🎶 About the Gifted Youth USA Flute Competition: A Premier Stage for Tomorrow’s Flute Virtuosos
The Gifted Youth USA Flute Competition was created to redefine excellence in student music competitions—bridging a critical gap often overlooked in traditional contests. Too often, young flutists compete across unequal categories, where age, skill level, and repertoire differences create an uneven playing field.
This competition is different.
Founded by renowned professional flutists and esteemed educators, this prestigious event is designed to:
🎵 Ensure Fair & Precise Judging – Competitors are placed in well-defined categories, allowing for genuine, equitable evaluation.
🎵 Set a New Standard of Excellence – Competitors are matched against world-class performance benchmarks, fostering an elite, high-caliber experience.
🎵 Provide Unparalleled Performance Opportunities – The top concerto winner will receive the extraordinary honor of performing with a live orchestra—an opportunity rarely found in youth competitions.
Our distinguished panel of professional flutists brings a wealth of expertise, integrity, and passion to the judging process, ensuring that every participant is given a fair, inspiring, and transformative competition experience. Whether you are a rising soloist or ensemble musician, this is your chance to test your skills, earn recognition, and perform on an international stage.
Join us. Compete with the best. Rise to the challenge.
DETAILS
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When/Where
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📅 Date: June 1, 2025. Time to be announced later.
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📍 Location: Orange Music Studio, 996 Saratoga Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
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👗Attire: Formal
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Categories
🔹 Classical Concerto (1st Movement Only)
🔹Ensemble of 3+ (One instrument must be a flute)
🏆 Open to: High school students & recent graduates
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Prizes
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Classical Concerto Winner:
✅ $1,000 cash prize
✅ Opportunity to perform full concerto with orchestra -
Ensemble Category Prize:
✅ $1,000 total prize fund
