The Review and Contest is an annual event sponsored by RAFA to further the education of RAFA member flutists. It is an opportunity for flutists of all levels of playing ability to perform for professionals who provide written comments and suggestions for improvement. Students (grades 1 through 12 or at least half-time students in college or graduate school) may enter the Review or Contest, and adults may enter the Adult Review. Each participant performs two pieces for evaluation by two judges.
Contest participants compete against other flutists in the same division and grade level. Contest winners receive prizes of scholarship money and are featured in the Student Showcase at the RAFA Flute Fair.
Participants in the Review and Adult Review receive written evaluation by the judges but are not eligible for scholarship prizes.
2025 Review and Contest
Sunday, October 26, 2025
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Ravenscroft School, Young People’s Theater
7409 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC
The 2025 Review and Contest will be an in-person event for Elementary and Middle/High School divisions and a virtual event for all Undergraduate and Graduate divisions. Elementary and Middle/High School Contest participants will perform in person at Ravenscroft School on October 26. Undergraduate and Graduate Contest participants will submit video recordings of their performances. Review and Adult Review participants may perform in person or submit video recordings. Participants in divisions 7, 8, Undergraduate 5, Undergraduate 6, Undergraduate 7, Undergraduate 8, and Graduate must perform with live piano accompaniment, if their pieces are written with piano accompaniment.
Student Showcase at the 2025 RAFA Flute Fair
Saturday, November 8, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Highland United Methodist Church
1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC
The RAFA Flute Fair will be an in-person event. Participation in the Student Showcase will be required for Contest winners in the Elementary and Middle/High School divisions; winners in these divisions will not be eligible to receive scholarship money if they do not participate in the Student Showcase. Participation in the Student Showcase will be optional for Contest winners in the Undergraduate and Graduate divisions; winners in these divisions will be eligible to receive scholarship money regardless of whether they participate in the Student Showcase. Each Contest winner who participates in the Student Showcase is required to perform with live piano accompaniment, if his or her piece is written with piano accompaniment.
Guidelines
2025 Review and Contest guidelines
Repertoire Lists
Select your pieces from the 2025 list only. Note that the Division 6 and Division 7 repertoire lists for 2025 have changed. Repertoire lists for 2026-2028 are subject to change.
Registration
The deadline for Review and Contest registration is 11:59 p.m., September 26, 2025. Registration is now open. Use the online form below to register and pay your Review and Contest fee.
If you prefer to mail your registration, you can print the Review and Contest registration form. Mail your completed form, along with a check for your Review and Contest fee, to the address indicated on the form. Mailed registrations must be postmarked no later than September 26, 2025.