Rising Stars enters the fourth year of existence and the second year under the auspices of Indian Academy of
Performing Arts (IAPA). For the first two years, Rising Stars was held under the auspices of Pandit Jasraj Institute.
IAPA hopes to build on the success of previous years’ events and seeks the involvement of all the music schools
and organizations throughout the country. This event is intended to provide a pathway for serious students of
Hindustani vocal while providing inspiration to aspiring students. This event is not a competition; however, three
people will be selected from among the nominees to present at the Rising Stars event in December 2022.

Here are the Rules and Guidelines for participants.

1. Gurus can submit up to two nominees for their school by email to
   risingstarsiapa@gmail.com by July 31 2022
2. Nominees then should email the following to risingstarsiapa@gmail.com by August 31 2022
   • a List all their gurus and specifically identify their current guru.
   • Say how long they have been learning Hindustani music.
   • A video recording of their performance should be uploaded to YouTube and a link (s) must be provided.
   • The recording should demonstrate the nominee’s capabilities including improvisation, rag vistaar & layakari.
   • The total length of the recordings should be no longer than 15 minutes.
   • Submit a nominal fee of $40.00 to defray the costs of hosting this event.
3. Individuals may also self-nominate. In that case, they also need to follow #2 above
4. Individuals who performed last year cannot participate for another two years.
5. A selection panel of three gurus will review the submissions and assign points. The scores from all three gurus will be tallied to announce the three individuals who will perform in December. This year’s judges are Smt. Pradnya Jhadav, Shri Radharaman Kirtane and Shri Hemant Kulkarni.
6. In order to minimize conflicts of interest, the panel of gurus will change every year.
7. If there are multiple entries from the same school, preference will be given to nominees from the Gurus. In addition, in order to promote diversity of representation, only the top two scoring students from any one school may be selected as finalists.
8. The criteria for selection include the preparation and capability of the individual in addition to the diversity of schools represented.
9. Selected three individuals will be expected to perform for 45 minutes each with a live tabla player, elaborating one or two ragas.
10. As this is an event with an overarching mission, we request the selected individuals and their friends & families to watch the entire event’s performances.
11. Selected individuals will be need to make own arrangements for supporting artist(s).

Key Dates

1. Nomination by Gurus – July 31 2022
2. Online Submission and Payment (non-refundable) – August 31 2022
3. Selected individuals will be contacted by October 2 th 2022
4. Performance will be online on Sunday December 10 th morning. Details to be announced.

Entry Fee

1. A one-time, non-refundable entry fee of $40.00 per nominee is mandatory.
2. Fee is payable by Check or PayPal (iapausa.org). No cash payment will be accepted.

1. A one-time, non-refundable entry fee of $40.00 per nominee is mandatory.
2. Fee is payable by Check or PayPal (iapausa.org). No cash payment will be accepted.
3. PayPal Payment link
   
   
4. Check Payments: 

• Checks must be received by August 15th to be considered eligible for consideration. An Email
  confirmation will be sent to participant once check is received.
• Checks to be made payable to: IAPA

Please include Nominee’s Name on Check

• Checks should be Mailed to:

IAPA

15 Woodgate Drive

Monmouth Junction NJ 08852

How to Submit Video

1. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and link(s) emailed to risingstarsiapa@gmail.com
2. For instructions on how to Upload a Video to YouTube, please refer to: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407?hl=en