The National Flute Association holds 22 competitions to reward outstanding performers, composers, publishers, scholars, and entrepreneurs. Among these are 18 performance competitions to select outstanding flutists to perform at the NFA convention and four non-performance competitions. You can find full historical lists of all our competition winners here.
For full details, rules, and instructions visit the webpage for each individual competition below.
The general competition deadline was on February 14th, 2024. Competition results will be made available in April. Information for the 2025 Competitions will be available in August.
Note: Flute Ensemble Festival decision notifications were delivered via email on February 20th. Competition results, including results from the Collegiate, High School, and Professional Flute Choir Competitions, will be made available in April.
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Please note for this competition: The deadline for this competition is March 15th, 2024.
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400, $100, $100, $100
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,000 + Geoffrey Gilbert Scholarship, $500, $300.
$100 Deveau Scholarship for best performance of NFA commissioned work
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $500, $250, $100
Next Held: 2025
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, and $400
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400, $100, $100, $100
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $100
Competition Prize: $8,000, $4,000, $2000, $100, $100, $100.
$250 Paul Taub Award for best performance of NFA commissioned work
Next Held: 2026
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2025
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,000, $750, $400
Next Held: 2025
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $1,000, $750, $400
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2025
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Competition Prize: $2,000
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: n/a
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: n/a
Please note for this competition: Entries must be postmarked by January 10, 2024 and received by January 17, 2024
Next Held: 2024
Entry Fee: $65
Please note for this competition:
The NFA will hold 17 competitions for its 2024 convention. All recorded round materials must be performed WITH accompaniment unless otherwise specified. Live rounds at the 2024 NFA Convention in San Antonio will be presented with accompaniment unless otherwise specified. Please review the information below as well as the information for the specific competition that you wish to enter.
NFA Membership and Convention Registration
All flutists must be current NFA members at the time the entry is submitted. If chosen to perform or present at the convention, flutists must also be current members at
the time of the convention and register for the convention by July 1, 2024. To join or renew, go to nfaonline.org/signup.
Submission Process
Contestants must
complete a separate entry for each competition they wish to enter.
The entry form, recordings/supplemental materials, and fees must be submitted by Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time unless otherwise specified on the individual competition page.
After completing your application, you will receive an email with a link for uploading your materials. Please check your spam folder if you cannot find it.
Accessibility
The NFA is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all convention participants. Entrants who move forward in their competition will be asked if they have accessibility needs as part of the confirmation process so the NFA may provide the necessary support.
Competition Recordings/Supplemental Materials
Editing a recording, including studio-produced effects, or talking during a recording is strictly prohibited.
Do not post your competition recordings/supplemental materials on social media sites (Facebook, YouTube, etc.) prior to May 1, 2024.
No repertoire substitutions will be accepted. Carefully read all details related to required selections, including
keys, opus numbers, movements, and publishers.
Competition Information
Convention recordings may become part of the NFA archives.
Contestants are expected to demonstrate the ability to represent the NFA
in a professional manner and shall exhibit appropriate behavior, attitude, and demeanor toward judges, fellow contestants, and others and may be evaluated on those qualities.
Contestants may not contact or communicate in any way, directly
or indirectly, with any competition judge before the competition commences or at any time prior to the announcement of the contest winners.
Competitions are subject to all rules and regulations on this page as well as the provisions stated on each individual applicable competition page.
Decisions of the judges are final.
NFA will notify competition entrants by e-mail
in late April concerning their status.
Failure to abide by the rules and regulations above may result in disqualification from the competition.
General Competitions Coordinator
Shauna Thompson
shauna.thompson@tcu.edu
General Competitions Assistant Coordinator
Virginia Broffitt Kunzer
virginiabroffitt@yahoo.com
Past Competition Information