Junior Soloist Competition

Competition Requirements*

• AGE REQUIREMENT: All entrants must meet BOTH of the following requirements:
  • have been enrolled and in good standing as full time students in grades 6-8 or the equivalent during the 2024-2025 academic year.
  • be between the ages of 11-15 on the first day of the convention. Entrants may be required to show proof of age.

• 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, 2024. To join or renew, go to nfaonline.org/signup.
• Completed entry form
• Uploaded all files
  
• $65 entry fee (paid during submission process)
• Previous first-place winners of this competition are ineligible to compete again in this event.
• Applicants may NOT apply for BOTH the Junior Soloist and High School Soloist competitions in the same year. 

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. Movements may be uploaded separately if you choose. All uploaded files must be audio recordings. No videos are allowed.

• Mel Bonis, Piece, op. 189 (flute music by female composers, Schott Music)
• J.S Bach, Giga in Eb Major (Selected Studies for flute, Voxman)

All Recorded Round repertoire must be recorded WITH piano accompaniment.

Final Round Repertoire

This repertoire will be presented at the 2024 NFA Convention in San Antonio in the order of the finalist’s choosing. The NFA will provide a pianist for the final round.

• Reinhold Gliere, Melody and Waltz, op. 35, II. Waltz (Edited by Douglas Worthen, Fall House Press)
• Adolphus Hailstork, Flute Set, Mvt. II (Theodore Presser)