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Upcoming Events

  • Sabbatical Research Tour (Europe)
    Sabbatical Research Tour (Europe)
    Apr 21, 2026, 5:00 PM – May 16, 2026, 9:00 PM
    Europe, Europe
    Christine Beard will travel to 8 countries (NL, GER, CZ, SLV, HUN, POL, LIT, LAT) for her sabbatical research, studying at Holocaust sites, archives, and libraries to locate music for flute by persecuted composers.
  • Scheherazade Music Festival (1)
    Scheherazade Music Festival (1)
    Thu, May 21
    Diastole Scholars' Center
    May 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
    Diastole Scholars' Center, 2501 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
    Christine Beard joins the Scheherazade team for the festival's opening gala concert to perform new music by the winner(s) of the call for scores competition. She will also perform "Metamorphosis" for solo flute by Rhonda Larson, and "Changing Light" by Kaija Saariaho for soprano and flute.
  • Scheherazade Music Festival
    Scheherazade Music Festival
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, May 22
    Diastole Scholars' Center
    May 22, 2026, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Diastole Scholars' Center, 2501 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
    Christine Beard joins the Scheherazade team to perform new music by commissioned composers and by winners of the call for scores competition. Details and program info TBA!
  • Scheherazade Music Festival
    Scheherazade Music Festival
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 23
    Diastole Scholars' Center
    May 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Diastole Scholars' Center, 2501 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
    Christine Beard joins the Scheherazade team to perform new music by commissioned composers and by winners of the call for scores competition. Details and program info TBA!
  • National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir: Pride Concerts in P-Town
    National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir: Pride Concerts in P-Town
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 06
    Provincetown (P-Town) PRIDE FESTIVAL
    Jun 06, 2026, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Provincetown (P-Town) PRIDE FESTIVAL, Provincetown, MA, USA
    Christine Beard will join the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir as its conductor for multiple concerts during Pride celebrations in Provincetown, MA. Featuring music by Elton John, Matthew Herman, Zachary Meier, Kim André Arnesen, Eric Whitacre, Aaron Copland, and more!
  • National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir: Pride Concerts in P-Town
    National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir: Pride Concerts in P-Town
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 07
    Provincetown (P-Town) PRIDE FESTIVAL
    Jun 07, 2026, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Provincetown (P-Town) PRIDE FESTIVAL, Provincetown, MA, USA
    Christine Beard will join the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir as its conductor for multiple concerts during Pride celebrations in Provincetown, MA. Featuring music by Elton John, Matthew Herman, Zachary Meier, Kim André Arnesen, Eric Whitacre, Aaron Copland, and more!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jun 17
    Jun 17, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jun 18
    Jun 18, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jun 18
    Jun 18, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Jun 19
    Jun 19, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 20
    Jun 20, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 20
    Jun 20, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 21
    Jun 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 21
    Jun 21, 2026, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jun 23
    Jun 23, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jun 24
    Jun 24, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jun 25
    Jun 25, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Jun 26
    Jun 26, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 27
    Jun 27, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!
  • Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Wicked: The Untold TRUE Story of the Witches of Oz
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 27
    Jun 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    The Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA
    Flutist Christine Beard joins the Broadway touring production of Wicked for its 3-week run at Omaha's historic Orpheum Theater!

