Adult Amateur Masterclass Competition Winners:
The winners will be featured in a virtual masterclass in our Online Event Series.
- Advanced: Kathrine Eldridge
- Intermediate: Melody Cheung
- Novice: Lynn Kaufman
Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition Winner:
The winner will perform in masterclass during the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta, GA.
- Atecia Edwards
Masterclass Performers Competition Winners:
The winners will perform during the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta, GA.
- Abigail Garner
- Claire Wei
- Elena Bull
- Josephine Lee
- Nikkie Galindo
- Tessa Radke
Alto Flute:
- Hazel Marion
- Lily DesGroseilliers
- Sara Reeves
Bass Flute:
- Javier Metztli Marquez
- Lance Korte
- Lauren Tillman
Contrabass Flute:
- Brett Stafford
- Jaishon Robinson
Alto Flute:
- Amy Johnson
- Claire McGuire
- Olivia Peters
- Serena Shih
Bass Flute:
- Alexander Tanouye
- Elsa Bandli
- Shruthi Avadhanula
Jazz Flute Big Band Audition:
- Al Hunter Jr.
- Alex Lui
- Alice Mullins
- Anne Stevens
- Donna Sevcovic
- Elaine Hochheiser
- Ellen Crimi
- Gwyn E. Jones
- Haruna Fukazawa
- Iona Aibel
- Jane M Hahn
- Kenneth Powell
- Lawrence H. Liggins
- Lynda Harman
- Marie-Véronique Bourque
- Michele Gordon
- Paige Jackson
- Sanae Nakayama
- Susan Crane
- Victoria Davide
- Yuko Hoshi
Flute Choir Call for Scores Competition Winners:
The winning composition will be performed by the Collegiate Flute Choir.
- Winner: Ivan Bozicevic, Color of Time
Graduate Research Competition Winners:
The winners will be invited to give a 25-minute presentation summarizing the important contributions of their entries at the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta, GA.
- Jennifer Jo, Sounds of Coexistence: "Traditional East Asian Flutes and Their Impact on Contemporary Western Flute Repertoire and Performance Practices"
- Nora Simard-Saint-Cyr, "Historically Informed Articulation: Unlocking Expressiveness in Baroque Music on the Modern Flute – A Case Study of Telemann’s Fantasy No. 8"
Newly Published Music Competition
This competition recognizes the publishers of the selected works, which were evaluated for the quality of the publication and the quality of the musical content.
FLUTE & PIANO (ORIGINAL)
Winners
Firefly Triptych
Composer: Amanda Harberg
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Sonata for flute and piano
Composer: Matthew R. Durrant
Publisher: Alry
Finalist
Polonaise for alto flute and piano
Composer: Andrzej Kwiatkowski-Kasnakow
Publisher: Tetractys
Honorable Mentions
Zippy
Composer: David Bennett Thomas
Publisher: Tetractys
Remember
Composer: Hilary Taggart
Publisher: Just Flutes
Sonatas for flute and piano by American Composers
Ed. Henry Gale
Publisher: ACA
The Meth’d Out Piccolo
Composer: William Linthicum-Blackhorse
Publisher: Alry
The Bones of Mr. Fortune (Free at Last!)
