Our Mission Inspiring Flutists, Enriching Lives
Our Vision
By 2013 the National Flute Association will be known as a premier resource worldwide, valued by its members and relevant to all interested in the flute.
NFA Core Values
As a premier organization for the flute, the NFA:
- Honors, values, and respects the contributions of all members equally.
- Promotes collegiality and embodies integrity.
- Draws strength from our local roots and provides meaningful benefits.
- Promotes flute performance, pedagogy, and development by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas.
- Enriches the repertoire for the flute through commissioning, special publications, and related activities.
- Inspires and cultivates personal, professional, and artistic excellence.
Key Milestones
- More than 6,000 members, from all 50 states and 50 countries
- Thirty-six conventions and counting
- NFAMusic Library—the largest lending library of flutemusic in the world, where NFA members have access to a collection of more than 15,000 works
- Networking of flutists and exhibitors for more than 36 years
- Cultural outreach scholarships in 15 cities
- Extensivemusic commissioning activities, including new works annually for the Young Artist and High School Soloists and biennially for the Piccolo Artist competitions
- Liaison with more than 200 U.S. flute clubs
Publications:
The Flutist Quarterly magazine; The Flutist’s Handbook: A Pedagogy Anthology; Kincaidiana; My Complete Story of the Flute: the Instrument, the Performer, the Music, by Leonardo de DeLorenzo; The Oxford Anthology of American Music; two guidebooks of selected flute repertoire (A Graded Guide for Teachers and A Graded Guide of Etudes, Daily Studies, and Method Books), and four CDs in the NFA’s Historical Series (William Kincaid, Joseph Mariano, Robert Willoughby, and Maurice Sharp)
Fifteen competitions:
Young Artist*, High School Soloist*, Piccolo Artist *(biennial), Baroque Flute Artist* (biennial), Chamber Music* (biennial), Convention Performers, Newly Published Music, Flute Orchestral Audition/Masterclass*, Masterclass Performers, PiccoloMasterclass (biennial), Jazz Flute Masterclass (biennial), Baroque Flute Masterclass (biennial), Jazz Flute Big Band (biennial), Professional Flute Choir, and National High School Flute Choir competitions
* cash prizes awarded
