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2024 Competitions: The Final Results

Aug 20, 2024, 13:46 PM by Noah Cline

Solo Competitions

Adult Amateur Competition
Advanced - Lindsay Brillson
Intermediate - John Nguyen
Novice - Sadie Hewitt 
Winners will be featured in the Fall 2024 Online Event Series

Baroque Flute Artist Competition
1st Place: Aimee Taylor
2nd Place: 
Ellen Sauer Tanyeri
3rd Place: 
Evan Fraser

Convention Performers Competition
- Andrea Artley
- Yoon Jung Huh
- Miao Liu

High School Soloist Competition
1st Place: Eunah Kim
2nd Place: Jundi Jia
3rd Place: Kara Ravaschieri
Deveau Scholarship for Best Performance of the NFA Commissioned Work: Eunah Kim

The following performers were selected to perform in a masterclass at the convention:
- Charlotte Choi
- Michelle Sun
- Alina Zhou

Jazz Artist Competition
1st Place: Kana Miyamoto
2nd Place: Joaquin Bonilla
3rd Place: Kenthaney Redmond

Junior Soloist Competition
1st Place: Xu Minkai
2nd Place: Yige Zhou
3rd Place: Sophie Dong

The following performers were selected to perform in a masterclass at the convention:

- Sophie Dong
- Nirujen Manoharan
- Umi Shirai da Costa

Piccolo Artist Competition
1st Place: Elizabeth Salerno
2nd Place: Erica Vogel
3rd Place: Ana Mondejar
Best Performance of the NFA Newly Commissioned Work: Elizabeth Salerno

Young Artist Competition
1st Place: Sophia Jean
2nd Place: Elise Kim
3rd Place: Madison Booth
Best Performance of the NFA Newly Commissioned Work: Sophia Jean

Masterclass Competitions

Masterclass Performers Competition
- Dylan Abbott
- Kiana Fatemifar
- Celia Kang
- Alyssa Santivanez
- Joeli Schilling
- Derek Smilowski

Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition
1st Place: Rebecca Huynh
2nd Place: Maya Stock
3rd Place: Laura Lin

Flute Choir Competitions

Collegiate Flute Choir Competition
- Charis Ballard
- Laura Barba
- Ashley Blueyes
- Audrey Boling
- Sarah Cahoe
- Anna Chong
- Jazmine Dearlove
- Emily Diaz
- Madison Franklin
- Lucinda Gatesman
- Charlie Grady
- Rebekah Holladay
- Christine Holley
- Priscilla La
- Kaitlyn Maresca
- Cameron McGill
- Javier Metzti Marquez
- Grace Morrison
- Doryann Mueller
- Ananya Navale
- Ashley Negrete
- Grace Playstead
- Hayden Purser
- Sara Reeves
- Jaishon Robinson
- Emmanuel Rodriguez
- Shane Salinas
- Brett Stafford
- Olivia Weil
- Tyree Wilson
- Abigail Wobber

High School Flute Choir Competition
- James Bufkin
- Natalia Carmona
- Rosemary Chen
- Angela Chen
- McKenzie Duncan
- Bohyun Sean Han
- Alice Hu
- Asher Komor
- Andrew Kosturi
- Wesley Lim
- Lila Lindeen
- Yvonne Miceler
- Sofia Morales-Apodaca
- Maia Nemes
- Dominic Nguyen
- Ayla Rodgers
- Robert Rosenthal
- Albert ""AJ"" Schmidt
- Rhys Vander Kelen
- Jessica Wang
- Meiya Xiong
- Alina Zhou

Professional Flute Choir Competition
- Linda Bailey
- Alexandra Barbato
- Lindsay Bartlett
- Traci Bluhm
- Bonnie Cochran
- Rachel L. Decker
- Judy Diez d'Aux
- Regina Dill
- Kiana Fatemifar
- Kae George
- Debbie Gilbert
- Laura Gustavsen
- Mallory Harrison
- Frankie Jacquette
- Krista Jobson
- Elizabeth Jolly
- Kristen Kean
- Greg Lucero
- Donna Moore
- Miriam Nussbaum
- Nathan Painter
- Belen Palos Tuley
- Cassandra Sanchez
- Hilary Shepard
- Rebecca Sims
- Lucille Snell
- Erin Vivero
- Tony Watson
- Anne Weaver

Non-Performance Competitions

C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition
Winner: Dulce Rodriguez - Flute Fiesta

Flute Choir Call for Scores Competition
Winner: Kari Medina - Selkies

Graduate Research Competition 
Winner: Roya Farzaneh - An Annotated Bibliography of Flute Repertoire by Iranian Female Composers 

Newly Published Music Competition (by Category)
SOLO FLUTE
Eruption by Eddie Van Halen/arr. by Melissa Keeling, Honeyheart
Fasting Heart by Judith Shatin, ACA

SMALL MIXED CHAMBER
Aulos by Ulysses Kay, Carl Fischer

FLUTE QUARTETS/QUINTETS
My Kind-Hearted Boy (Chanté Wasté Hoksíla) by Linthicum-Blackhorse, Alry Publications
Adagio and Scherzo by Adolphe-Francois Wouters, Alry Publications

METHOD/ETUDE/PEDAGOGICAL
The Mazzanti Method Vol. 2: Daily Warm-ups by Nicola Mazzanti, Presser
Plugged In: Practice and Performance Method for Flutists by Abigail Walsh and Christian Glascock, Conway Publications

FLUTE DUETS/TRIOS
Entanglement by Nicole Chamberlain, Spotted Rocket

FLUTE CHOIR (ORIGINAL)
Spirit by G. Kahkonen, Alry Publications
Of Mountains, Lakes, and Mischief by Phyllis Avidan Louke, Alry Publications

FLUTE CHOIR (ARRANGEMENTS)
Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture by Glinka/Arr. Matt Johnston, Alry Publications

LOW FLUTES
Romanze by Marie Elisabeth von Sachsen-Meiningen/Arr. Matt Johnston, Alry Publications

WORKS FEATURING PICCOLO
Picc Trix Concertino by Mike Mower, Itchy Fingers
Philadelphia Portraits: A Spiritual Journey by Cynthia Folio, Alry Publications

PIANO TRIO
Perfect Storm by Daniel Dorff, Presser
Western Winds, Eastern Roots by Cynthia Folio, Alry Publications

FLUTE AND PIANO (TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS)
Sonata in C Major for Flute and Piano by Reynaldo Hahn/Arr. by Danilo Mezzadri, Alry Publications
J.S. Bach Flute Obbligatos Volume 2 by J.S. Bach/Arr. and edited by Elisabeth Parry and John Alley, Aurea Capra Editions

FLUTE AND PIANO (ORIGINAL)
Sonata by Kristen Stoner, Alry Publications
Attitude in C# by Mike Mower, Itchy Fingers Publication