative Series | Artistic Direction and Choreography: Ami Majmudar
Amrutha Venkatesh - vocal | L. Ramakrishnan - violin | Arjun Ganesh - mridangam | Chandrasekara Sharma - ghatam
