Annual Adult Competition

The Chicago Flute Club began holding an adult competition, open to flutists age 18 and older (excluding high school students) in 2003. The Adult Competition was originally conceived as a 3-year cycle of different competitions, rotating between an Orchestral Excerpt Competition, a Chamber Music Competition, and a Solo Competition. In 2005, before the cycle began again, it was decided to add a fourth competition to the cycle, a Piccolo Competition. The prizes started out modestly in the first couple of years of the competition (the first year's first place prize was a mere $100!), but as the board's desire to transform this competition into an effort worthy of drawing contestants nation-wide grew, so did the prizes. The awards for the Annual Adult Competition evolved into $1000 for first place, and $500 for second place. The third place award was eliminated, due to the substantial first and second prizes. (However, it was felt that all finalists were deserving of mention in the past competition winners' list that follows.) Thus the competition grew into its current 4-year rotating cycle of the Chicago Flute Club's Annual Adult Competitions, drawing competitors from around the nation each year. This competition is now one of the highlights of the Chicago Flute Club's annual Flute Fair.

Past Chicago Flute Club Adult Competition Winners

2007 Solo Artist Competition
1st place – Ruth Miltenberger
2nd place – Sarah Miles

2006-2007: Orchestral Excerpts Competition
1st – Samantha Fu
2nd – Madelene Campos

2005-2006: Piccolo Competition
1st – Scott Metlicka
2nd – Katja Schulte-Bunert
Finalist – Bethany Summersgill

2004-2005: Solo Artist Competition
1st – Elizabeth Phelps
2nd – Ellen Huntington
Finalist – Jie Youn Lee
Finalist – Leah Martindale

2003-2004: Chamber Music Competition
1st – Quadrivium (flute quartet from University of North Texas)
2nd – S.N.U. Trio (flute, cello, and piano trio from University of Illinois)
3rd – Reverie Winds (woodwind quintet from the Eastman School of Music)
Hon. Men. – Trio Sophisticate (flute, soprano, and piano trio from Wheaton College)

2002-2003: Orchestral Excerpt Competition
1st – Kim Sopata
2nd – Elisheva Marguiles
3rd – Shanna Gutierrez