Welcome to the FLUTE division! We are so excited that you will be joining our legacy of artistry and excellence in MusicFest Northwest 2023. Please begin by selecting your age group below, to see class information.
Classes will be held Sunday May 14 through May 19, 2023, on the Gonzaga University Campus.
Division Classes
Select your grade in school/age below for more information.
Classes labeled * indicate a competition class where winners receive gold/silver medals. Classes without this designation are adjudication (individual feedback) only.
* Medal Class (competition class where winners receive gold/silver medals)
** Adjudicators Choice Class (competition class where the gold medal winner with the highest score will be invited to perform at the Festival Highlights concert on Friday night)
FLUTE ADJUDICATORS CHOICE CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Adjudicators Choice Class!
We invite you to prepare a piece that best displays your musical ability and artistry, as well as the required repertoire listed below.
Participants in this section must register for both F20A and F20B.
To be eligible for an award, participants must be available to play at the Festival Highlights Concert on Friday night. If the winner of the class cannot take advantage of an award, it may be offered to a qualified alternate, as determined by the adjudicator.
The winner, with a grade of 97 or above, will receive a Gold Medal and the opportunity to perform in our Festival Highlights Concert on Friday night.
Flute Adjudicators Choice participants may not enter the Flute Young Artist in the same year.
**F20A Flute (Adjudicators Choice) Personal Choice 9th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
The piece(s) may not be played in any other class.
Time Limit: 15 minutes
**F20B Flute (Adjudicators Choice) Required Music 9th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Selection(s): Kokopelli for Flute Solo / by Katherine Hoover
Time Limit: 15 limit
FLUTE BAROQUE ERA CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Baroque Era Class!
We invite you to prepare a piece from the Baroque Compositional Era that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
* F8 Flute Baroque Era 7th-8th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F9 Flute Baroque Era 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F10 Flute Baroque Era 11th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F11 Flute Baroque Era College & Adult / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE CLASSICAL ERA CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Classical Era Class!
We invite you to prepare a classical era piece that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
Note: Only one movement may be performed, music need not be memorized.
* F12 Flute Classical 7th-8th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F13 Flute Classical 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F14 Flute Classical 11th-12th / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F15 Flute Classical College/Adult / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE CHAMBER MUSIC CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Chamber Class!
This class is intended to serve chamber music groups of mixed instrumentation (example; violin, flute, piano trio). If piano is a part of the group, it will be an integral component, rather than an accompanying participant. As such, all members will be adjudicated accordingly.
Note: Only one person of your ensemble should register for this class.
* F110 Flute Chamber Music 9th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 50.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F111 Flute Chamber Music College Level / Entry Fee: 50.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
F112 Flute Chamber Music Adult / Entry Fee: 50.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
Qualifies for adjudication only
FLUTE ENSEMBLE CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Ensemble Class!
This class is intended for small ensembles consisting of exclusively flute participants. Participants are invited to perform repertoire, or arrangements or repertoire for their ensemble, that best displays their musical ability and artistry.
Note: Only one person of your ensemble should register for this class.
Ensemble is limited to a maximum of ten (10). Participants will be grouped according to age and grade.
* F101 Flute Ensemble 9th Grade – College / Entry Fee: 50.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE OPEN CLASS
Welcome to the Flute Open Class!
We invite you to prepare a selection of your choice that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
Note: This class is for adjudication only.
F21 Flute Open 4th-6th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
F22 Flute Open 7th-8th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
F23 Flute Open 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
F24 Flute Open 11th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
F25 Flute Open College and Adult / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE ROMANTIC/IMPRESSIONIST/CONTEMPORY CLASS
We invite you to prepare a composition from either the romantic, impressionist, or contemporary eras of composition, that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
Note: Students should consult with their teacher to determine if their selection falls under the appropriate class.
* F16 Flute 7th-8th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F17 Flute 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F18 Flute 11th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F19 Flute College & Adult / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE SOLO CLASS
We invite you to prepare any piece that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
* F2 Flute Solo 4th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit:10 minutes
* F3 Flute Solo 5th-6th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F4 Flute Solo 7th-8th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F5 Flute Solo 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 30.00
Time Limit: 10 minutes
* F6 Flute Solo 11th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F7 Flute Solo College & Adult / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE SONATA and/or CONCERTO CLASS
We invite you to prepare a single movement of any sonata or concerto that best displays your musical ability and artistry.
Note: Participants should prepare ONE movement only.
* F7A Flute Sonata and/or Concerto 9th-10th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F8A Flute Sonata and/or Concerto 11th-12th Grade / Entry Fee: 35.00
Time Limit: 15 minutes
FLUTE YOUNG ARTIST CLASS
- Entry Fee for Young Artist Class is $100
- The Young Artist Participant must be between the ages of 16-29, inclusive, on December 31, 2022
- Performance Requirements for the class are as follows: (see below for details)
- F1A – Personal Choice Section
- F1B – Sight Reading
- F1C – Required Repertoire
Winner, with a grade of at least 97, will receive an award of $700 and must be available to play with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra at the Young Artist Concert. Mandatory Rehearsal with the symphony is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon or that same evening.
- 1st Prize – $700
- 2nd Prize – $300
Note: A teacher may not accompany their own student in this class.
See Rules and Regulations on Festival home page.
* F1A Flute Young Artist Personal Choice Section
Participants may play any piece, except another movement of the required concerto, that they feel best displays their musical ability and artistry.
This piece may not be played in any other class.
Memorization is not required.
Time Limit: 15 minutes
* F1B Flute Young Artist Sight Reading Section
Test music is selected by the adjudicator.
Time Limit: 5 minutes
Observation of this class is not permitted.
* F1C Flute Young Artist Required Repertoire Section
Young Artist Required Piece (Must be memorized.)
Required Repertoire: Howard Hanson Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings, Op. 35
Time Limit: 15 minutes
Division Rules & Regulations
Music performed in any of the classes must be chosen from a published source OR by permission of the composer. Bring an extra physical copy (legal copy) for the adjudicator.
- Measure numbers for each brace must be clearly indicated in the left margin of selections to be performed.
Additional Resources
Participants must contact a pianist directly. MusicFest Northwest does not provide a pianist for classes. It is the responsibility of the participant to secure their own pianists. We know that finding a pianist can be challenging so we have compiled a list a local pianists that are available during the week of MusicFest Northwest 2023. (Note that participants may coordinate with pianists included in the list below) It is the participants’ responsibility to coordinate rehearsals, fees, performance time, and any other information with their chosen pianist. The fees charged may vary between pianists.
Please note: Teachers may not accompany their own students in any of the Young Artist Divisions.
- Hannah Acheson, achesonpiano@gmail.com , (509) 675-0509
- Carly Bair, cbair@whitworth.edu , (425) 343-6048
- Tomoko Kimura, tkimura@ewu.edu , (509) 280-6987
- Greg Presley, gregpresley@netzero.com , (509) 251-3275
- Rachelle Ventura, rachelleventura@gmail.com , (509) 533-1907
- Margaret Francik, francikmargaret@gmail.com , (509) 531-6849
- Christian Skok, Cskok98@gmail.com , (509) 993-8299
- Cedric Bidwell-Williams, cedric@bidwell-williams.org , (509) 565-9253
- Yi-chun Chen, pianoyichun@yahoo.com , (509) 842-4241
- Katelyn Kennedy, Kkennedy10@ewu.edu , (360) 550-8937
- Scott Rednour, srednour@ewu.edu , (917) 612-7554
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