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Coriolis Duo performs "Bit/Chip", a work for flute and marimba written for them by Hannah Ishizaki.
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Coriolis Duo performs an arrangement of "-intuition) (Expectation", a work originally composed for trumpet and marimba by Andy Akiho.
"Ligare was brilliant. Catherine Boyack and Oliver Xu form a wonderful duo. The energy, the focus, the colors, the intensity, the groove, everything was there. The piece couldn't be in better hands."
"Coriolis Duo gave an absolutely fantastic performance of their rigorous contemporary program. Each piece was executed with swift lyricism and specificity, engaging the audience at every turn with new sounds that can only be made with their unique instrumentation. It was a real pleasure to host the Coriolis Duo."
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New York City-based Coriolis Duo (Catherine Boyack, flute, and Oliver Xu, percussion) seeks to bring contemporary repertoire to audiences with vitality and nuance. A recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s 2025 Creative Engagement Grant, they will present a world premiere by Ted Babcock in Fall 2025. The duo will also travel to Avaloch Farm Music Institute for a week-long residency in Fall 2025.
In recent seasons, they have performed at the Nicholas Roerich Museum, Kutztown University’s Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research, and Tenri Cultural Institute. Dedicated to promoting a new generation of composers, they have collaborated closely with YCA Composer-in-Residence Hannah Ishizaki as well as worked with the New York Youth Symphony’s composition program.
Boyack and Xu started playing together after graduating from The Juilliard School in 2022, when they were each awarded the Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant in recognition of their talent, promise, creativity, and potential to make a significant impact in the performing arts. They were both invited to join Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect in 2023. During the two-year fellowship, they have performed in New York and Europe, worked extensively in schools, and brought accessible interactive performances to community venues.
Named after the natural phenomenon that influences weather patterns, Coriolis Duo is the result of their shared passion for expanding audience interest in contemporary music through engaging chamber performances.
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Coriolis Duo Concert Highlights
-intuition) (Expectation by Andy Akiho
"Dance of the Night Wind" from Formas del Viento by Alejandro Viñao
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Coriolis Duo Concert
Featuring the world premiere of Hannah Ishizaki's "Bit/Chip"
March 15, 2024 | 6:30 PM
Nicholas Roerich Museum | NYC
Coriolis Duo Concert
March 7, 2024 | 7:30 PM
Wells–Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research | Kutztown, PA
New York Youth Symphony Composition Workshop
December 14, 2023 | 4:30 PM
The Juilliard School | New York, NY
Coriolis Duo Concert
January 14, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Tenri Cultural Institute | New York, NY