RAFA News

You can now renew your membership for the 2026-2027 season. Go to the Membership page to renew or join online or to download and print the mail-in application form.

Note that this year’s Review and Contest will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, at Meredith College. For details and registration, go to Review and Contest.

Join the RAFA choirs as they perform the National Anthem at the Durham Bulls game on June 6, 2026. Group rate tickets are available for purchase by RAFA members and their families and friends. Current… 

RAFA is seeking a conductor for Synchronicity. Resumes will be accepted until July 1, 2026.

Note the revised time. Join us on Saturday, May 9, for our annual Members’ Recital. We’ll begin at 4:00 p.m. at Anderson Point Park’s Neuse River Shelter (20 Anderson Point Drive, Raleigh). This is a… 

The deadline for applications has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2026. For more information, go to Mary Croghan Summer Scholarship Program.

Registration is now closed. The deadline for video submissions is 11:59 p.m., Friday, April 17. For more information, go to Solo and Ensemble Fest.

The Durham Flute Choir will present their spring concert at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8.

Applications are now being accepted. The Mary Croghan Summer Scholarship Program awards $500 to a worthy flutist to help cover the expenses of attending a summer music camp, a summer music festival, or the National… 

The City of Oaks Flute Ensemble will present their Holiday Flute Music concert on Tuesday, December 9.

Adult amateur flutists are invited to perform in the Coffeehouse Concert at the RAFA Flute Fair on Saturday, November 8, at Highland United Methodist Church, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh.

The Flute Fair, with guest artist Megan Torti, is Saturday, November 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Because of technical problems with the RAFA website, the deadline for submissions to the 2025 RAFA Artist Competition has been extended to 11:59 p.m., Saturday, September 20. We sincerely apologize for the disruption and confusion… 

The deadline for registration is 11:59 p.m., September 26. For more information, go to Review and Contest.

Auditions for the fall semester of the Triangle Flute Orchestra and City of Oaks Flute Ensemble will be held on Sunday, September 7, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., at the Glenaire Retirement Community. For more… 

We need more volunteers (adults and teens) to help out at Review and Contest on Sunday, October 26, at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. There are two shifts, 1:00 – 3:00 and 3:00 – 5:00, and… 

For the Carolina Flute Choir (all level/beginner flute choir) to start in January 2025.

The semi-finalists are Lorien Britt, Ilya Perepelitsa, Kailah Grace Robbins, Joeli Schilling, Abriel Scott, and Yuyuan Yang. The alternate is Ariel Collins. See RAFA Artist Competition for details.

Repertoire lists for the 2024 Review and Contest are posted at Review and Contest. Note that the Division 6 lists for 2024 and 2025 have changed. See Review and Contest for details about the 2024… 

Audition materials for the fall semester are posted at Flute Choirs. Auditions will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2024, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., at Glenaire Retirement Community, Cary. See Flute Choirs for details.

Chicago pianist Kenneth Grigg lent his extraordinary talent and artistry to the 2023 RAFA Artist Competition, which was completed at the RAFA Flute Fair on Saturday, November 11. Mr. Grigg worked with each of the… 

The venue for the 2023 Review and Contest has moved to Ravenscroft School, 7409 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh.

Watch the Flute Choirs page for details about upcoming flute choir events.

The Durham Flute Choir will resume in the fall of 2023 under the direction of Clara Kempter. Watch the Flute Choirs page for details when they are available.

The link for video submissions is now available on the Solo and Ensemble Fest page. The deadline for video submissions is midnight, April 10, 2025.

The Silver Fantasy Flute Choir will perform a concert of earth-themed music at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, November 27, at the Glenaire Retirement Community Auditorium, 3000 Glenaire Circle, Cary, NC.

Dress up in your best Halloween costume and join Flutastix for Ghost Stories with Dr. WO at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday night, October 23.

The 2022-2023 Season Events have been announced. Concert/Class with Jennifer Parker-HarleySunday, September 25, 2022 Review and Contest (38th annual)November 3-6, 2022 RAFA Artist Competition (7th annual)November 11-12, 2022 RAFA Flute FairSaturday, November 12, 2022 Flute…