Islamic music festival to draw 100 young performers to Baku late April
By Nigar Orujova
The second international festival and contest of young classic music performers of the Islamic world, which will be held in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on April 23-26, will bring together 100 participants from nine countries.
The contest will be organized with the support of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Azerbaijan's Youth and Sports Ministry, Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli and the Youth Center Kainat.
Young people from Egypt, Turkey, the Russian republic of Dagestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait and Morocco will come to Azerbaijan to present their skills.
The contest will be held between two age groups, with the younger group including performers aged under 15 and the senior group with performers aged 15-20.
It will be held in two rounds. Successful contesters will be required to collect the maximum number of points to qualify for the final round.
The event starts with the contest of Azerbaijani performers to be held at Baku Music Academy on April 9-10.
The official opening of the festival will be held at the Rashid Behbudov State Song Theater on April 25. Participants of the gala-concert will be chosen by the jury on the same day.
The gala concert and the awards ceremony are due in Baku Music Academy on April 26.
The contest aims to uncover new talents, exchange international experience and ideas, portray the Azerbaijani culture and arts for teenagers and youth from all over the world, and intensify dialogue between performers from the East and West.
The first International Festival-Contest of young Islamic classic music performers was held in Baku on April 27-28, 2012 and joined by representatives from 28 countries, including Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Russian republic of Tatarstan.
The Kainat Youth Center was established in November 1990 as a non-governmental organization. The center implements projects aimed at intellectual improvement of children and youth.
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