A music competition for the young musicians will be organised in the city to enhance their musical skills. Organised by All India Radio, the competition ‘All India AIR Music Competition 2015’ will focus on classical ragas.
Notably, this competition is held with an aim to encourage the young classical singers. Also it is being organised with a motive to search for the new and distinct talent from across the country in classical music.
Under this competition, classical singing, vagh sangeet and vrindgaan are included. Also chorus classical singing will be a part of the competition. Further, classical, sugam, folk music, and Hindustani classical music and Hindustani Semi classical music should be performed.
The selection criterion is based on age and singing skills of the participant. The participant should be 16 years to 24 years of age. Also they should not have been participated in local music training of AIR, or they should not have been conferred with graded musician or singer by the music audition board, AIR. This competition is purely for the upcoming and new classical singers.
Not only this, but the competition will be held in two rounds. In the first round singers will present their best of the skills at AIR Bhopal station. Then the selected singers will be sent for the final round at Delhi AIR station. For Karnataka music the selected singer will present their show at Chennai AIR Station. Further, all the rounds will be recorded at Bhopal AIR Station.
The voice of the winners of the competition will be recorded of both the rounds. Also the winners of the second round will be conferred with the prize money. The first prize is of Rs5,000 and the second prize is of Rs3,000. Also the winners will be conferred with ‘B Grade’ artists respectively.
The entry fee for the competition is Rs300 which the participant can submit at Bhopal station through a demand draft, an official release said.
The applications for participation in the competition can be submitted to the AIR office till June 12.