Supporting the flute community in Britain and beyond

We’re delighted to announce the 2024 winner of the Atarah’s Legacy Fund Memorial Prize, an award of up to £500 to support the musical education of a promising player from any category of the Competitions.

On Saturday February 17, we welcomed talented players to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for our flagship annual event, the Competitions. Read on for a recap of the day and full list of prize winners!

Today we’re highlighting our amazing category sponsors Yamaha, All Flutes Plus and ALRY - we are extremely grateful for their generous support.

We’re thrilled to announce our Competitions 2024 adjudicators, who will be judging all selected performances and providing individual feedback: Susan Torke, Jane Spiers-Keelan, Fraser Gordon, Vourneen Ryan, Gareth Davies and Eliza Marshall - as well our Adult Amateur Flautists’ Workshop leader Carla Rees and our brilliant accompanists

We’re delighted to announce the prizes for the BFS Competitions 2024 - including the William Bennett Prize of £2000, £1000 and £500 for category winners, a Pearl PFP-105E piccolo, a year’s subscription to the Musician’s Answering Service, vouchers from ALRY Publications, All Flutes Plus, Just Flutes, and more!

The BFS are honoured to announce the new William Bennett Prize, which will be awarded at the BFS Competitions for the first time this year.

We’re thrilled to announce that entry to our 2024 Competitions is open! The annual Competitions are a chance for flute players to showcase their talent, receive feedback from top judges, connect with other musicians and win brilliant prizes. The 2024 edition take places on Saturday February 17 at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - enter by January 14!

Today is Giving Tuesday - a global day of giving. As a membership charity that relies on donations, we'd be grateful if you'd consider supporting us today

Do you have a financial or legal background and want to help deliver exciting events and opportunities for British Flute Society Members? The British Flute Society is looking for a new treasurer and legal advisor to join the council. 

We recently conducted a survey on the influence of Lizzo on our flute-playing community, and are delighted that our findings have been making waves - featuring on BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio 5 Live, Yahoo, The Times and more.

It’s been thrilling to see Lizzo raising the profile of the flute in pop culture and bring its magic to new audiences. We recently ran a survey about her influence on our flute-playing community - read on to find out more about what we discovered!

This year the BFS Competitions were held over two days, with flute players coming together from across the country to share their talents. Read on for more about the events, and the full list of prizewinners.

We’re thrilled to announce that Lucy Barrett is the winner of the inaugural Atarah’s Legacy Fund Memorial Prize.

Enter by February 11 for a chance to win prizes including a Pearl PFP-105E piccolo, Yamaha YFL-372GL flute, a year’s subscription to the Musician’s Answering Service, a course with Benslow Music, and vouchers from ALRY Publications, All Flutes Plus, Just Flutes! This year, we’re also honoured to introduce the Atarah’s Legacy Fund Memorial Prize - an award up to £500 to support one promising player from any category.

We’re thrilled to announce our Competitions 2023 adjudicators, who will be judging all selected performances and providing individual feedback: Kevin Gowland, Lisa Nelsen, Carla Rees, Emily Beynon, Marie-Christine Zupancic, Julie Wright and Sandy Hay

We’re thrilled to announce that entry to our 2023 Competitions is open. Held annually, the Competitions are a chance for flute players to showcase their talent, receive feedback from top judges, and win brilliant prizes. In 2023, the Competitions will be held live over two events in Loughborough and Birmingham.