Competitions

There are no Flute Choir and Flute Ensemble Competitions this year. Neil Fisenden and Tucana will run Flute Choir/Ensemble masterclasses and workshops.

http://australianflutefestival.com.au/masterclasses.html

Various Flute Choirs and Ensembles will play in the Foyer throughout the Festival. Please contact the Coordinator if your group would like to be rostered to play in the foyer.

lyndie@leviston.net

Flute Competition

Earlybird Registration fee - $160 (see registration page)

Age limit 35 years (on 30 September, 2011)

Closing date

Friday, July 1, 2011

Successful candidates will be notified on Monday, August 1, 2011

Flute Competition Application form

Please fill in the appliction form above and include it in your round one CD package

Applicants must hold a full registration to the Australian Flute Festival 2011

First Prize $2000

Second Prize $1000

First Round
CD Round

This round consists of 3 pieces

Ross Edwards Nura for flute and piano
2nd movement (recap only - begin at bar 94)
AND

All of 3rd movement.

Malcolm Arnold

Fantasy for solo flute Op 89

Own choice with piano - time limit 10 minutes

To purchase Ross Edwards - Nura, click here

Second Round

Semifinal

Friday, 30 September, 2011

Australian National University, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra

Panel

Kathryn Blocki, Peter Sheridan, Emma Sholl

8-10 candidates will be selected

This round consists of 2 pieces

Set work

W.A.Mozart

Rondo in D major for flute and piano

One of the following

Larry Sitsky

Sonata for solo flute

3rd and 4th movements

Jindrvich Feld

4 Pieces for solo flute

1st, 3rd and 4th movements

Third Round

Final

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Australian National University, Llewellyn Hall, Canberra

Panel

Molly Barth, Aldo Baerten, Denis Bouriakov

4 candidates each to play a 25 minute programme

The programme for each finalist will consist of:

Ross Edwards

Nura (complete)

AND

Any of the following to make a 25 minute maximum programme

Cuts or individual movements of any of the following may be performed to ensure a maximum 25 minute programme

Lowell Liebermann	Sonata for flute and piano Op 23
Theobald Boehm	Grand Polonaise in D major Op 16
Jules Demersemann	Sixieme Solo de Concert in F major Op 82
Erwin Schulhoff	Sonata for flute and piano
Otar Taktakishvilli	Sonata for flute and piano
Bohuslav Martinu	Sonata no 1 for flute and piano
Henri Dutilleux	Sonatine for flute and piano
Andre Jolivet	Chant de Linos

Piccolo Competition

Earlybird Registration fee - $110 (see registration page)

Age limit 35 years (on 30 September, 2011)

Closing date

Friday, July 1, 2011

Successful candidates will be notified on Monday, August 1, 2011

Piccolo Competition Application Form

Please fill in the appliction form above and include it in your round one CD package

First Prize $1000

Second Prize $500

First Round
CD Round

This round consists of 3 pieces

Gordon Jacob

March to the River Weser from Pied Piper

2nd movement only

Vivaldi

Piccolo Concerto in C Major RV 443

2nd movement with repeats

Own choice with piano - 10 minutes maximum

Second Round

Final

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Australian National University, Canberra

Panel

Rosamund Plummer, Nan Raphael

This round consists of 3 pieces

4 candidates each to play a programme of maximum time limit of music - 17 minutes

Vivaldi	Piccolo Concerto in C Major RV 443	Movts 1 and 2 or Movts 2 and 3 optional repeats
Michael Sollis	Perelandra Piccolo Concerto Music available from http://www.michaelsollis.com	Movt 3: The Chase
Own choice with piano

Young Artist Flute Competition

Earlybird Registration fee - $110 (see registration page)

Age limit 18 years (on 30 September, 2011)

Closing date

Friday, July 1, 2011

Young Artist Competition Application Form

Please fill in the appliction form above and include in it your round one CD package

Successful candidates will be notified on Monday, August 1, 2011

First Prize $1000

Second Prize $500

First Round
CD Round

This round consists of 2 pieces

WA Mozart

Sonata in F major

1st and 2nd movts

Flute Music by French Composers

Ed. Louis Moyse

Any one piece from this album

Second Round

Final

Monday, October 3, 2011

Australian National University, Canberra

Panel

Luca Manghi, Lisa Osmialowski

This round consists of 3 pieces.

4 candidates each to play a 17 minute programme

Marin Marais

Les folies d'Espagne for solo flute

Theme and any 4 Variations

Telemann

Fantasie

Any one complete

AND

Ross Edwards

Ulpirra for solo flute

Own choice with piano accompaniment

To purchase Ross Edwards - Ulpirra, click here

Flute, Piccolo and Young Artist Flute Competition Rules

Previous competition winners are entitled to enter
Applicants will submit a CD (4 copies - see below) for the first round, which will be adjudicated by a Competition Committee appointed by the Australian Flute Festival Committee
No recordings will be returned
Applicants must hold a full registration to the Australian Flute Festival 2011
Entry fee to the competitions is non-refundable
The applicant's CD must be a fair representation of their playing. The recording may be stopped and re-started between sections, but no editing is allowed
Applicants are advised that recording quality may affect their results
Successful competitors are responsible for their own travel arrangements and all expenses
Judges are not obligated to comment on any adjudication
All judges decisions are final. No correspondence regarding judges' decision will be entered into
The order of performance for the final round will be decided upon by ballot
Competitors will be bound by their original selection of repertoire
An accompanist will be provided for the final round and finalists will receive the same amount of rehearsal time
The Australian Flute Festival Committee reserves the right to make changes to the competition - programming is still in process and the venues are not yet fixed

CD Round

Please send FOUR copies of your CD to the address below. Write your name on ONE CD and leave the other three copies unnamed.

To ensure your identity remains anonymous, the unnamed CD's will be numbered and sent to the Competition Committee.

Include a signed declaration (one for each competition) stating the following:

Your name
The Competition you are entering
The names of the pieces on the CD
Declaration that you are the flutist on the CD
Declaration that it is a live and unedited performance

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Entries for Competitions close on Friday, July 1, 2011. Late entries will not be considered.

Post your CDs to:

Australian Flute Festival

Competitions

140 Sailors Bay Road

Northbridge

NSW 2063

Australia