The Flute Choir Call for Scores is open to composers who write original works for flute choir/flute orchestra. This annual competition selects one work each year to be premiered by the Professional Flute Choir, Collegiate Flute Choir, or High School Flute Choir in rotation. This year's winning composition will be performed by the Collegiate Flute Choir during the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta (next year's winning composition will be performed by the High School Flute Choir). The winning composition will also be displayed in the Exhibit Hall during the convention and deposited in the NFA Music Library at the University of Arizona. They will also be featured in NFA's online publication The Flutist Quarterly. No prize money is awarded for this competition. Compositions are judged according to their function and effect as a completely flute-based work.
All entrants must submit their entry, upload recordings/supplemental materials, and pay membership fee (flutists only) by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
All of the following requirements must be met for competition consideration. The NFA reserves the right to disqualify any submission that fails to follow these rules of eligibility:
General Guidelines:
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The score may or may not be transposed, but the parts should be appropriately transposed. (Make careful note of the instrument ranges and response tendencies.) The recordings may use the synthesized flute voices from notation programs, but the low flute voices are generally not well represented. Using synthesized voices which are equal at all pitches, such as string voices, gives a clear picture of the harmonic texture, and makes up for the deficits in the low flute voices. Also, be sure to adjust the audio mix in appropriate proportions for the flute choir--i.e., emphasize the bass and reduce the piccolo and c flutes when creating the recording.