Kristen Stoner
Sonata for Flute
ALRY edition. I. Mother and Child; II. The Scream. Omit the spoken text.
NFA 2026
Convention Performers
NFA 2026
Convention Performers
NFA 2026
Junior Soloist
NFA 2026
Junior Soloist
Recorded round
Carl Nielsen
The Children Are Playing
Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
Joachim Andersen
Scherzino
Any edition.
Final round
Herman Beeftink
Nocturne
Digital download from the composer's website.
Eugenie Rocherolle
Sonata No. 1
Hal Leonard. I. Allegro moderato.
NFA 2026
High School Soloist
NFA 2026
High School Soloist
Recorded round
Friedrich Kuhlau
Sonata in F Major, Op. 79, No. 1
ALRY edition. I. Allegro gustoso (no repeats); II. Andante.
Katherine Hoover
Kokopeli
Papagena Press edition.
Final round
Georges Hüe
Fantasie
Any edition.
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Any edition.
Commissioned work
NFA 2026 newly commissioned work.
NFA 2026
Jazz Artist
NFA 2026
Jazz Artist
Recorded round
Benny Golson
“Stablemates”
From Benny Golson, Volume 14 (Jamey Aebersold Jazz).
Sonny Rollins
“Doxy”
From Maiden Voyage, Volume 54 (Jamey Aebersold Jazz).
Guy Wood and Robert Mellin
“My One and Only Love”
From Night & Day, Volume 51 (Jamey Aebersold Jazz).
Final round
Final program
A 25-minute program of the finalists' choice. See the NFA website for details.
NFA 2026
Piccolo Artist
NFA 2026
Piccolo Artist
Recorded round
Allison Loggins-Hull
Say Can You for piccolo and electronics
Flutronix edition.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in C, RV 443
Any edition. I. Allegro; II. Largo. No repeats; ornaments at the performer's discretion.
Semifinal round
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in C, RV 443
Any edition. III. Allegro molto. No repeats; ornaments at the performer's discretion.
Ken Benshoof
Concerto in Three Movements
ALRY edition. Movement 1.
Commissioned work
NFA 2026 newly commissioned work.
Final round
Final program
A 25-minute program of the finalists' choice. See the NFA website for details.
NFA 2026
Young Artist
NFA 2026
Young Artist
Recorded round
J. S. Bach
Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020
Any edition. II. Adagio; III. Allegro. No repeats; ornaments optional.
Michael Colgrass
Wild Riot of the Shaman's Dreams
Colgrass Music.
Valerie Coleman
Requiem Milonga for flute and piano
Coleman Page.
Quarterfinal round
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
Caprice, Op. 107, No. 30, “Chaconne”
Any edition.
Cristóbal Halffter
Debla for Solo Flute
Universal Edition.
Semifinal round
Henri Dutilleux
Sonatine for flute and piano
Alphonse Leduc.
Aaron Copland
Duo for Flute and Piano
Boosey & Hawkes. I. Freely; III. Lively.
Commissioned work
NFA 2026 newly commissioned work.
Final round
Final program
A 25-minute program of the finalists' choice. See the NFA website for details.
NFA 2026
Adult Amateur Masterclass
NFA 2026
Adult Amateur Masterclass
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 performer's 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 Büsser
Prélude et Scherzo
Schirmer/Moyse.
NFA 2026
Masterclass Performers
NFA 2026
Masterclass Performers
Jonathan Mitchell
In Search of Aquatic Life
Unaccompanied. Theodore Presser.
Erwin Schulhoff
Flute Sonata
Chester Music. I. Allegro moderato.
NFA 2026
Baroque Flute Masterclass
NFA 2026
Baroque Flute Masterclass
Michel Blavet
Sonata, Op. 2, No. 5
No. 1; I. Largo “e Chauvet”; V. Fuga. First edition available on IMSLP.
Georg Frideric Handel
Sonata in E minor, HWV 379, No. I
Urtext Bärenreiter. I. Larghetto; IV. Allegro (with repeats).
NFA 2026
Orchestral Audition & Masterclass
NFA 2026
Orchestral Audition & Masterclass
Recorded round
Excerpts are found in Orchestral Excerpts for Flute and Orchestral Excerpts for Flute: Volume 2.
Various
Orchestral Excerpts for Flute
Volume 1.
Various
Orchestral Excerpts for Flute
Volume 2.
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4
Movement 4, mm. 89–105.
Paul Hindemith
Symphonic Metamorphosis
Movement 3, 6 before C through the end of the movement.
Gustav Mahler
Das Lied von der Erde
VI. Der Abschied, Rehearsal 2 through the seventh bar of 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
Two bars before D through the third bar of H.
NFA 2026
High School Flute Choir
NFA 2026
High School Flute Choir
C flute required work
Also required for all piccolo applicants.
Gabriel Fauré
Fantasie, Op. 79
Any edition.
Piccolo required work
Adrienne Albert
Piccolodeon
Falls House Press.
Alto, bass, and contrabass flute required work
Marin Marais
Les Folies d'Espagne
Bärenreiter. Variations I (theme), VI, VII, XII, and XV.
NFA 2026
Collegiate Flute Choir
NFA 2026
Collegiate Flute Choir
C flute required work
Also required for all piccolo applicants.
Adolphus Hailstork
Yuhwa
Theodore Presser.
Piccolo required work
Daniel Dorff
Tweet
Theodore Presser.
Alto flute required work
Carlos Simon
move it for solo flute or alto flute
Bill Holab Music.
Bass and/or contrabass flute required work
Daniel Dorff
Sonata, Spirit of the Hudson
Theodore Presser Company. I. Sprawling, burbling.
NFA 2026
Professional Flute Choir
NFA 2026
Professional Flute Choir
C flute required work
Jay Batzner
Mercurial for flute and fixed audio
Score and performance media from the composer.
Piccolo required work
Alice Jones
Tiny Efforts 2021: “Sour Magic”
Available from the composer.
Alto flute required work
Ali Ryerson
Jazz Dream for solo alto flute
Theodore Presser.
Bass flute required work
Alice Jones
Tiny Efforts 2022: “False Joys of Time”
Available from the composer.
Contrabass flute required work
Alice Jones
Tiny Efforts 2020: “The People Could Fly”
Available from the composer.