- <<Dates>>
- Preliminary Round Friday 18th of August, 10:30
- Final Saturday 19th of August, 16:00
- <<Application Period>>
- Saturday 1st of April – Thursday 15th of Jun
- <<Jury Panel>>
- The jury panel mainly consists of the directors and representative of Japan Flutists Association.
- Jury Chairperson: Takehito Hashimoto
- Akiko Osawa, Yoshiko Oota, Keiko Tsumura, Haruyuki Nakatsukasa, Yoko Hiraoka, Hitomi Furukawa
- << Prizes >>
- First prize: A certificate of merit and 200,000 yen
- Second prize: A certificate of merit and 100,000 yen
- Third prize: A certificate of merit and 50,000 yen
- Other finalists: A certificate of merit
- The top prize winner(s) will be offered an opportunity to play in a concert held during the next convention.
- <<Number of Contestants>>
- First 40 groups in order of application. It will be closed and announced on the JFA’s website when the number of applicants reaches the number.
- First arrival will be defined as the order in which all ensemble participants’ applications and payments are received.
- <<How to apply>>
- Application is accepted online only through the website of Japan Flutitsts Association.(Reception starts on April 1, 2023)
- Apply for both the competition and participation for the whole period of the convention.
- Participants must register and pay for their own registration. Not all members of a group can register.
- Please refer to the participation form for registration details.
- <<Repertoire>>
- < Preliminary Round >
- Play (1) and (2).
- (1)
- <Duet> Fr. Kuhlau : 2nd movement, Adagio con anima, from Grand Duo Op. 39-No. 3
- <Trio> Fr. Kuhlau : 3rd movement, Adagio, from Grand Trio Op. 90
- <Quartet> Fr. Kuhlau : 3rd movement,Adagio molto con espressione, from Grand Quartett Op.103
- (2) A piece of free choice (which should not exceed 6 minutes); An arranged piece is acceptable.
- < Final >
- Two pieces of free choice. (The duration including the time between the pieces should not exceed 20 minutes.) One should be an original work though the other can be an arranged piece.
- precautions
- The contestants can make some cuts in the pieces of free choice in order to make the duration fit in the allowed length of time.
- The piece of free choice for the preliminary round can be an extract of the pieces for the final.
- Instruments allowed in the preliminary and final competitions are piccolo, soprano flute, flute, flute d’amour, alto flute, bass flute, F-bass flute or contrabass flute.
- < Preliminary Round >
