2026 NFA Competition Repertoire
Solo Competitions
Convention Performers
Recorded Round
● Kristen Stoner, Sonata for Flute (ALRY edition)
○ I. Mother and Child
○ II. The Scream
○ Omit the spoken text
● Amanda Harberg, Don’t Forget to Write (Theodore Presser)
○ 1. Blue Skies
Junior Soloist
Recorded Round
● Carl Nielsen, The Children Are Playing (Edition Wilhelm Hansen)
● Joachim Andersen, Scherzino (any edition)
Final Round
● Herman Beeftink, Nocturne (available as a digital download on composer's website)
● Eugenie Rocherolle, Sonata No. 1 (Hal Leonard)
○ I. Allegro moderato
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 Hue, Fantasie (any edition)
● Christoph Willibald von Gluck, Dance of the Blessed Spirits (any edition)
● NFA 2026 Newly Commissioned Work
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
● 25 minute program of the finalists’ choice. See NFA website for more details.
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 performers’ discretion.
Semifinal Round
● Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in C RV 443 (Any edition)
○ III. Allegro Molto
○ No repeats. Ornaments at the performers’ discretion.
● Ken Benshoof, Concerto in Three Movements (ALRY edition)
○ Movement 1
● NFA 2026 Newly Commissioned Work
Final Round
● 25 minute program of the finalists’ choice. See NFA website for more details.
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)
● Cristobal Halffter, Debla for Solo Flute (Universal Editions)
Semifinal Round
● Henri Dutilleux, Sonatine for flute and piano (Alphonse Leduc)
● Aaron Copland, Duo for Flute and Piano (Boosey and Hawkes)
○ I. Freely
○ III. Lively
● NFA 2026 Newly Commissioned Work
Final Round
● 25 minute program of the finalists’ choice. See NFA website for more details.
Masterclass Competitions
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 performers’ 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 Busser, Prelude et Scherzo (Schirmer/Moyse)
Masterclass Performers
● Jonathan Mitchell, In Search of Aquatic Life (unaccompanied) (Theodore Presser)
● Erwin Schulhoff, Flute Sonata (Chester Music)
○ I. Allegro moderato
Baroque Flute Masterclass
● Michel Blavet, Sonata op. 2 no. 5 : no. 1 (1st edition available on IMSLP)
○ I. Largo "e Chauvet”
○ V. Fuga
● Georg Frideric Handel, Sonata in e minor HWV 379 no. I (urtext Barenreiter)
○ I. Larghetto
○ IV. Allegro (with repeats)
Orchestral Audition & Masterclass
Recorded Round
(Excerpts found in Orchestral Excerpts for Flute and 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-end of movement
● Gustav Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
○ VI. Der Abschied, Rehearsal 2- 7th 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
○ 2 bars before D-3rd bar of H
Flute Choir Competitions
High School Flute Choir
C Flute Required Work (also required for all Piccolo applicants)
● Gabriel Faure, Fantasie, op.79 (Any edition)
Piccolo Required Work
● Adrienne Albert, Piccolodeon (Falls House Press)
Alto, Bass, Contrabass Flute Required Work
● Marin Marais, Les Folies d’Espagne (Barenreiter)
○ I (theme), VI, VII, XII and XV
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
Professional Flute Choir
C Flute Required Work
● Jay Batzner, Mercurial for flute and fixed audio (https://jaybatzner.com/product/mercurial-score-and-performance-media/)
Piccolo Required Work
● Alice Jones, Tiny Efforts 2021, “Sour Magic” (https://www.alicehjones.com/tinyefforts2021.html)
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” (https://www.alicehjones.com/tinyefforts2022.html)
Contrabass Flute Required Work
● Alice Jones, Tiny Efforts 2020, “The People Could Fly” (https://www.alicehjones.com/tinyefforts2020.html)
