National Flute Association 2023

 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:

• Alfredo Casella, Barcarola et Scherzo Op. 4 (any edition)

Select one piece from the following list:

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

• Claude Pascal, Six Pièces variées pour Flûte et Piano (Durand). Choose any three movements.

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Convention Performers Competition

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

•  Adolphus Hailstork, Yuhwa (Presser)

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High School Soloist Competition

Recorded round repertoire:

• Henri Büsser, Prelude et Scherzo Op. 35 (Schirmer). Available in Flute Music by French Composers collection.

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

Final round repertoire:

• Eldin Burton, Sonatina for Flute and Piano, I. Allegretto grazioso (Carl Fischer)

• Niccolò Paganini, 24 Caprices Op.1, No. 24 (International)

• NFA commissioned work

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Junior Soloist Competition

Recorded round repertoire:

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

• Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata in Eb Major BWV 1031, II. Siciliano (Breitkopf Urtext)

Final round repertoire:

• Èmile Pessard, Bolero Op. 28, No. 2 (any edition)

• Jacques Ibert, Pièce pour flûte seule (Alphonse Leduc)

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Young Artist Competition

Recorded round repertoire:

• Mel Bonis, Sonate for Flute and Piano Op. 64, I. Andantino con moto and II. Scherzo: Vivace (any edition)

• Friedrich Kuhlau, Introduction and Rondo “Le Colporteur” Op. 98a (any edition) 

• Elliott Carter, Scrivo in Vento (Boosey & Hawkes)

Quarterfinal round repertoire:

• Jean Françaix, Suite pour Flûte Seule, IV. Allemande and VI. Marche (Schott)

• Alvin Singleton, Argoru III (European American Music)

• Johann Joachim Quantz, Praeludium in D Major QV. 3:1.7 (any edition)

Semifinal round repertoire:

• Gabriel Fauré, Fantaisie Op. 79 (any edition)

• Thomas Larcher, deep red, deep blue (Schott)
• NFA commissioned work

Final round: Finalists' choice

Baroque Flute Masterclass Competition

• Michel de la Barre, Suite No. 9 in G Major “Sonata L’Inconnuë,” I. and III. Chaconne, from Pièces pour la flûte traversiere, Livre 2 (any edition)

• Anna Bon, Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 4, II. Andante and III. Allegro assai (any edition).

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Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition

• Horace Silver, “Song for My Father” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 17, “Horace Silver” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)

• Don Raye & Gene dePaul, “Star Eyes” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 34, “Jam Session” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)

• Isham Jones, “There Is No Greater Love” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 34, “Jam Session” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)

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Masterclass Performers Competition

• Astor Piazzolla, Tango-Ètudes for solo flute, III. Molto marcato e energico (Lemoine)

• Valerie Coleman, Fanmi Imèn (Presser)

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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

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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

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Professional Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire:

• C Flute: Friedrich Kuhlau, Divertissement No. 1 in G Major Op. 68 (any edition). Take no repeats.

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:

• Piccolo: Richard Rodney Bennett, Sonatina for Solo Flute, II. Lento - Allegro (Universal)

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):

• Alto Flute: Jean Rivier, Oiseaux Tendres (Salabert)

• Bass Flute: Ingolf Dahl, Variations on a Swedish Folktune (solo version), Theme plus Variations 3 and 5 (Presser)

• Contrabass flute: Georg Philipp Telemann, Fantasia No. 6 in D Minor TWV 40:7 (any edition). Repeats optional in the first movement; record all movements.

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Collegiate Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire:

• C Flute: Lawren Brianna Ware, 3 Norse Goddesses for Flute and Piano, I. Iounn: Goddess of Youth, II. Nott: Goddess of Night, & III. Eostre: Goddess of Spring (https://www.lbwaremusic.com/b-ware-works-publishing-store)

*To receive a discounted price of $20 for a PDF copy of the above piece, click “Order Now” within the above link to contact the composer. Mention in your note that you are ordering for the NFA’s Collegiate Flute Choir Competition.

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:

• Piccolo: Eugène Damaré, La Tourterelle Op. 119 (any edition)

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):

• Alto Flute: Caesar Giovannini, Morocco - A Nocturne for Flute (RBC Publications)

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

• Contrabass flute: Gary Schocker, Small Sonata for a Large Flute, I. Moderato (Falls House Press)

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High School Flute Choir Competition

Recorded round repertoire for all applicants:

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

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

• Piccolo: Vincent Persichetti, Parable for Solo Piccolo, Op. 125 (Parable XII) (Presser)

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

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

• Contrabass Flute - Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013, III. Sarabande (any edition). Perform without repeats.

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Jazz Flute Big Band Competition

• Horace Silver, “Song for My Father” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 17, “Horace Silver” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)

• Don Raye & Gene dePaul, “Star Eyes” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 34, “Jam Session” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)

• Isham Jones, “There Is No Greater Love” from Jamey Aebersold Jazz, Volume 34, “Jam Session” (Jamey Aebersold Jazz)