Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition

Competition Requirements*

• AGE REQUIREMENT: is open to flutists who will be 30 years of age or younger by the last day of the convention (born on or after August 9, 1995). Entrants may be required to show proof of age. 
• 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, 2026. To join or renew, go to nfaonline.org/signup.
• Completed entry
• Uploaded files
  
• $65 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, Thursday, February 12, 2026.

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.

• Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 4
  • Movement 4, mm. 89-105
• Paul Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
  • Movement 3, 6 before C-end of movement
• Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
  • VI. Der Abschied, Rehearsal 2- 7th bar or 3
• John Williams, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Suite for Orchestra,
  • “Hagrid’s Friendly Bird” mm. 127-151
• Richard Strauss, Salome, Op. 54
  • 2 bars before D-3rd bar of H

All Recorded Round repertoire for this event must be recorded WITHOUT any form of accompaniment.

* 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.

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