XY Duo, a contemporary flute and percussion duo comprised of UNO School of Music faculty Christine Beard and Hannah Weaver, traveled to Grand Forks, ND for a 2-day residency at the University of North Dakota. The duo performed a recital of music by John Luther Adams, Jacob TV, Gene Kosinski, Egbert Jan Louwerse, and the ND premiere of Juri Seo’s “Birds, Bees, Electric Fish” for 2 flutes and 2 percussion, for which the duo was joined by UND faculty members, Lisa Bost-Sandberg (flute) and Jason Kihle (percussion). On day 2 of the residency, Dr. Weaver presented a lecture on Musician Health and Injury Prevention, and Dr. Beard presented a lecture on Self-Marketing Strategies for the 21st c. Musician to students and faculty at UND.

Founded in 2020, XY Duo has performed for the Festival Internacional de Flautistas de Lima-Peru, the National Composer’s Orchestra Chamber Music Series, and the Scheherazade Music Festival in KS. Upcoming engagements include the FNMC New Music Festival in October 2024 being hosted at UNO. The ensemble’s name is representative of the generations during which each artist was born (i.e. Gen X and Gen Y). www.facebook.com/XYduo