Professional Flute Choir Competition

The Professional Flute Choir Competition is open to all professional-level flutists and flute teachers. A panel of judges will select flutists to perform in the Professional Flute Choir at the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta.

>The Application Portal will open in December<

Competition Requirements*

All flutists must be current NFA members at the time the entry is submitted. If chosen to perform or present during the convention, flutists must also be current members at the time of the convention and register for the convention by July 1, 2025. To join or renew, go to nfaonline.org/signup.
Completed entry
Uploaded files
$65 entry fee (paid during submission process)

All entrants must submit their entry, upload recordings/supplemental materials, and pay competition and membership fees by 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Recorded Round Repertoire

Each piece should be uploaded as a separate file in the following order. All uploaded files must be audio recordings. No videos are allowed.

C Flute: Valerie Coleman, Wish for flute and piano (Theodore Presser)

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: Amanda Harberg, Sonata for Piccolo and Piano, I. Allegro, Flowing (Theodore Presser)

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: Lisa Neher, Seal Mother for solo alto flute (Self-Published)
- https://www.lisanehermusic.com/store/p75/seal-mother.html
Bass: Daniel Dorff, Sonata (Spirit of the Hudson) for bass flute and piano, movements 1 & 2 (Theodore Presser)
Contrabass: CPE Bach, Solo sonata in A minor, Poco Adagio plus choose one of the Allegro movements. (any edition)
- no repeats

All Recorded Round repertoire must be recorded with pre-recorded or live piano accompaniment.

* Competitions are subject to all rules and regulations on this page as well as the General Competition Information and Rules and Regulations. Incomplete entries will be subject to disqualification.

Coordinator

Meerenai Shim
flutemusic@gmail.com