High School Flute Choir Competition

All 2021 NFA competitions will be held virtually!

The High School Flute Choir Competition will select high school flutists to perform in the High School Flute Choir during the 2021 NFA Convention. All entrants must have been full-time students enrolled in an accredited institution during the 2020-2021 academic year in grades 9-12 or the equivalent and between the ages of 14 and 19 on the first day of the convention. Entrants may be required to show proof of age.

All entrants must play the C flute selection. Entrants wishing to perform on piccolo must include the corresponding repertoire below. Entrants chosen to participate in the High School Flute Choir during convention may be requested to perform on alto and/or bass flute. Demonstrating proficiency on either or both instruments may increase your chances of being accepted into the ensemble. Accepted students will be asked to play an alto or bass flute if they have access to one or if their private teachers have access to one.

Coordinated by Lindsay Leach-Sparks, the winners of the High School Flute Choir Competition will have the opportunity to:

• receive flute choir music in April and meet other members of the choir
• attend virtual rehearsals in May and June
• record and submit their individual videos
• be a part of the virtual NFA HIgh School Flute Choir during the 2021 NFA convention in August

Competition Requirements*

• All flutists must be current NFA members at the time the entry is submitted. If chosen to perform or present during 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.
• Completed entry
• Uploaded files
  
• $55 entry fee (paid during submission process)

All entrants must submit their entry, upload recordings/supplemental materials, and pay competition and membership fees by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

Recorded Round Repertoire

Each piece should be uploaded as a separate file in the following order. All uploaded files must be audio recordings. No videos are allowed. Due to the restrictions of COVID-19, all repertoire must be recorded without piano accompaniment.

• C Flute: Georges Enesco, Cantabile et Presto (record each movement separately) (Schirmer/Moyse)

Entrants wishing to perform on piccolo in the flute choir must also add the following to their audition recording.

• Piccolo: Gordon Jacob, The Pied Piper, “The March to the River Wesen” (Oxford University Press)

Accompanied repertoire must be recorded with piano accompaniment.

Entrants chosen to participate in the High School Flute Choir during convention may be requested to perform on alto and/or bass flute. Demonstrating proficiency on either or both instruments may increase your chances of being accepted into the ensemble.

• Alto Flute: David Wilborn, Dance of the Sagin’ Cajun, alto flute part, measure 45 through measure 83 (Alry, link to excerpt)
• Bass Flute: David Wilborn, Dance of the Sagin’ Cajun, bass flute part, from rehearsal D to rehearsal E (Alry, link to excerpt)
• Contrabass Flute: David Wilborn, Dance of the Sagin’ Cajun, bass flute part, from rehearsal D to rehearsal E (Alry, link to excerpt)

* Competitions are subject to all rules and regulations on this page as well as the 2021 General Competition Information and Rules and Regulations. Incomplete entries will be subject to disqualification.

Coordinator

Lindsay Leach Sparks
lalflute.leach@gmail.com

Those entering this competition may also may also be eligible to apply for the Frances Blaisdell Scholarship, which provides $1500 toward NFA convention expenses.