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Berlin 1928
Composer: Eduardo Costa
Publisher: B&M
FLUTE & PIANO (ARRANGEMENTS)
Winners
Cinq Melodies, Op. 35b
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, ed. Emily Beynon
Publisher: Scherzo
Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
Composer: J.S. Bach, arr. Kersten McCall
Publisher: Tetractys
Finalists
Grand Sonate, Op. 49
Composer: Jose Vianna da Motta, trans. João Vidinha
Publisher: Scherzo
An Die Musik
Composer: Various, arr. Elisabeth Parry and John Alley
Publisher: Aurea Capra
Honorable Mentions
Rejoice Greatly
Composer: Various, arr. Elisabeth Parry and John Alley
Publisher: Aurea Capra
Ghostly Visions
Composer: Luigi Zaninelli, ed. Danilo Mezzadri
Publisher: Alry
Fantasia on Silent Night, Holy Night, Op. 259, No. 7
Composer: Wilhelm Popp, ed. Matt Johnston
Publisher: Alry
FLUTE ALONE
Winners
Lament and Black Sea Dance for Solo Flute (Ağıt ve Karadeniz Dansi, Solo Flüt Için)
Composer: Başak Ersöz
Publisher: Scherzo Editions
Hasta La Raíz (Down to the Roots) for Solo Alto Flute
Composer: Alyssa Mercedes Mena
Publisher: Coleman Page
Finalists
Lilacs! for Flute Alone
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Publisher: Alry Publications
Cantes de Levante “Minera,” para flauta sola
Composer: Oscar de Manuel
Publisher: Brotons & Mercadal Edicions Musicals, SL
Honorable Mention
Elegy for Solo Alto Flute
Composer: Kristen Stoner
Publisher: Alry Publications
FLUTE & ELECTRONICS
Winners
Imaginary Temple, for Bass Flute and Bell Sounds (Pre-recorded)
Composer: Daniel Kessner
Publisher: Universal Edition
The Theory of F-L-U-TION for Flute with Piano & Electronics
Composer: Daniel Kelley
Publisher: Abstractionality (ASCAP)
Finalists
¿Por qué no me tueas? For Flute and Electronics
Composer: Jorge Prendas
Publisher: Scherzo Editions
Perhaps an Irrational Dialogue Between Past and Present for Baroque Flute and Electronics
Composer: Nickos Harizanos
Publisher: Tetractys Publishing
FLUTE & ENSEMBLE
Winners
The Bones of Mr. Fortune (Free at Last!) For Solo Flute, Winds, and Percussion
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Concertino, Op. 43bis, Transcription for Flute and String Orchestra
Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Publisher: Peermusic Classical
Finalists
Concertino for Piccolo and String Quartet
Composer: Claes J. Biehl
Publisher: Tetractys Publishing
Suite de Trois Morceaux, Op. 116, arranged for Flute and Orchestra
Composer: Benjamin Godard, edited by Matt Johnston
Publisher: Alry Publications
FLUTE DUETS
Winner
Like a Chicken for Flute Duet
Composer: Linda Hallam-Sutto
Publisher: Alry
Honorable Mentions
Chuck-a-boo
Composer: Nicole Chamberlain
Spotted Rocket
14 Persian Folk Songs
Composer: Iradj Sahabi
Publisher: Alry
FLUTE QUARTET
Winners
Invention and Rhapsody II
Composer: James Scott Balentine
Publisher: ACA
Four ‘Scapes
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Publisher: Alry
Finalists
Down South
Composer: Julie Stone
Publisher: Emerald Rock
Strolling on the Strand
Composer: Katrina Emtage
Publisher: Tetractys
Honorable Mentions
Symphony No. 3
Composer: William Boyce, arr. Robert Rainford
Publisher: Forton
Water Music: Allegro
Composer: G.F. Handel, arr. Frances Jones
Publisher: Forton
FLUTE CHOIR (ORIGINAL)
Winner
L’ombre du blanc
Composer: Sophie Dufeutrelle
Publisher: Alry
Finalists
Quintlexia
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Publisher: Alry
Dog Days
Composer: Sarah Bassingthwaighte
Publisher: Alry
Honorable Mention
Celebration Overture
Composer: Gay Kahkonen
Publisher: Alry
The Elements
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Publisher: Alry
FLUTE CHOIR (ARRANGEMENTS)
Winner
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Composer: Maurice Ravel, arr. M. Orriss
