Youth Artist Divisions

Competition Details:

Each of the three (3) Youth Artist Competitions will take place in-person at the 2024 Spring Festival. There is no recorded round for these competitions.

Time limits exclude any time between pieces or movements. The program should include pieces in a variety of diverse styles and periods.

This may include single movements of works, sonatas, and unaccompanied pieces. It is not necessary to perform all movements of a single work. An individual movement of a work needs to be performed in its entirety, but cuts may be made in the accompaniment and repeats may be deleted.

Accompanied pieces must be performed with the accompaniment.

The Youth Artist Competitions are open to students through and including 12th grade.
Entry Fee: $50 (does not include SDFG Membership Fee, and is non-refundable*).
All entrants must be members of the San Diego Flute Guild (may join with entry).
Previous 1st prize winners are not eligible to compete in the same division in following years.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes and Honorable Mention(s) will be awarded per the judges’ discretion. There are no ties. Judges' decisions are final.

Click below to jump to specific competitions:

Youth Artist Senior

Youth Artist Junior

Youth Artist Elementary

COMPETITION Information

Level	Grade Level	Entry Fee	Competition Date	Registration Deadline
Youth Artist Senior	Through and including 12th Grade	$50	TBA	TBA
Youth Artist Junior	Through and including 9th Grade	$50	TBA	TBA
Youth Artist Elementary	Through and including 6th Grade	$50	TBA	TBA

CASH PRIZES

Level	Cash Prize (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Youth Artist Senior	$300, $200, $150
Youth Artist Junior	$200, $150, $100
Youth Artist Elementary	$150, $100, $50

Youth Artist Senior

(through & including 12^th grade)

12-minute program

Cecile Chaminade: Serenade aux etoiles, Op. 142 for flute and piano (any edition)
Contrasting movement(s)/work(s)

Time limits exclude any time between pieces or movements. The program should include pieces in a variety of diverse styles and periods.

Accompanied pieces must be performed with the accompaniment.

Level	Grade Level	Entry Fee	Competition Date	Cash Prize (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Youth Artist Senior	Through and including 12th Grade	$50	TBA, Spring 2024	$300, $200, $150

Youth Artist Junior

(through & including 9^th grade)

10-minute program

Lili Boulanger: Nocturne (any edition; can be found in Schott, Flute Music By Female Composers)
Contrasting movement(s)/work(s)

Time limits exclude any time between pieces or movements. The program should include pieces in a variety of diverse styles and periods.

Accompanied pieces must be performed with the accompaniment.

Level	Grade Level	Entry Fee	Competition Date	Cash Prize (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Youth Artist Junior	Through and including 9th Grade	$50	TBA, Spring 2024	$200, $150, $100

Youth Artist Elementary

(through & including 6^th grade)

8-minute program

Joachim Andersen: Scherzino, Op. 55, No. 6, ed. H. Voxman (Rubank)
Contrasting movement(s)/work(s)

Time limits exclude any time between pieces or movements. The program should include pieces in a variety of diverse styles and periods.

Accompanied pieces must be performed with the accompaniment.

Level	Grade Level	Entry Fee	Competition Date	Cash Prize (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Youth Artist Elementary	Through and including 6th Grade	$50	TBA, Spring 2024	$150, $100, $50