Previous Events

XYduo FNMC2024.HEIC
  • CFAM Showcase Concert featuring XY Duo
    CFAM Showcase Concert featuring XY Duo
    Mon, Apr 20
    UNO School of Music Strauss PAC
    Apr 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    UNO School of Music Strauss PAC , 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
    XYDuo (Christine Beard, flute and Hannah Weaver, percussion) will be joined by 2 of their UNO students in a performance of Juri Seo's epic "Birds, Bees, Electric Fish" for the CFAM Showcase. Details and full program TBA.
  • "The Role of Music During the Holocaust"
    "The Role of Music During the Holocaust"
    Sun, Apr 19
    Apr 19, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Odell Public Library, 204 Main St, Odell, NE 68415, USA
    Christine Beard will deliver her lecture-recital on the Role of Music During the Holocaust. FREE Admission. Program sponsored by Humanaties Nebraska.
  • SCSO presents "A Hero's Life"
    SCSO presents "A Hero's Life"
    Sat, Apr 18
    Oprheum Theater Sioux City
    Apr 18, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Oprheum Theater Sioux City, Orpheum Electric Building, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 51101, USA
    Christine Beard joins the Sioux City Symphony for their program, "A Hero's Life"
  • Andy Akiho: "NO one To kNOW one"
    Andy Akiho: "NO one To kNOW one"
    Wed, Apr 15
    UNO School of Music Strauss PAC
    Apr 15, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    UNO School of Music Strauss PAC, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
    UNO faculty, students, and members of the Omaha Symphony join together for an encore performance of Andyy Akiho's "NO one To kNOW one" (2010) for soprano, flute, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, vibraphone, & steel pan.
  • SCSO Link Up Concerts
    SCSO Link Up Concerts
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Mar 24
    Sioux City
    Mar 24, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Sioux City, Sioux City, IA, USA
    Christine Beard joins the Siioux City Symphony for a series of school Link Up concerts
  • "Beauty Behind Walls of Horror: The Role of Music During the Holocaust" (1)
    "Beauty Behind Walls of Horror: The Role of Music During the Holocaust" (1)
    Mar 22, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Onawa Public Library, 707 Iowa Ave, Onawa, IA 51040, USA
    Christine Beard will deliver her lecture-recital on the Role of Music During the Holocaust. FREE Admission. Program sponsored by Humanaties Iowa.
  • "Beauty Behind Walls of Horror: The Role of Music During the Holocaust"
    "Beauty Behind Walls of Horror: The Role of Music During the Holocaust"
    Mar 07, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    La Vista Public Library, 9110 Giles Rd Rm 215, La Vista, NE 68128, USA
    Christine Beard will deliver her lecture-recital on the Role of Music During the Holocaust. FREE Admission. Program sponsored by Humanaties Nebraska.
  • “Cozy Concert” Series at The Book Nook featuring flutist Christine Beard (1)
    “Cozy Concert” Series at The Book Nook featuring flutist Christine Beard (1)
    Feb 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
    The Book Nook Bookstores Papillion, 114 N Washington St, Papillion, NE 68046, USA
    Omaha-based flutist Christine Beard will perform music for flute, alto flute, and piccolo for The Book Nook’s “Cozy Concert” series; program TBA. Seating is limited to 25 persons; tickets $10. Visit www.booknookbookstores.com
  • Arkansas Flute Festival
    Arkansas Flute Festival
    Sat, Jan 31
    University of Arkansas Music Department
    Jan 31, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    University of Arkansas Music Department, 201 Billingsley Music Building, 377 N McIlroy Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA
    Piccolo specialist Christine Beard returns to her home state as a guest artist for the 2025 Arkansas flute festival in Fayetteville - details at https://cms.uark.edu/arflutefest/ (Christie's appearance is generously sponsored by Sankyo Flutes)
  • SCSO's HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    SCSO's HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    Sun, Dec 14
    Orpheum Theater (Sioux City)
    Dec 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Orpheum Theater (Sioux City), Orpheum Electric Building, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 51101, USA
    Make the season bright with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra’s beloved tradition, Home for the Holidays. This heartwarming concert fills the Orpheum Theatre with the sounds of the season—from timeless carols to festive favorites—performed by the Symphony and special guests.
  • Suspended in Time: Still Lives & Magical Realism
    Suspended in Time: Still Lives & Magical Realism
    Dec 06, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
    Samuel Bak Museum, 2289 S 67th St, Omaha, NE 68106, USA
    Faculty and students from the UNO School of Music will perform music to coincide with the art exhibit at the Samuel Bak Museum revolving around Still Lives and Magical Realism. Program TBA.
  • UNO Winter Choir Concert
    UNO Winter Choir Concert
    Thu, Dec 04
    UNO School of Music
    Dec 04, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
    UNO School of Music, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
    Christine Beard will play penny whistle, and Mary Perkinson will play violin with the UNO choir on their winter concert
  • World Without Genocide presents "The Role of Music During the Holocaust" with Dr. Christine Beard
    World Without Genocide presents "The Role of Music During the Holocaust" with Dr. Christine Beard
    Nov 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    World Wiithout Genocide (Saint Paul), 875 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
    Chrstine Beard will share her lecture-recital "The Role of Music During the Holocaust" with WWG in St. Paul, MN. With musical performances of works by composers Marius Flothuis, Diick Kattenburg, Ilse Weber, and Leo Smit.
  • SCSO presents FOR THE SENSES: A Symphony Of Discovery
    SCSO presents FOR THE SENSES: A Symphony Of Discovery
    Sat, Nov 15
    Nov 15, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    Orpheum Theater (Sioux City), Orpheum Electric Building, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 51101, USA
    For the Senses is a groundbreaking, multi-sensory concert that engages all five senses—sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch—in an awe-inspiring journey of discovery.
  • The Role of Music During the Holocaust
    The Role of Music During the Holocaust
    Thu, Nov 06
    Jewish Federation of Tulsa
    Nov 06, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Jewish Federation of Tulsa, 2021 E 71st St, Tulsa, OK 74136, USA
    Christine Beard presents her lecture-recital "The Role of Music During the Holocaust" at the Jewish Federation of Tulsa, joined by Christi Zuniga piano. With music by Dick Kattenburg, Marius Flothuis, Ilse Weber, and Leo Smit.
  • SCSO presents PROHIBITION: Music of Moulin Rouge, Boardwalk, Empire, and More!
    SCSO presents PROHIBITION: Music of Moulin Rouge, Boardwalk, Empire, and More!
    Oct 18, 2025, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
    Orpheum Theater (Sioux City), Orpheum Electric Building, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City, IA 51101, USA
    Step into the smoky, glamorous world of the Roaring Twenties for a night of big-band brass, sizzling jazz, and cinematic sparkle. With the orchestra transformed into a full-on jazz spectacular, this is an evening of high style, hot music, and pure escapist fun.
  • Andy Akiho Residency & Concert at UNO
    Andy Akiho Residency & Concert at UNO
    Mon, Oct 13
    Univ of Nebraska at Omaha Strauss PAC
    Oct 13, 2025, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
    Univ of Nebraska at Omaha Strauss PAC, 6305 S University Dr Rd N, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
    UNO faculty, students, and members of the Omaha Symphony join together to perform a full concert of music by Andy Akiho, including "NO one To kNOW one" (2010) for soprano, flute, clarinet, cello, piano, percussion, vibraphone, & steel pan.
  • Chicago Flute Festival
    Chicago Flute Festival
    Sun, Oct 12
    Elmhurst University
    Oct 12, 2025, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Elmhurst University, 190 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126, USA
    Flutists Christine Beard and Marie Bennett collaborate to present a lecture/workshop entitled "Protest, Resistance, and Activism in Contemporary Classical Flute Music"
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