National Flute Association flute choir, and masterclass categories and four non-performance competitions, which highlight new flute music, research, and entrepreneurship. The NFA commissions original compositions for all members of the flute family. The New Music Advisory Committee, established in 1985, works with the NFA Board to create opportunities for flutists to interact with contemporary composers by playing their music and ensuring today's composers create substantial repertoire for flute players. The NFA has commissioned more than 70 new works for both flute and piccolo. Beginning in 1986, the NFA has commissioned a new piece to be used as repertoire in the Young Artist Competition
The Smallest Show on Earth (musical) The Smallest Show on Earth (musical) The Smallest Show on Earth is a musical based on the 1957 British Lion film, now in the StudioCanal film library, which starred Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford. The stage musical incorporates songs by Irving Berlin. It was the idea of director Thom Southerland, who wrote the script for the musical with Paul Alexander. The first production of the musical opened at The Mercury Theatre Colchester on 25 September 2015. The British Lion film is not a musical, so the principal difference between the British Lion film script by William Rose and John Eldridge,