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CHRISTINE ERLANDER BEARD
flute & piccolo
Upcoming Events
- Jun 06, 2024, 5:30 PMSamuel Bak Learning Center (Omaha), 2289 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106, USAFlutist Christine Beard will present a lecture-recital on the role of music in the Holocaust, featuring a performance of works by Reine Colaço Osorio-Swaab and Rosy Wertheim. She will be joined by colleagues Mary Perkinson, violin; Tyler Sieh, viola; and Greg Clinton, cello.
- Jun 12, 2024, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PMManhattan, Manhattan, KS, USAChristine Beard, flute & Hannah Weaver, percussion will perform the KS premiere of Juri Seo's new quartet, "Birds, Bees, Electric Fish" along with excerpts from John Luther Adams’ “Songbird Songs” during the Scheherazade Music Festival. With Lisa Bost-Sandberg, flute & Ryan Pearson, percussion.
- Multiple DatesAug 01, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMNFA Convention (San Antonio), 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USAPiccoloist Christine Beard and pianist Allison Franzetti will perform the world premiere of Christie's newest commission in her #flutistactivist initiative series, "C10H15N" (2024) for piccolo & piano by William Linthicum-Blackhorse on the Fresh Air Premieres I concert.
- Multiple DatesAug 02, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PMNFA Convention (San Antonio), 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, USAFlutists Christine Beard & Jeremy Benson will co-present a lecture recital entitled "The Banned Play On: Music by Banned, Exiled, and Persecuted Composers" featuring music by R. Wertheim, W. Gieseking, Chiang, J. Novak, T. de Hartmann, and more!
Previous Events
- Apr 23, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMUNO School of Music, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USAUNO’s professor of flute, Dr. Christine Beard, will perform Leanna Keith’s “Thoughts & Prayers” - commissioned by Beard as part of her #flutistactivist initiative - for flute and backtrack during UNO’s inaugural “My Stories” event.
- Mar 21, 2024, 5:15 PMSamuel Bak Learning Center (Omaha), 2289 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106, USAFlutists Claire James, Paige Michaud and Christine Beard perform music by Beethoven to precede the evening's lecture on "Bak and Bacon: Representing Postwar Angst" presented by Alexandra Cardon. [FREE but RSVP required]
- Feb 17, 2024, 7:30 PMSioux City Orpheum, Orpheum Electric Building, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 51101, USAChristine Beard joins the SCSO as 2nd flute for an eclectic program featuring COLERIDGE-TAYLOR’s The Song of Hiawatha (Overture); JEFFREY PAUL’s World Premiere (SCSO Commission); and ELGAR’s Symphony No. 1
- Feb 08, 2024, 5:15 PMSamuel Bak Learning Center (Omaha), 2289 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106, USAFlutists Claire James and Christine Beard perform music by the Italian Jewish composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to precede the evening's lecture on "Etrucscan Archeology After World War II" presented by Bridgett Sandhoff. [FREE but RSVP required]
- Jan 27, 2024, 2:00 PM – Jan 28, 2024, 2:20 PMOrlando Marriott Lakeside Hotel, 7499 Augusta National Dr, Orlando, FL 32822, USAChristine Beard performs music for flute and piccolo by 3 American Women Composers: Leanna Keith, Eve Beglarian, and Lawren Brianna Ware. She also joins FFA Vice President Jeremy Benson in a performance of the popular "Andate and Rondo" for two flutes and piano by Doppler.
- Jan 23, 2024, 7:00 PMStrauss Performing Arts Center, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USACurrent UNO student Erica Wilkins, UNO alum Paige Michaud, and UNO Professor of Flute Christine Beard will present an evening of music for flute and piccolo by Valerie Coleman, Ph. Gaubert, Christopher Caliendo, Jacques Ibert, Karg-Elert, and Lawren Brianna Ware. With OSO pianist Christi Zuniga.
- Sep 25, 2023, 3:20 PM – 3:50 PMUNO SPAC Concert Hall, 6305 University Dr N, Omaha, NE 68182, USAChristine Beard will present a lecture-recital on her project, the #flutistativist initiative, discussing her work commissioning composers, programming strategies, & will conclude with a brief performance of 3 works for flute/piccolo & backtrack by Leanna Keith, Jacob TV & Eve Beglarian.
- Aug 06, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 PMPhoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USAFlutist Christine Beard will be performing in the following events at the NFA in Phoenix: 8/3 Thurs 7pm SuperFlutes International Collective in concert; 8/5 Sat 7pm LGBTQ+ Flute Choir in concert; 8/6 Sun 12:30pm "The Future is Now" FNMC new music recital.
- Multiple Dates
- Multiple DatesMay 26, 2023, 10:00 AM – 9:30 PMNational Conservatory of Music, Lima, PeruChristine Beard returns to Lima, Peru to serve as a guest artist at the 38th Festivales Internacional de Flautistas de Peru. Joined by flutist Lauren Zwonik, the duo will perform works by G.P. Telemann, Nathalie Joachim, Herman Beeftink, and Samuel Zyman.
- May 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – May 21, 2023, 7:00 PMLima, Lima, PeruChristie Beard returns for a 5th time as a guest artist at the Peruvian International Flute Festival, this time performing alongside flutist Lauren Zwonik in a program of music for two flutes by Nathalie Joachim, Yuko Uebayashi, and Samuel Zyman.
- May 01, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 PMMálaga, Málaga, SpainAfter being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the AFE Flute Convention has finally been rescheduled! Christine Beard will perform a recital of music for piccolo related to social justice issues and the human condition. She will also teach 2 piccolo masterclasses.
- Mar 25, 2023, 7:30 PM – Mar 26, 2023, 8:45 PMUniv of Wyoming School of Music, 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, USAChristine Beard will serve as the guest artist for the Univ of Wyoming Flute Festival; with Stacie Haneline, piano. Schedule of events TBA! Music by Herman Beeftink, Wissam Boustany, Leanna Keith, Lithicum Blackhorse, Jacob TV, and Valerie Coleman
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