Areon Flutes Commissioning Prize

Formerly known as the Areon Flutes International Composition Competition, this program serves our mission to make flute chamber music an equal voice in the chamber music world by involving composers in our goal to leave a diverse and lasting chamber music legacy.

2018 Areon Flutes Commissioning Prize

Congratulations to Igor C Silva, winner of the 2018 Areon Flutes Commissioning Prize!

We are grateful to have received many excellent proposals from 290 composers. Big thanks to our first round judges, Elainie Lillios and Brent Miller.

INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION WINNERS

2016

Winner: Julie Barwick  
Honorable Mention: Andre Mestre
Finalists: Paolo Geminiani, Shoryu Itazu, Ana Krstajic, Till MacIvor Meyn, Kitty Xiao, YoungWoo Yoo.  

Preliminary round judge: Elainie Lillios

2014

Winner: Hugh Lobel
Honorable Mention: Justin Ralls

Judge: Ryan Brown

2013

Winner: Nicole Chamberlain

Judge: Areon Flutes

2012

Winner: Elainie Lillios

Judge: Robert Dick

2010

1st place: Joel Hoffman
2nd place: Keith Fitch
3rd place: Robert Stine
Honorable mentions: Adrienne Albert, Jay Batzner, Lansing McLoskey

Judges: Martin Bresnik, Christopher Theofanidis, Ingram Marshall

2009 

Open Category 1st Place:
Pastorale by Idin Samimi Mofakham

Open Category Honorable Mention:
Aposiopesis and Two Curiosities by Thomas Feng

Collegiate Category 1st Place:
Marsia's Last Breath by Rashid Brocca Tovar Kuri

Judges: David Ludwig, Mike Mower

2008

Open Category 1st Place (tie):
Van Gogh Vignettes by Greg Steinke
Grace by Minpyo Kim

Open Category Honorable Mentions:
Danza Cubana by Sondra Clark
Di-Chromatic Excrescence by Richard Freeman-Toole

Collegiate Category 1st Place:
And the night should be by Ian Munro

Collegiate Category Honorable Mention:
Elfen Sonata by Janet Spangenberg

Judges: Michael Daugherty, Dr. Cynthia Folio

2007 

Open Category 1st Place:
Four Elements by Chia-Ying Chiang

Open Category Honorable Mentions:
Pas de Quatre by Ted Dollarhide
Aulos by Luca Vanneschi

Collegiate Category 1st Place:
Entia by Noah Luna

Collegiate Category Honorable Mention:
La Fleur by Amanda Seyler

Judges: Robert Dick, Jeremy Haladyna