We’re delighted to announce the prizes for the BFS Competitions 2022 - including a Yamaha YPC62 piccolo, Pearl PFP-105E piccolo, course with Benslow Music, Wiseman traditional case, vouchers from ALRY Publications, All Flutes Plus, Just Flutes, and much more! We hope they inspire you to enter - and thank you to all our sponsors for their generosity.

The deadline for signing up for the Competitions is Saturday February 19 at 11:59 PM - click below to enter:

Enter the Competitions

School Performer

1st Prize - £100 Just Flutes voucher + Beaumont Music accessory + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event
2nd Prize - £40 June Emerson Wind Music voucher + Beaumont Music accessory
3rd Prize - Beaumont Music accessory

Young Performer

1st Prize - Yamaha YPC62 piccolo + Beaumont Music accessory + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event
2nd Prize - Newmoon Insurance Prize - £100 All Flutes Plus voucher + Beaumont Music accessory
3rd Prize - £30 Wonderful Winds voucher + Beaumont Music accessory

Young Artist

1st Prize - Wiseman Cases traditional flute case (colour of your choice) + £250 All Flutes Plus voucher + £200 ALRY Publications voucher + Beaumont Music accessory + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event
2nd Prize - £200 ALRY Publications voucher + £50 Forton Music voucher + Beaumont Music accessory
3rd Prize - £75 ALRY Publications voucher + Beaumont Music accessory

Musician’s Answering Service Prize - see below

Adult Amateur

1st Prize - Benslow Music Prize (complimentary place on a Benslow course of your choice) + Beaumont Music accessory + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event
2nd Prize - Newmoon Insurance Prize - £100 Just Flutes voucher + Beaumont Music accessory
3rd Prize - £25 All Flutes Plus voucher + Beaumont Music accessory

Pearl Prize

Pearl PFP-105E piccolo, awarded to the player showing most potential from any of the competitive categories (School Performer, Young Performer, Young Artist, Amateur Performer). All shortlisted competitors will be able to put their name forward for this prize and the winner will be selected by the adjudication panel.

Musician’s Answering Service Prize

One year’s free subscription to the Musician’s Answering Service. Selected by the adjudication panel, this prize will be awarded to the most outstanding UK-based competitor in the BFS 2022 Competitions Young Artist category. The Musician’s Answering Service is the leading UK diary service for orchestral and session musicians. You can find out more about them at https://maslink.co.uk.

Special Awards

Best piccolo performance - £25 All Flutes Plus voucher + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event

Best low flute performance - £25 Tetractys Publishing voucher + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event

Best performance of a piece by a woman composer - £25 Furore Verlag voucher + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event

Best performance of a piece by a composer in a historically underrepresented group - £25 ALRY Publications voucher + Opportunity to perform at a BFS event