Young Artist Competition
February 28 - March 1, 2025
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $300
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $300
Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30 on March 1, 2025. Previous Mid-South first place winners are ineligible. Three finalists will be selected on the basis of recorded auditions to compete live in the final round at the 2025 Mid-South Flute Festival. The finalists will perform in the gala recital playing one of the three final round pieces, chosen by the judges.
Preliminary Round Required Repertoire:
Instructions for the Preliminary Round:
Recordings must be unedited or the entry will be disqualified.
Besides the application, name of file, and name of folder, any other form of identification will result in disqualification.
Preliminary Round upload due date: December 15, 2024
Rules for Final Round:
All participants will be notified of their status by January 15, 2025 and finalists must confirm attendance to the final round and pay the accompanist fee if applicable by February 15, 2025. The Mid-South Flute Society will provide a collaborative pianist for the final round repertoire for a $50 fee, or finalists can provide their own accompanist at their own expense. Finalists will perform one of the final round repertoire pieces at the Friday night gala concert decided by the competition jury. All finalists will receive written comments from the competition jury. The jury's decision is final.
Final Round Required Repertoire:
Preliminary Round Required Repertoire:
- Don’t Forget to Write (2022) for Flute Alone by Amanda Harberg, published by jwpepper.com #11530444 (E)
- Allegro Rustico (1963) for Flute and Piano by Sofia Gubaidúlina, published by Sikorski (H.S. 814)
Instructions for the Preliminary Round:
- Pay the online entry fee.
- Complete the application form.
- Record each required piece in an individual file using either wave or MP3 format.
- Label each file with your last name and title of the piece (e.g. smithconcertino.mp3 and smithsonata.mp3).
- Upload both files into a Dropbox folder and label that folder with your name.
- Share your Dropbox folder with the following email address: [email protected]
Recordings must be unedited or the entry will be disqualified.
Besides the application, name of file, and name of folder, any other form of identification will result in disqualification.
Preliminary Round upload due date: December 15, 2024
Rules for Final Round:
All participants will be notified of their status by January 15, 2025 and finalists must confirm attendance to the final round and pay the accompanist fee if applicable by February 15, 2025. The Mid-South Flute Society will provide a collaborative pianist for the final round repertoire for a $50 fee, or finalists can provide their own accompanist at their own expense. Finalists will perform one of the final round repertoire pieces at the Friday night gala concert decided by the competition jury. All finalists will receive written comments from the competition jury. The jury's decision is final.
Final Round Required Repertoire:
- Mécanica Celeste (2022) for Flute and Piano by Xavier Beteta, available through the composer at https://www.xavierbeteta.com/store-2/mecanica-celeste-score or by email at [email protected]
- Fanmi Imèn (2018) for Flute and Piano by Valerie Coleman, published by Presser #114-41909 (D)
- An unaccompanied work of the finalist’s choice (approximately 10-12 minutes of music, not to exceed a 25-minute program overall)