These days in Ufa  competitive auditions of the participants of the International Festival of Bashkir and Tatar Song “Idel” are under way.

The “Idel” is a non-profit cultural development fund with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, the World Tatar Congress, the Press and Mass Media Agency of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Administration of the Ufa Council of the Ufa conduct an International Festival of Bashkir and Tatar Song “IDEL”.

The purpose of the event is to promote Bashkir and Tatar folk and pop songs, as well as establish creative contacts with performers, songwriters living in other regions of Russia and abroad.

Professional artists with a special musical education (music school, college, university), students of vocal departments of colleges and universities, as well as vocal and vocal and instrumental ensembles can take part in the contest. The age of participants is from 16 to 35 years (except for participants in children’s nominations from 7 to 15 years), regardless of place of residence and citizenship.

Competitive auditions are held from November 7 to November 14, 2017. The contest is held in three rounds: I round – qualifying (absentee) – audition by jury members of audio and video materials submitted by applicants for participation. Performers who successfully passed the first round are sent an invitation-invitation to participate in the II round. The second round of the participants’ auditions will be held in Ufa, in the concert hall of the Ufa Music College (at 104, Pushkin St., Ufa, Republic of Belarus). The third round of the contest will be held on November 17, 2017 in the State Concert Hall ” Bashkortostan”.

The gala concert and the awarding ceremony of the winners of the international television festival of the Bashkir and Tatar song “Idel” will be held on November 18, 2017 at the State Concert Hall “Bashkortostan”.