YOUNG ARTIST

RECITAL SERIES

Dedicated to

Kimberlee Aliapoulios

In high school, my band director, Kimberlee Aliapoulios, challenged my flute partner and me to memorize Franz Doppler's Andante et Rondo. If we did, she promised to hire a string quartet to play with us.

We did, and she kept her word. That performance became one of the defining moments that led me to pursue music performance.

That experience sparked the FLUTES4KIDS concerto competition. Today, we give high school and college flutists that same challenge and the same opportunity to perform with a string quartet.

Concerto Competition Information

Please read through all the requirements before completing the Competition Application and the Consent Form if you are under 18.

Consent Form:
https://forms.gle/i44qJNy8URP3k4F56

Competition Application:
https://forms.gle/giT19utVVMC3Ma2FA

Event Venue: Recital Series 2027
Terry Concert Hall

String Quartet: Recital Series 2027
Violet String Quartet

Eligibility

  • Open to all flutists, with no residency requirement.

  • Finalists must be able to perform in person at the live final in Jacksonville.

Repertoire

  • Applicants perform a flute concerto that has an arrangement for flute and string quartet available for purchase. If you can’t find one for your concerto, email us at flutes4kidsinc@gmail.com before applying.

  • If the concerto has more than one movement, state on your application which movement you will perform.

  • Performances are limited to 10 minutes. Concertos longer than 10 minutes will be performed with cuts.

Application materials

  • A completed online application form, including the concerto title, composer, and movement.

  • A brief bio of up to [150] words.

Video prescreen

  • One unedited video recording performing the concerto movement listed on your application.

  • Piano accompaniment is preferred, but an unaccompanied recording is acceptable.

  • The performer’s face, hands, and instrument must be visible throughout.

  • Submit an unlisted YouTube link.

Important Dates

  • Applications open: November 1, 2026

  • Applications close: February 7, 2027

  • Finalists announced: February 12, 2027

  • Live final: February 21, 2027, Recital Hall (1200), University of North Florida School of Music

  • Winners announced: February 22, 2027

  • Rehearsals with the Violet String Quartet: April 2027, scheduled around the winners’ and the quartet’s availability

  • Recital performance: May 22, 12:00PM, 2027, Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville University

Live final

  • Finalists perform the same repertoire as their prescreen.

  • Live accompaniment is required, and finalists must provide their own accompanist.

  • Memorization is not required.

Award

  • The winner of each division performs as a soloist with the Violet String Quartet at the May 22, 2027 recital at Terry Concert Hall, Jacksonville University.

Winner obligations

  • Winners must attend the April rehearsal(s) and perform at the May 22 recital.

  • Winners agree to the use of their name, photo, and bio in FLUTES4KIDS promotion.

  • Applicants under 18 must have a parent or guardian consent form on file.

High School Division

  • Open to students currently enrolled in high school (grades 9–12).

College Division

  • Open to undergraduate students only. Graduate students are not eligible.