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41st Annual Award for Excellence in Flute Performance

April 18, 2026

Sponsored by the Tack Flute Foundation

Terms and Conditions

  1. AWARD: The winner of the AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE will be awarded the Betty Hensley First Place Certificate and a cash prize of $200.00. Second Place will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $100.00. Third Place will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $50.00.  Certificates of honorable mention will be awarded at the judges’ discretion.
  2. ELIGIBILITY: Anyone presently in the 9th – 12th grade, who resides in Sedgwick County or one of the contiguous counties (Reno, Butler, Sumner, Harvey, Kingman, or Cowley), is eligible to audition.
  3. APPLICATION FEE: A fee of $20.00 will be paid on the website until April 8th. After that, the fee will increase to $25.00. This fee will not be refunded if the contestant fails to audition.
  4. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Online applications close on April 13th, 2026. We will notify you of your performance time through your email address provided below approximately one week prior to the competition.  Should the number of applicants exceed the amount of audition times; applications will be prioritized in the order they were submitted. Applications MUST include their accompanist’s name in order to be entered in the competition.
  5. AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
    1. Length – approximately 10 minutes
    2. Repertoire chosen by flutist – One work from the standard flute repertoire for flute and piano (no unaccompanied works). Multiple movement work need not include all movements. This piece must be performed with piano accompaniment. Memorization is encouraged but not required.
    3. Required Repertoire: Etude in Bb Major by Kohler. This etude can be found on page 20 of the “Selected Studies” book published by Voxman.  Play straight through from beginning to end, do not take the DC or play the Coda.  PLEASE NOTE: There is an error in the 3rd measure of the Piu vivo – the last note in that measure should be an EIGHTH note – not the 16th note as written. Memorization is not required. (Photocopies will NOT be allowed.)
    4. Contestants must arrange for their own accompanist.
    5. One copy of the solo chosen by the flutist must be provided for the judges. No unauthorized copies of copyrighted material will be accepted. All music used by flutists, pianists, and judges music must be original, and cannot be copied.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions, please call: Kristin Shaffer, (316) 305-3111 or email at keefster@sbcglobal.net. 

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