Application Deadline: *EXTENDED* to October 20, 2009

Applications will not be considered complete until the non-refundable entrance fee of $50 has been received via the online transaction or a personal check mailed to the auditions coordinator.

Prizes
First Prize Winner

• $2000 Cash Award
• Special Handmade Headjoint by Flutemaker, Jonathon Landell (Former Pappoutsakis Student)
• Public Recital Performance at Boston Public Library (Rabb Hall)
• Gift Certificate from Flute FX for Clean, Oil, Adjust (a $395 value)
• Gift Certificate from Music Espresso

Second Prize Winner (The William H. Grass Memorial Prize)

• $1000 Cash Award
• Gift Certificate from Falls House Press

Remaining Finalists

• Gift Certificate from Yesterday Service Music

Eligibility
Open to any flutist enrolled in a degree program and studying flute at one of the following schools during the 2009 Fall semester:

• Berklee College of Music
• Boston Conservatory of Music
• Boston University
• Longy School of Music
• New England Conservatory of Music

A completed application and fee submitted before or on the deadline:
*EXTENDED* to October 20, 2009.

Preliminary Audition Round
The screened preliminary auditions will be held Sunday, November 8th, 2009 

Location

Boston Conservatory
Concert Room, First Floor
8 The Fenway, Boston, MA

Repertoire

Repertoire for the Preliminary Auditions:

• Thomas:  Overture to Mignon (excerpts)
      a. Opening flute cadenza (m.6-11, up to high Bb)
      b. Andante melody (m.38-48)
• Paganini Caprice #11 (pub. International)
• Heiss Etudes, Op. 20 (pub. JB Elkus & Son)
      I. Chorale
      IV. Multiples

Additional Information

Upon receipt of the application, contestants will be assigned to audition blocks. Specific audition times and order will be determined by lottery the day of the audition.

• Warm-up rooms will be provided 15 minutes prior to the contestants’ audition times.
• Please bring an official form of identification.
• Contestants should refrain from any noise in the audition hall. Talking and/or warming-up inside the audition hall could lead to disqualification. It is suggested that contestants wear soft soled shoes.
• All auditions will be recorded. Contestants will receive a CD of their own auditions, as well as the judges comments.
• Finalists will be contacted via telephone the night of the audition or early the following morning.

Final Round
The Final Round will be held Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

Location

Boston Conservatory
Seully Hall
8 The Fenway, Boston, MA

Repertoire

Repertoire for the Final Round:

• Charles Griffes:  Poem
• New composition by Gunther Schuller (commissioned with support from the
  Brannen-Cooper Fund)
• C.P.E. Bach:  Concerto in D Minor
     III. Allegro di molto

Additional Information

• The Final Round is open and free to a large public audience.
• The winners will be announced at the reception immediately following the Final Round.
• Online registration is considered complete when we receive your application fee.