2017
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Prizes
The winners will be announced immediately following the competition. 1st Place - $600 2nd Place - $300 3rd Place - $200 The winners will also perform a piece from the required repertoire on the Sunday concert. |
Repertoire
Please choose ONE of the following:
An unaccompanied piece of applicant’s choosing, with a maximum duration of 8 minutes (no cuts allowed). Adjudicators may stop a performance in order to keep the competition running on schedule. |
Procedures and Deadlines
Information
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact our Competition Coordinator: Tyler Menzel (tmenzel91@gmail.com)
- To register, please click the link at the bottom of this page and fill out the form to submit your information. Registration for this event closes on February 3, 2017. No late applications will be accepted.
- The competition will take place during the 2017 Montana Flute Festival on Saturday, March 11, in the Recital Hall at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, from 1:00PM to 2:30PM. You will receive an email from the Competition Coordinator by February 15 with your performance time.
- All applicants must be current members of the Montana Flute Association and 25 years old or younger at the time of the competition. Previous 1st prize winners are ineligible to compete.
- There is a non-refundable application fee of $25, to be paid at the time you register for the competition.
- All performances are open to the public.
- All judges’ decisions are final, and not all prizes need be awarded.
- You may choose to bring your own pianist or hire a pianist in Billings. The MFA’s official competition pianists are Lee Hancock (leh197900@gmail.com) and Tyler Menzel (tmenzel91@gmail.com). The fee for a 30-minute rehearsal and for your competition performance is $50, paid directly to the pianist. Rehearsals will be scheduled for the afternoon/evening of March 10, the day before the competition, as well as select appointments the morning of March 11, the day of the competition. Payment should be made at the rehearsal before your competition performance, at the latest. If you do not, the pianist is free to choose to not perform with you.
- If you plan on performing with the competition pianist, arrangements must be made with the pianist directly before February 17. You will be given your specific rehearsal time no later than February 17.
- You must have an original score with you for the performance. You may keep the original with you or perform with it – it is your choice. Copyright laws state that you must have an original copy of the work present when you perform.
Information
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact our Competition Coordinator: Tyler Menzel (tmenzel91@gmail.com)
About Margaret Cornils Luke
Margaret is an active flutist and composer, and her recorded works are widely published. Margaret Cornils Luke has performed alongside such classical music greats as Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich, and has also soloed with contemporary personalities including Garrison Keillor and Anne Murray. She has been active in theater direction as well as church sanctuaries. She has studied flute privately with Geoffrey Gilbert (teacher to Galway, Bennett, and Wye), Charles Delaney, Mary Louis Poor, Peter Middleton, Gale Coffee, Tadeu Coelho, and Jacob Berg.
Margaret Cornils Luke has over 35 years of teaching experience from beginning level to college and professional level. She has taught at the following colleges; Clarke University, Loras College, University of Wisconsin/Platteville, Hamline University, College of St. Catherine’s and Concordia College. She has taught at the following high schools; Glenbard South, West Chicago, Wabonsee Valley, Woodstock, Sterling and Galena which are all located in Illinois. She has taught privately and performed master classes all across the country.
Margaret has performed, judged and her compositions have been performed at several National Flute Association National Conventions. She has adjudicated competitions from All State to International Young Artist Competition. She has hosted and organized State Flute Festivals. Margaret Cornils Luke is a National Arts Associate with Sigma Alpha Iota.
Margaret has brought to stage flute standards from Syrinx by Debussy to the Poulenc Sonata. She has scheduled newly-commissioned work as well, ranging from Michael Gilbertson’s Sonata to Gary Schocker’s Morning Noon Night. She has premiered new concertos and has in turn been commissioned to compose works for all instruments and voices. She has been heard live on national public radio and been featured on national public television.
Margaret is an active flutist and composer, and her recorded works are widely published. Margaret Cornils Luke has performed alongside such classical music greats as Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich, and has also soloed with contemporary personalities including Garrison Keillor and Anne Murray. She has been active in theater direction as well as church sanctuaries. She has studied flute privately with Geoffrey Gilbert (teacher to Galway, Bennett, and Wye), Charles Delaney, Mary Louis Poor, Peter Middleton, Gale Coffee, Tadeu Coelho, and Jacob Berg.
Margaret Cornils Luke has over 35 years of teaching experience from beginning level to college and professional level. She has taught at the following colleges; Clarke University, Loras College, University of Wisconsin/Platteville, Hamline University, College of St. Catherine’s and Concordia College. She has taught at the following high schools; Glenbard South, West Chicago, Wabonsee Valley, Woodstock, Sterling and Galena which are all located in Illinois. She has taught privately and performed master classes all across the country.
Margaret has performed, judged and her compositions have been performed at several National Flute Association National Conventions. She has adjudicated competitions from All State to International Young Artist Competition. She has hosted and organized State Flute Festivals. Margaret Cornils Luke is a National Arts Associate with Sigma Alpha Iota.
Margaret has brought to stage flute standards from Syrinx by Debussy to the Poulenc Sonata. She has scheduled newly-commissioned work as well, ranging from Michael Gilbertson’s Sonata to Gary Schocker’s Morning Noon Night. She has premiered new concertos and has in turn been commissioned to compose works for all instruments and voices. She has been heard live on national public radio and been featured on national public television.
