2021 competitions will be held virtually, providing an opportunity for more flutists than ever to enter. All recorded round submissions will be performed without accompaniment.
Please find the 2021 competition repertoire here . Individual competition information pages will be updated soon.
2021 General Competition Information, Rules and Regulations.
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 as well as 4 non-performance competitions.
You can find full historical lists of all our competition winners here.
Next Held: 2022
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, and $400
Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: TBD
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400, $100, $100, $100
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Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,000 + Geoffrey Gilbert Scholarship + From the Top automatic finalist, $500, $300.
$100 Deveau Scholarship for best performance of NFA commissioned work
Next Held: 2022 (2020 finalists to perform in 2021)
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400
Next Held: 2022 (2020 finalists to perform in 2021)
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,500, $750, $400, $100, $100, $100
Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: $85
Competition Prize: $6,000 + Career Enhancement Grant, $3,000, $1500, $100, $100, $100.
$100 for best performance of NFA commissioned work
Next Held: 2022
Entry Fee: $55
Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,000, $750, $400
Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $1,000, $750, $400
Next Held: 2022 (2020 finalists to compete in 2021)
Entry Fee: $55
Competition Prize: $2,000
Next Held: 2021
Entry Fee: n/a
Please note for this competition: entries must be postmarked by January 5, 2021 and received by January 12, 2021.
The NFA will hold 16 competitions for its 49th annual convention in Washington, DC, August 12-15, 2021. All competitions will be virtual for the first time! Any entry submitted in February shall be performed without accompaniment;
those selected will receive guidance regarding possible accompaniment requirements in future rounds. Please review the information below as well as the information for the specific competition that you wish to enter.
Submission deadline is Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time.
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, 2021. 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 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time.
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, 2021.
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
John Lane
nfacompetitions@gmail.com