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NFA Young Artist Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2027
- Dates
- NFA Convention ending 8 August 2027
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Registration deadline
- 2027-02-15, 11:59 pm CST
- Fee
- USD 100 (plus NFA membership)
Source: nfaonline.org
Overview
The Young Artist Competition is the flagship solo competition of the National Flute Association, held at its annual convention. Entrants 30 or younger advance from a recorded round through an unaccompanied qualifying round and a semifinal to a three-person final. The first-prize winner performs at the following year's convention.
- Organiser
- National Flute Association (NFA)
- Instruments
- Flute
- Category
- Solo flute
- Age limits
- 30 or younger by the last day of the convention
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online submission with fee by 15 February 2027; entrants must be current NFA members; previous first-place winners may not compete again.
Rounds & time limits
- Recorded round (audio, with piano): 15 advance
- Qualifying round (unaccompanied): 6 advance
- Semifinal (with NFA pianist): 3 advance
- Final (with NFA pianist): up to 25 minutes
Repertoire
2027 recorded round: Clara Schumann Three Romances Op. 22 (I, III), Valerie Coleman Fanmi Imen, Malcolm Arnold Fantasy Op. 89. Qualifying (unaccompanied): Boismortier Suite in B minor Op. 35 (Prelude, Rondo, Fantasie), Reena Esmail Pathways of Desire (I, III), Mercadante Aria and Variations on La ci darem la mano. Semifinal: Gubaidulina Sounds of the Forest, Karg-Elert Sinfonische Kanzone Op. 114, newly commissioned NFA work. Final: free program up to 25 minutes.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st USD 8,000
- 2nd USD 4,000
- 3rd USD 2,000
- USD 100 per non-finalist semifinalist
- USD 250 best performance of the commissioned work
Past editions
- 2026 — Portland, Oregon (54th NFA Convention) source
1st Rafael Méndez; 2nd Jennifer Szabo; 3rd Alexis Phinney; Best performance of newly commissioned work: Matthew Ober
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source