Rules

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• The competition is open for flutists of any nationality 
• Age limit: 28 years old as September 15, 2022
• Previous first prize winners will not be able to compete again.
• The competition will be entirely online and all its rounds will be broadcast through Facebook Live.
• At the time of the application, each contestant must submit the selected piece for the first round in a YouTube video link.
• Only the contestants who advance to the second round will have to send the videos corresponding to this phase of the contest and the Final. The deadline for those videos (2nd round and final) is November 20, 2022.

Prescreening:

• The jury will select the contestants who will advance to the first round out of all the applicants to the competition. This prescreening process will be made based on the video sent by each contestant for the first round of the competition. The broadcast through Facebook Live will occur only from the First round.

First round: 

• One piece for solo flute to be chosen from the repertorie list.

Second round: 

• One piece for flute and piano to be chosen from the repertorie list.

Final: 

• Mandatory piece:  Dual for solo flute by  Jorge López Marín (commissioned work by the Concurso Internacional La Flauta Latinoamericana 2022).

• The video of the first round must be sent with the application. The videos of the second round and the final will only have to be sent by those who advance beyond the first round.
• Each of the selected works must be recorded in independent videos and uploaded to YouTube using links for each of them. 
• Works that have several movements must be recorded in a single video continuously.
• The videos must be uploaded as public or unlisted.
• The videos must be made exclusively for this edition of the competition.
• The videos must be recorded horizontally.
• Recommended video resolution: HD 1920 x 1080 pixels.
• Your recording device must be still . 
• There is no editing allowed in the videos.
• Use good lighting. Avoid backlighting.
• On mobile devices it is recommended to block light exposure.
• Playback is not permitted.
• The flute and piano piece must be recorded with a pianist. Prerecorded piano tracks will not be accepted.
• The description of the video must contain the following information:
   

1. La Flauta Latinoamericana 2021
2. Round
3. Name of the contestant
4. Nationality of the contestant
5. Name of the piece
6. Name of the composer.
    

• Do not include any kind of text on the video.
   

¡Important! 

You will be judge based on the video you are sending. Make sure your video meets the highest quality standards.

Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the competition.