NFA News

Solo Competitions

Adult Amateur Competition
The winners will be featured in the fall 2022 virtual event series.
- Carl Gutowski
- Rebecca Sayles

Alto Flute Artist Competition
1st Place: Sam Williams
2nd Place: Alicia Kosack
3rd Place: Jocelyn Crosby

Convention Performers Competition
- Roya Farzaneh
- Kim Fleuchaus
- Victoria A Hauk
- Timothy Mullins
- Jessie Nucho

High School Soloist Competition
1st Place: Macy Gong
2nd Place: Destina Sarussi
3rd Place: Ayne Park
Best Performance of the NFA Newly Commissioned Work: Macy Gong

Jazz Artist Competition
1st Place: Sheila del Bosque Fuentes
2nd Place: Leszek Wisniowski
3rd Place: Joe Anderies

Junior Soloist Competition
1st Place: Stephanie Kim
2nd Place: Nikka Gershman-Pepper
3rd Place: Oriana Huang

Piccolo Artist Competition
1st Place: Ester Esteban Solana
2nd Place: Sarah Miller
3rd Place: Erica Vogel
Best Performance of the NFA Newly Commissioned Work: Ester Esteban Solana

Young Artist Competition
1st Place: Gregory Bardwell
2nd Place: Elizabeth Lu
3rd Place: Ann Kuo
Best Performance of the NFA Newly Commissioned Work: Elizabeth Lu

Masterclass Competitions

High School Masterclass Competition
- Elizabeth Hebing
- Sophia Wang
- Audrey Yan

Jazz Flute Masterclass Competition
- Bryan Kennard
- Kana Miyamoto
- Teresa Sandragorsian

Junior Masterclass Competition
- Catherine Hu
- Ashley Kim
- Shalom Lee

Masterclass Performers Competition
- Octavia Barbulescu
- Molly Damitio
- Daniel Esperante
- Kamryn Lindley
- John Nguyen
- Caroline Reynolds

Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition
1st Place: Alyssa Primeau
2nd Place: Sam Williams
3rd Place: Lucy Song

Flute Choir Competitions

Collegiate Flute Choir Competition
Flute:
- Laura Barba
- Joshua Benitez
- Joseph Boyce
- Stephanie Chuang
- James Collier
- Ethan Dempsey
- Stefany Flota
- Alison Gauvreau
- Katheryn George
- Charlie Grady
- Juan Hernandez
- Kalliopi Katsiris
- Lindsey Kovach
- Julia Leone
- Cassie Lipton
- Anna O'Malley
- Grace Playstead
- Gino Rimanelli
- Lucas Schaefer
- Nichole Thompson
- Naomi Tomko
- Briana Vidal
- Sydney Weiler
- Kaleigh Wills
Piccolo:
- Katelyn Cermak
Alto Flute:
- Nadia Burgess
- Caroline Deitch
- Hugo Romero
- Kendall Stenseth
Bass Flute:
- Brigid Anderson
- Kat Mason
- Heather Van Dommelen
- America Vasquez
Contrabass Flute:
- Andriy Lassowsky

High School Flute Choir Competition
- Daniel Arakaki
- Gianna Baker
- Erin Chae
- Manami Chiba
- Thomas Chung
- Kaitlyn Dotson
- Sydney Feldman
- Katlyn Frazier
- Kasen Korstanje
- Andrew Lee
- Zoe Lin
- Cadence Liu
- Keith McGill
- Rachel Newman
- Samuel Ross
- Aubrey Sanders
- Lilly Walz
- Sophia Wang
- Yu Xiao
- Audrey Yan
- Andy Yin

Professional Flute Choir Competition
- Linda Bailey
- Vicki Bell
- Paula Bekker Draper
- Judy Diez d'Aux
- Rachel Decker
- Ninfa Garcia
- Rachel Taylor Geier
- Debbie Gilbert
- Laura Gustavsen
- Krista Jobson
- Elizabeth Jolly
- Sydnee Stein Lalwani
- Julie McDonald
- Alison Mossey
- Miriam Nussbaum
- Debra Schild
- Virginia Shingleton
- Diana Sipes
- Marla Snyder
- Nancy Sowers
- Erin Vivero
- Wendy Willis

Non-Performance Competitions

C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition
1st Place: Emlyn Johnson

Flute Choir Call for Scores Competition
1st Place: Jeremy Umlauf, Colibri
2nd Place: Quinn Mason, 12/13/14
Honorable Mention: James Kachulis, Three Mediterranean Portraits

Graduate Research Competition 
- Marie Heinrich, Culturally Informed Performance Practice in Iranian Musical Contexts: An Analysis and Performance Guide to the Dastgah-Maqam System in the Flute Music of Reza Vali
- Stephanie Lupo, A Pedagogical Guide to the Piccolo Focusing on Intonation with 39 Original Etudes

Newly Published Music Competition
PICCOLO
- Hall of Ghosts, Amanda Harberg, Theodore Presser Co.

PEDAGOGY
- Flute Zoo, Blocki, Blocki Flute Method, LLC
- Infinity Circular Breathing Course Book, Jarzabek/Swiztek-Zelanza, PCMA

SOLO FLUTE
- 12 Fantasias, Telemann/Garrison, Theodore Presser Co.
- 12 Contemporary Works for flute alone, Assorted/Edited by Henry Gale, ACA

FLUTE DUETS WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS
- The Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode to Nina, Ran, Theodore Presser Co.
- Alemana Latina, J.S. Bach arr. Gaspar Hoyos, Tetractys

FLUTE DUETS/TRIOS
- Sussex Suite by Alexandra Lehmann, Forton
- 12 Duets of Christmas by Gary Schocker, Theodore Presser Co.

FLUTE QUARTETS
- Cinq Bagatelles, Caterede/du Toit, ALRY

FLUTE AND PIANO
- Sonata for Flute and Piano, Ginste, Metropolis
- Aegean Whispers for Flute and Piano Op.4 No.3, Turgay, Yayinlari

FLUTE AND PIANO TRANSCRIPTIONS
- Concerto No.1, Zyman, Theodore Presser Co.
- Jazz Concertino, Senchuk, Forest Glade Music Publishing

FLUTE WORKS WITH ELECTRONICS
- To a Crow by Sophie Pope, Tetractys
- I Will not be Sad in this World by Eve Beglarian, Theodore Presser Co.

FLUTE CHOIR
- Breaking Glass, Chamberlain, Spotted Rocket
- Carnival Overture, Op. 92, Dvorak/Ben-Meir, Megido

MIXED SMALL CHAMBER MUSIC
- Divertimento a Quattro, Castérède, ed. Du Toit, ALRY
- 5 Poems by Frias, Leroy Osmon, ALRY

LOW FLUTE CHAMBER
 - Ballade for Alto Flute, Flugelhorn and piano, Dorff, Theodore Presser Co.

WORKS FEATURING LOW FLUTE
- Basilica Deserta, Dehnhard, Universal Edition

TRIOS WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS
- Cat and Mouse by Lutz, ALRY
- Bisbiglio, Sungji Hong, Tetractys

WOODWIND QUINTETS
- Seis Piezas Populares, Daniel Oropeza, Cayambis Music
- Four Encore Pieces, Cecile Chaminade arr. Peter Merry, Forton