The Pittsburgh Flute Club got international last week. It hosted its first Young Artist Competition, an event it intends to operate annually for flutists under 25. On April 26 at the Flute Academy, eight flutists from around the globe competed, with participants from Korea, Norway, Sweden and the United States. The winners:

First place ($1,000) -- Brit Halvorsen of Norway (studying at Carnegie Mellon University with Jeanne Baxtresser and Alberto Almarza).

Second place ($300) -- Heather Zinninger (studying at Eastman School of music and a student of Bonita Boyd).

Third place ($200) -- Erin McKibben (studying at the University of Michigan with Amy Porter).

Judges were Bernard Goldberg, Stacey Steele Semifinal round: Francesca Arnone, Jennifer Conner, Kathryn Umble, Alison Brown Sincoff, Damian Bursill-Hall and Rhian Kenny