The National Flute Association holds 20 competitions to reward outstanding performers, composers, publishers, scholars, and entrepreneurs. Among these are 16 performance competitions to select outstanding flutists to perform at the NFA convention.

Repertoire for each category of the 2022 NFA Convention Competitions, to be held in Chicago, IL, is listed below.

If no edition is listed then there is only one edition of the piece. If any edition is listed then any edition is permissible; we merely list our recommended edition. If a specific edition is listed then only that edition is acceptable. 

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Adult Amateur Competition

Required piece:

• 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 at http://brachabdil.blogspot.com/p/list-of-compositions.html). Choose any two movements.
• Katherine Hoover, To Greet the Sun (Papagena Press)
• Anže Rozman, Phoenix (Alry Publications). Choose one movement.

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  Alto Flute Artist

Recorded Round:

Required piece:

• Adolphus Hailstork, Flute Set, I. Moderato con anima & III. Lento e teneramente (Presser). The composer has given permission for applicants to revise this piece for alto flute.

Select two pieces from the following list:

• Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Carla Rees, Cello Suite No. 6, III. Courante (Tetractys Publishing)
• Catherine McMichael, Three Philosophies, II. Insight (perform on bass flute) and III. Compassion (Alry)
• Daniel Pinkham, Elegy for Alto Flute (Schirmer)

Final Round:

Required piece: 

• Carlos Simon, move it

Select two or three pieces from the following list. For one of your pieces, you may choose to improvise on solo alto flute or solo bass flute in any style:

• Nicole Chamberlain, Flexion (Spotted Rocket)
• Daniel Dorff, Sonata (Spirit of the Hudson) (Presser). Choose a maximum of two movements.
• David Gunn, Lunar Mural 1 for alto flute + playback (Westleaf Edition)
• John Heins, Enchantment and Dance (2019) (www.johnheins.com)
• Johan Kvandal, Da Lontano Fantasy for alto flute and piano (Norsk Musikforlag)
• Brian Raphael Nabors, Theme & Variations for Alto Flute (Raphael Press). Select any three variations.

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Young Artist Competition

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Piccolo Artist Competition

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High School Soloist Competition

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Jazz Artist

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Junior Soloist Competition

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Convention Performers Competition

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Masterclass Performers Competition

• Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Trois Pièces pour flûte seule, III. “Toan-Yan” (ed. Salabert)
• Raimundo Pineda, El Bachiano (Ediciones Arlequin)

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Orchestral Audition and Masterclass Competition

In Orchestral Excerpts for Flute, Vol. 1:

• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, 2 bars after L to 9 bars after L (end of cadenza)

• Alberto Ginastera, Variaciones Concertantes, III. Variazione Giocoso por Flauta, rehearsal 8 to end of movement (completely count all rests) *If the NFA cannot reasonably obtain the rights to distribute Ginastera to entrants, we will replace it with the following excerpt:
   John Williams, Harry Potter Suite for Orchestra, “Hagrid’s Friendly Bird,” bars 129 to 151 (found in Vol. 2)

In Orchestral Excerpts for Flute, Vol. 2:

• Johann Sebastian Bach, Mass in B Minor, Benedictus, beginning to bar 13
• Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, Movement I, pickup to bar 53 to downbeat of bar 88
• Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6, Movement I, rehearsal 23 to rehearsal 26

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Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition

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Professional Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire for all applicants:

• C Flute - Eugène Bozza, Image, Op. 38 (Alphonse Leduc).

Recorded round repertoire if applicant wishes to perform on piccolo, alto, bass, or contrabass:

• Piccolo - Hong-Da Chin, Mimosa (contact composer at www.hongdachin.com; self-published)
• Alto Flute - David Bennett Thomas, Steeples In My Soul (Tetractys Publishing).
• Bass Flute - Keyna Wilkins, Star Trance (www.keynawilkins.com). Perform with electronic accompaniment.
• Contrabass Flute - Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013, III. Sarabande & IV. Bourrée anglaise (any edition)

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Collegiate Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire for all applicants:

• C Flute - Rhonda Larson, Be Still My Soul (Wood Nymph Music)

Recorded round repertoire if applicant wishes to perform on piccolo, alto, bass, or contrabass:

• Piccolo - Nicole Chamberlain, Death Whistle, III. #PiccolOhMyGod (Spotted Rocket)
• Alto Flute - Phyllis Louke, Big Sky, IV. Whitewater on the Blackfoot (Alry)
• Bass Flute - Nicole Chamberlain, Imperial Topaz (Spotted Rocket). Perform on bass flute.
• Contrabass Flute - David Solomons, Delphine (dwsolo.musicaneo.com) 

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High School Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire for all applicants:

• C Flute - Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035, III. Siciliano & IV. Allegro assai (Bärenreiter). Take no repeats in either movement.

Recorded round repertoire if applicant wishes to perform on piccolo, alto, bass, or contrabass:

• Piccolo - Ulysses Kay, Suite in B for Oboe and Piano, I. Prelude (Prairie Dawg Press)
• Alto Flute - Lowell Liebermann, Eight Pieces, V. Hongroise (Presser)
• Bass Flute - Lowell Liebermann, Eight Pieces, I. Ophelia (original version) (Presser)
• Contrabass Flute - Lowell Liebermann, Eight Pieces, VI. Cypher (Presser)