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