Virtual event, November 3-6, 2022
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 have the option to be 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.
2022 Review and Contest
November 3-6, 2022
The 2022 virtual Review and Contest will be completed on Sunday, November 6. Participants will submit video recordings for evaluation by the judges. The deadline for registration is Friday, September 23, and the deadline for video submissions is Wednesday, November 2. The judges will complete their evaluation sheets electronically, and Contest winners will be announced by the end of the day, November 6. For details, see the Review and Contest guidelines.
Student Showcase at the 2022 RAFA Flute Fair
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Venue TBD
The RAFA Flute Fair will be an in-person event. Participation in the Student Showcase will be optional. Each contestant who is declared a winner will have the option of playing one of his or her Contest pieces at the Flute Fair. Each Contest winner who chooses to participate in the Student Showcase is required to perform with accompaniment, if his or her piece is written with piano accompaniment. All winners will be eligible to receive scholarship money regardless of whether they participate in the Student Showcase.
Guidelines
2022 Review and Contest guidelines
2022 Repertoire Lists
The 2022 Review and Contest repertoire list is now available. The Review and Contest repertoire committee is continuing to review the lists for subsequent years.
2022 Review and Contest repertoire lists (all divisions)
Registration
The deadline for Review and Contest registration is midnight, September 23, 2022. Registration will open in August.