Publisher: Wonderful Winds
Finalists
Requiem
Composer: Gabriel Faure, arr. José Alarcón
Publisher: Alry
La Bohème Act II
Composer: Giacomo Puccini, arr. Trudy Kane
Publisher: Alry
Adagio cantabile
Composer: Robert Nathaniel Dett, arr. Alan Berquist
Publisher: Alry
Andante and Rondo, Op. 25
Composer: Franz Doppler, arr. Matt Johnston
Publisher: Alry
Intermezzo from “Manon Lescaut”
Composer: Giacomo Puccini, arr. Trudy Kane
Publisher: Alry
Honorable Mentions
Celtic Christmas Carols
Composer: Arr. Linda Kirkpatrick
Publisher: Silver Winds
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Composer: Frank Loesser, arr. Francine Ross Pancost
Publisher: Silver Winds
Dardanus Overture
Composer: John-Philippe Rameau, arr. Carla Rees
Publisher: Tetractys
Il Signor Bruschino
Composer: Gioachino Rossini, arr. Melanie Thorne
Publisher: Sempre Music
Early Hungarian Dances
Composer: Ferenc Farkas, arr. Raymond Pancost
Publisher: Silver Winds
Gran Partita, K361, mvt. 1
Composer: W. A. Mozart, arr. Melanie Thorne
Publisher: Sempre Music
Fine-Feathered Friends and Fiends
Arr. Linda Kirkpatrick
Alry
LOW FLUTE ENSEMBLE
Winners
Syriac Fugato 3
Composer: Sami Seif
Tetractys
The Lowdown
Composer: Nicole Chamberlain
Spotted Rocket
Finalists
Kovalamaca
Composer: Oya Cina Kanik
Tetractys
Concerto in A minor
Composer: J.S. Bach, arr. Carla Rees
Tetractys
Honorable Mentions
Sweet (and Sour) Adeline
Composer: Judy Nishimura
Alry
Fanfare and Celebration
Composer: Phyllis Avidan Louke
Alry
MIXED DUO
Winners
Motel Suite for Alto Flute and Baritone Saxophone
Composer: Robert Lemay
Tetractys
First Light for Flute and Guitar
Composer: José Manuel Lezcano
Alry
Finalists
Frenemies for Flute and Bb Clarinet
Composer: Nicole Chamberlain
Spotted Rocket
Musical Vistas for Flute and Guitar
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Alry
Oxymore for Alto Flute and Bass Drum
Composer: Robert Lemay
Tetractys
Honorable Mentions
Partita Latina for Flute and Cello
Composer: J.S. Bach, arr. Gaspar Hoyos
Tetractys
Flouting Convention for Flute and Clarinet
Composer: Louis Anthony deLise
Alry
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl for Piccolo and Harp
Composer: Leanna Keith
Alry
Itch for Flute and Snare Drum
Composer: Will Rowe
ACA
TRIO WITH FLUTE
Winner
Circus Butterflies for Two Flutes and Piano
Composer: Adolphus Hailstork
Theodore Presser
Finalists
Z3 for Two Flutes and Piano
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Alry
Elergy for Two Flutes and Piano
Composer: Cynthia Folio
Alry
Honorable Mentions
Trio for Flute, Horn and Piano
Composer: Eric Ewazen
Theodore Presser
A Baroque Christmas for Two Flutes and Piano
Composer: Elisabeth Parry and John Alley
Aurea Capra
SMALL MIXED CHAMBER
Winners
Elementos for flute(s) and percussion
Composer: Leonardo Cárdenas
Cayambis
Big Sky for flute, viola and harp
Composer: Daniel Dorff
Theodore Presser
Finalists
Midsummer Daydream for flute, viola and harp
Composer: Daniel Dorff
Theodore Presser
The Blue Men of the Minch for flute, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, and cello
Composer: Jason McMahon-Riley
Forton
Honorable Mention
Nugs for cor anglais, alto or bass flute, and double bass
Composer: Jenny Jackson
Tetractys
WIND QUINTETS/QUARTETS
Winner
Four Ballroom Dances for Wind Quintet
Composer: Barry Ulman
Alry
Honorable Mention
Dances of Satan’s Daughters for Wind Quintet
Composer: Denis Betro
Forton
PEDAGOGICAL
Winners
Mayka: 10 Concert Etudes
Jovana Damnjanovic
Theodore Presser
The Troll and the Fae: Studies on Extended Techniques
Leanna Keith
Alry
Finalists
Lyrical Flute Miniatures
Assorted/Karen North
Allegro Music
Goldi’s First Flute Story and Songbook
Stéphanie Superle
Flute Play
Honorable Mention
Telemann Fantasias Workbook
Elizabeth Walker
Alry