young artists performing

During the madras music season, each sabha has so many sessions from morning till evening, providing platform to so many young, up-coming artists. In the process one comes accross so many types of performers of variying calibres. There are some artists who really want to make a mark and utilise the given opportunity in the best manner possible. so they come prepared with a proper scheme where ther is good selection of songs, proper time management, the proper selection of pakka vadyam, etc. they are the ones who shine and who really want to come up. On the other hand there are some who, by hook or crook get some slot to perform. Their presentation is horrible, time management is poor, the selection of song or raga is inappropriate. This results is a flop show. They don't even understand their capacity. For instance, I attended a concert of an youngster who performed between 2.00p.m. and 3.30p.m. The voice was not bad, but the sruthi was higher, selected a complicated raga, and above all, chose to present a pallave, that too in ragamalikai. It was totally unimpressive and we could only pity for the artist's utter failure to come up to the expectation. Why can't the organisers filter the bad performers or can the gurus not tell their own shisyas that they have not yet ripe for presenting a concert? It is a sheer waste of time and energy. They cut a sorry figure in front of even a handfull of persons who comprise the audience section!
Harini.