UNO Professor of Flute Dr. Christine Beard has been named a FINALIST in The American Prize national non-profit competitions in the Professional Soloist division. For the competition, Beard submitted a live video recording of “Concerto Boríken” (2001) for solo flute/piccolo/alto flute and orchestra by Ernesto Cordero which she performed with the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre (Brazil) under the direction of Evandro Matté in May 2017. An excerpt of Beard’s performance is available at www.reverbnation.com/play_now/29434741. Visit The American Prize website atwww.theamericanprize.org for more information.
