SARGODHA: A schedule of First Punjab Music Competition 2024 organized by the Punjab Council of the Arts Sargodha division had been released on Tuesday. According to a handout issued here,in the first phase, district-level competitions would be held on May 18,2024 in Khushab district, in Mianwali it would be held on May 20 while in Bhakkar the competition would be held on May 21 and in Sargodha district the programme would be organized on May 22.
The competition is open to candidates aged 14 to 30 years. The competition will allow performances of Sufi poetry, national songs, folk songs and filmi songs.
A division-level competition would be held among the winners of the district-level competitions in the Sargodha Arts Council on May 23. Division-level position holders would be awarded Rs 40,000, 30,000, and 20,000, respectively. Winners of the division-level competition would participate in the provincial-level competition on June 22 in Lahore.
The judges for the district and division-level competitions w
ould be renowned singers Kamran Issa khelvi, Kashif Ali and Shabana Kausar.