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appearing as the featured guest artist at the St. Louis Flute Society Flute Festival (April 2008); conducting piccolo clinics at the British Flute Society International Convention in Manchester, England (August 2008); and appearing as a guest artist at the Iowa Flute Festival (March 2009).

In addition to her active performance schedule, Christine is the Roy Seaman Piccolo Artist for Gemstone Musical Instruments and in that role has presented piccolo clinics and lecture-recitals at state music conferences and flute festivals across the U.S., including AL, AR, CA, CO, IA, MN, NE, NM, NY, SC, TN, TX, VT, and D.C. In 2006, she was invited to lecture on the evolution of the solo piccolo in the 19th c. at the International Wind Music History Symposium and presented the same lecture at the American Musical Instrument Society International Conference at Yale University in June 2007. Her pedagogical articles and columns have been published in Flute Talk, the Flutist Quarterly, Flutewise, and The Instrumentalist, and her arrangement of Eugene Damare's “Le Roitelet” ("The Wren Polka") for solo piccolo and band has enjoyed performances across the U.S. and Europe.

Dr. Beard earned her MM and DMA in flute performance from The University of Texas at Austin (1998, 2003) where she was a student of Karl F. Kraber. She joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2002 where she teaches applied flute, chamber music, and serves as Coordinator of Woodwind Studies. In 2003, she co-founded the Nebraska Flute Club and also established the Heartland Community Flute Choir in Omaha which has since been selected to perform at two Nebraska Music Educators Association conferences (2004, 2006) and the 2008 National Flute Association Convention in Kansas City. In her spare time, she serves as the webmaster for PiccoloHQ.com.

To book Christine for a recital, clinic, or master class, contact the artist directly.

Described by critics as “masterful” and “evocative,” flutist Christine Erlander Beard is constantly in demand as a soloist, chamber artist, and clinician. Quickly achieving international recognition as a performer and advocate for the piccolo, she has performed extensively across the U.S. and abroad, including Austria, Ireland, England, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, and Russia. She has appeared on the program at five of the previous seven conventions of the National Flute Association (2002, 2005-2008), and in 2006 was invited to be the featured piccolo soloist at the International Vintage Brass Band Festival. Recent activities include chamber performances at the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors/MENC National Conference (April 2008);

"Clearly an expert clinician."

- Suzanne Wray, President, Flute Sociey of Greater Philadelphia (2007)

". . .masterful."

- Evgenie Nesterenko, Sochi News 2005, Volume 22, page 11 (Sochi, Russia)

"Christine Beard gave a beautiful rendition of Concertino for Flute and Wind Ensemble by Keith Gates, which brought the audience to its feet in a standing ovation."

- The Kildare Nationalist (Naas, Kildare Co., Ireland; May 2004)

"Christine Beard had the crowd on their feet with her rendition of Concertino for Flute and Wind Ensemble by Keith Gates."

- The Leinster Leader News (Nass, Kildare Co., Ireland; May 2004)

". . .evocative."

- Michael Barnes, The Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX)

". . .an incisive performance."

- Scott Cantrell, The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)

2008-2009

AUGUST 2008

Thursday-Sunday, August 7-10, 2008

National Flute Association Convention

Concert: Heartland Community Flute Choir

Location: Kansas City, MO

Time: Friday 8/08 at 7:00pm

Admission: See NFA website for conference details

The HCFC will perform music by Alexandra Molnar-Sahujda, Jim Barry, Jonathan Cohen, and Benjamin Boone.

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OCTOBER 2008

Monday, October 29, 2008

Guest Artist Recital at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Location: Lincoln, NE

Time: 7:30pm

Christine Beard will perform works for piccolo by Robert Beaser, Matt Smith, David Loeb, and music for flute, oboe and
piano by Timothy Grundmann. With Susan Tomkiewicz, oboe and Christi Zuniga, piano.

Tuesday, October 30, 2008

Guest Artist Flute Masterclass at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Location: Lincoln, NE

Time: 3:00pm

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JANUARY 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

UNO Faculty Showcase Recital

Location: University of Nebraska at Omaha Strauss PAC Recital Hall

Time: 8:00pm

Admission: FREE!

This recital will feature the Divertimento for flute, oboe and piano by Malcolm Arnold; and Ian Clarke's "Tuberama" for

solo flute with CD.

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FEBRUARY 2009

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Masters and Music Concert Series

Concert: "Woodworks"

Location: UNO Weber Fine Arts Gallery

Time: 5:00pm

Admission: $15 adults / $3 students

Featuring UNO faculty members Christine Beard, flute; Cynthia Nichols, clarinet; and Sue Tomkiewicz, oboe. Music by
Malcolm Arnold and Ludwig van Beethoven.

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MARCH 2009

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Iowa Flute Festival

Location: Ames, IA

Time: All day

Admission: See website for festival details

Christine Beard will conduct a piccolo clinic, serve on a discussion panel, and perform Ian Clarke's "Tuberama" for solo
flute and CD.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

UNO Artificial Music Ensemble

Guest Soloist

Location: UNO Peter Kewitt Institute

Time: 7:00pm

Admission: Free

Recital to feature Ian Clarke's "Tuberama" for solo flute and CD.

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JUNE 2009

Thursday-Sunday, June 11-14, 2009

International Piccolo Symposium

Location: Omaha, NE

Time: All day

Admission: See the IPS website for details

Christine Beard and Nan Rapael will perform music for piccolo and band with the Nebraska Wind Synphony on Thursday, June 11 at 2:00pm.

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AUGUST 2009

Thursday-Sunday, August 13-16, 2009

National Flute Association Convention

Location: New York City, NY

Time: TBA

Admission: See the NFA website for details

Christine will perform the NFA premiere of Matt Smith's "Sonata No. 2" for piccolo and piano on Sunday, August 16 at
2:00pm.

Dr. Beard was chosen as "piccoloist of the month" for September 2006 by Piccoloist.com (photo below).

Read the interview with Christine HERE.