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Born on the Navajo Reservation, Jerome Jim is a versatile musician with styles ranging from traditional Native American to the classical flute repertoire. He appeared with the Grand Canyon Music Festival in the world premiere of Guardians of the Grand Canyon by composer Brent Michael Davids, which was broadcasted on PBS in the spring of 2002. He was featured on the nationally syndicated National Public Radio program "Native America Calling" in October 2009. He has also performed at numerous University of New Mexico public events playing Native American works for the flute. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico in European Musical Performance in a Cultural Context, a degree that encompasses music, history, art history, literature, and languages. In 2003, he attended the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in Amsterdam, The Netherlands to further musical studies, and while there pursued research on the Early Romantic operatic soprano Giuditta Pasta. His primary flute teachers include Valerie Potter and the late Frank Bowen. In his spare time, Mr. Jim enjoys reading, cooking, eating, listening to very bad electronic music, watching YouTube, and working out. When he is not engaged in frivolous pursuits (such as making music) he likes to teach his two Chihuahuas to do silly tricks and bark endlessly at small children. Amy Greer is an active performer, both as a soloist and in collaboration with singers and instrumentalists. She has worked as an accompanist at Dallas Baptist University, Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan University, and The Boston Conservatory, works regularly with faculty and students at University of New Mexico, and has performed with the Santa Fe Symphony and the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Greer received a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri Columbia. Her teachers have included Jane Allen, Joanne Baker and William Westney. She is currently working on a graduate degree in Educational Psychology from the University of New Mexico. She has maintained successful piano studios in New Mexico, Massachusetts, Texas and Missouri. She has been recognized for her creative approach to traditional piano teaching and, over the years, her students have been recognized with awards in performance and composition. Ms. Greer has given numerous workshops at national and state conventions on various musical topics concerning pedagogy, creativity, performance and psychology. A frequent contributor to music publications, she has been a regular columnist for American Music Teacher. She shares her home, garden, and brightly colored studio with a man, two cats (fondly referred to as "Relentless" and "Insufferable"), and a thousand books and plants. Since 2006, Jerome Jim and Amy Greer have worked collaboratively on numerous projects, including several recordings of rare and unknown works for flute and piano. The first time they rehearsed Jerome asked if he could bring his Chihuahua puppies. Amy said no. Today they perform together frequently. The Chihuahuas always stay home.