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2025 Competitions

The Flute Society of Kentucky would like to invite you to participate in the following annual competitions to be held as part of the 2025 Flute Festival, March 29th, 2025 at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  

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Junior Soloist Competition: Open to flutists Grade 8 or lower 

  • Recorded Round: Carl Nielsen, The Children are Playing 

  • Final Round (Live): W. A. Mozart, Andante in C, K. 315 

 

High School Soloist Competition: Open to flutists in grades 9-12 

  • Recorded Round: 2025 KMEA All State Etudes:

    • Karg-Elert, Caprices for Flute, Op. 107, No. 16. 

    • Emile Pessard, Andalouse, mm. 11-22 

  • Final Round (Live): Chaminade, Concertino 

 

Collegiate Soloist Competition: open to all undergraduate college students 

  • Recorded Round: Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach, Sonata in A minor for solo flute. Wp. 132, H 562., Mvt I Poco Adagio (Publisher: Henle Verlag or Wiener Urte) 

    • Ornament as desired 

  • Final Round (Live): Carl Reineke, Ballade, Op. 288 

 

Young Artist Competition: Open to performers younger than 31 years of age as of March 29th, 2025 

  • Recorded Round: Ibert, Piece 

  • Final Round (Live): Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata, mvt. II Scherzo: Presto (any edition)​​

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How to Enter

  1. Submit the Competition Application Form by 11:59 PM EST on January 31, 2025.

  2. Submit the Competition Entry Fee by 11:59 PM EST on January 31, 2025.

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General Information​​

  • Please submit your competition entry as an UNLISTED YouTube Link in your Competition Application Form.

  • Applicants who are invited to compete in the live Round may use the FSK pianist for a fee. 

  • If you have questions, please contact flutesocietyofkentucky@gmail.com​

Competition Rules​

  1. All application fees are non-refundable. The Competition entry fee does not include festival registration.

  2. Competition winners may NOT re-apply to competitions they have won prior, but may compete in a different age group or category.

  3. You must upload your VIDEO recording as an Unlisted YouTube video. Please add your link to the Competition Application Form.

  4. All applications and entry fees are complete and paid in full by the deadlines posted above.

  5. All decisions reached by judges are final.

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