Deadline to apply: November 1, 2023 (EXTENDED TO nOVEMBER 4!)

PRELIMINARY ROUND
Held on November 12, 2023 at Flutistry Boston

G. F. Telemann: Fantasie #2 in A minor
(complete with all repeats)
• Publisher: Bärenreiter

Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa
• Publisher: Theodore Presser Company

FINAL ROUND
January 21, 2024 @ 4pm - Boston Conservatory - Seully hall

Click here to learn about the 2024 Finalists

Click here to view the Final Round (after January 21, 2024)

Final Round Repertoire:

Carl Reinecke: Ballade
•Publisher: Zimmermann

Régis Campo: Phénix 
• Publisher: Lemoine

C. Debussy: Violin Sonata (arr. by D. Bouriakov) 
(Movements 1 and 2)
• I. Allegro vivo
• II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger

The James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition

Competitors in the preliminary round are heard annually in a screened audition (in camera), in November. The Final Round takes place in January/February at one of the participating schools. The First Prize Winner receives a significant cash award in addition to a number of gifts from local and national music and flute-related organizations. Since 2006 the second prize has been named to honor our founding president William H. Grass (1926-2006).  The winner of the William H. Grass Memorial Prize also receives a cash award.

A volunteer Board of Directors administers the Fund and all donations are used for prizes and operating costs.  We are grateful to our industry and private donors who have supported us through three decades and to the participating music institutions who donate their facilities for the auditions.