Adult Amateur Competition

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The Adult Amateur Competition is open to all flutists who do not make and have not made their primary income as flute performers and/or educators. Flutists who are currently enrolled in a music degree program are considered students, not amateurs. Two winners will be selected and will have the opportunity to be featured in an NFA virtual event in 2022.

Competition Requirements*

• All flutists must be current NFA members at the time the entry is submitted. 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, March 8, 2022.

Recorded Round Repertoire

Each piece should be uploaded as a separate file. All uploaded files must be audio recordings. No videos are allowed.

Required Repertoire:

• Francis Poulenc, Sonata for Flute and Piano, I. Allegro malincolico & II. Cantilena (Chester Music)

Select one piece from the following list:

• Bracha Bdil, Three Monologues (within “Solo” section here). Choose any two movements.
• Katherine Hoover, To Greet the Sun (Papagena Press)
• Anže Rozman, Phoenix (Alry Publications). Choose one movement.

All Recorded Round repertoire must be recorded without accompaniment.