Adult Amateur Competition

The Adult Amateur Competition is open to any person who engages in the pursuit of flute playing on an unpaid basis and who is not currently enrolled as a student at a university. Three winners (one from each category of repertoire) will be selected to perform in an online masterclass for a prominent teacher. The purpose is to engage a broader range of the amateur flutist population in the NFA.

Applicants may enter one category per year. Winners in the Novice and Intermediate categories may enter a more difficult category in the future, but winners of any category are ineligible to compete in that category again.

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
$65 entry fee (paid during submission process)
Winners must have availability to perform in a virtual masterclass in the fall of 2026.

All entrants must submit their entry, upload recordings/supplemental materials, and pay competition and membership fees by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, Thursday, February 12, 2026.

Recorded Round Repertoire

Each piece should be uploaded as a separate file. All uploaded files must be audio recordings. No videos are allowed. All Recorded Round repertoire must be recorded WITH accompaniment.

Novice Category

Ulysses Kay, Prelude for unaccompanied flute (Carl Fischer)
J.S. Bach, Polonaise and Badinerie from Suite in B minor, BWV 1067 (any edition)
- No repeats in the Polonaise. Take all repeats in the Badinerie. No ornamentation.

Intermediate Category

Anna Bon di Venezia, Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 4 (any edition)
- I. Allegro moderato
- No repeats. Ornaments at the performers’ discretion.
Howard Hanson, Serenade for flute and piano, Op. 35 (Carl Fischer)

Advanced Category

Marilyn Bliss, Murali for solo flute (American Composer’s Alliance)
Henri Busser, Prelude et Scherzo (Schirmer/Moyse)

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

Coordinator

Linda Jenkins
ljenkinsflute@gmail.com