National Flute Association 2023

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 The National Flute Association holds 22 competitions to reward outstanding performers, composers, publishers, scholars, and entrepreneurs. Among these are 18 performance competitions to select outstanding flutists to perform at the NFA convention.

Repertoire for each category of the 2023 NFA Convention Competitions, to be held in Phoenix, AZ, 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. 



National Flute Association 2023 Competition Repertoire



Adult Amateur Competition

Required piece:



Select one piece from the following list:


  • Allison Loggins-Hull, Homeland (flutronix.com) 


Convention Performers Competition


  • Jin Ta, Flute Sonata “Mongol” Op. 6, I. Grassland (Tu & Du)


  •  Adolphus Hailstork, Yuhwa (Presser)



High School Soloist Competition



Recorded round repertoire:



  • Adolphus Hailstork, Flute Set, I. Moderato con anima (Presser)



Final round repertoire:




  • NFA commissioned work



Junior Soloist Competition

Recorded round repertoire:


  • Valerie Coleman, Legends, III. Gaia and IV. El Encierro



Final round repertoire:



Young Artist Competition

Recorded round repertoire:





Quarterfinal round repertoire:



  • Alvin Singleton, Argoru III (European American Music)



Semifinal round repertoire:




Final round: Finalists' choice




Baroque Flute Masterclass Competition





Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition





Masterclass Performers Competition





Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition



In Orchestral Excerpts for Flute, Vol. 1:


  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 2, m. 64-72
  • Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 4, m. 38-46


  • Gustav Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde, rehearsal #3 to rehearsal #4 and rehearsal #22 to rehearsal #23


  • Richard Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28, rehearsal #6 until 3 measures before rehearsal #8



In Orchestral Excerpts for Flute, Vol. 2:


  • John Williams, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, “Hagrid’s Friendly Bird,” m. 129-151


Piccolo Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition



In Orchestral Excerpts for Piccolo:


  • Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Mvt. 4, m. 343-390
  • Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Caucasian Sketches, Mvt. 4 “Procession of the Sardar”, m. 3 to rehearsal B


  • Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6, Mvt. 1, 4 before rehearsal 9 until rehearsal 10


  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, Mvt. 3, 2nd measure of rehearsal E to 3 measures before rehearsal G



Professional Flute Choir Competition



Recorded round repertoire:



Entrants wishing to perform on piccolo in the flute choir must add the following to their audition recording in addition to the C-flute repertoire:



Entrants wishing to perform on alto, bass, or contrabass in the flute choir need only submit a recording of the corresponding repertoire (C-Flute not required):




Collegiate Flute Choir Competition



Recorded round repertoire:


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Entrants wishing to perform on piccolo in the flute choir must add the following to their audition recording in addition to the C-flute repertoire:



Entrants wishing to perform on alto, bass, or contrabass in the flute choir need only submit a recording of the corresponding repertoire (C-Flute not required):



  • Bass Flute: Katherine Hoover, Two for Two, II. Tango (Papagena Press)


High School Flute Choir Competition



Recorded round repertoire for all applicants:


  • C Flute: Francis Poulenc, Sonata FP 164, I. Allegro malinconico & IICantilena (Chester)


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



  • Alto Flute: Valerie Coleman, Legends, I. Lin-Fa (The Lotus Lily)


  • Bass Flute: Valerie Coleman, Legends, II. Dagda’s Harp


Jazz Flute Big Band Competition








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