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A collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure ~ The Wire

Faultless detail and refreshing artistry
~ I Care If You Listen

Pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace ~ San Francisco Chronicle

The ensemble has taken the chamber music world by storm ~ Fanfare Magazine

Sounds like few others would dare to attempt ~Take Effect

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ABOUT AKROPOLIS

Celebrating their 13th year making music with a “collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure” (The Wire), Akropolis has “taken the chamber music world by storm” (Fanfare). As the first reed quintet to grace the Billboard Charts (May 2021), the untamed band of 5 reed players and entrepreneurs are united by a shared passion: to make music that sparks joy and wonder.

Winner of 7 national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal, Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events each year and has premiered over 130 works. They are the first ensemble of their kind to grace the stage on noteworthy series like Oneppo (Yale University), Chamber Music San Antonio, Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), Summerwinds Münster (Germany), Flagler Museum (Palm Beach), and many more.

Their 22-23 season will include premieres of the music of Augusta Read Thomas and Omar Thomas; imaginative renditions of music by Ravel, Bernstein, Rameau, Shostakovich, and Gershwin; and touring their 4th album, Ghost Light, lauded for its “range, agility, and grace” (The Whole Note). Read More +

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jul 13
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Together We Sound Festival: Detroit Labs Workplace Concert

Jul 16
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Together We Sound Festival: Concert with Pro Musica Detroit & Flugelhornist Kris Johnson

Jul 17
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Together We Sound Festival: Pop-Up Concert at the Dequindre Cut Freight Yard

Jul 18
July 18 - July 22

Akropolis Mastermind

Jul 30
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Roxbury Arts Group: Concert

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FEATURED VIDEO

Watch Akropolis perform Maurice Ravel’s Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin. They will be touring the full suite during their 22/23 season.

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SEASON UNDERWRITERS

Thank you to our 20/21 Season Underwriters, Karen and Bob Koeppe, for their generous support.

LATEST ALBUM

Listen on Bandcamp, iTunes, & Spotify!

"audibly driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure" ~ The Wire U.K.

"Faultless detail and refreshing artistry. It’s a true joy to sit and listen to these colors and tales that softly haunt you after the last track stops." ~ I Care if You Listen

NEWS

  • Meet the 13 Artists Attending the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute May 31, 2022
  • Our Mastermind is back! With new guest speaker Rachel Barton Pine April 4, 2022
  • Announcing the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute at Bay View January 29, 2022
  • New Video! Maurice Ravel’s Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin December 20, 2021
  • Ghost Light in the running for Grammy nominations! October 27, 2021

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🎺Finally got to meet & rehearse with the awesom 🎺Finally got to meet & rehearse with the awesome flugelhornist and composer @krisjohnsonmusic today!

We’ll be premiering Kris’ new work for Akropolis & flugelhorn titled “In Excess, Everything Suffers” in Detroit on July 16th with ProMusica Detroit.

📅 7:30 pm at The Players 
🎟 Tickets at the link in our bio
🎉Congratulations to these 9 instrumentalists an 🎉Congratulations to these 9 instrumentalists and 4 composers on being selected to attend our first Akropolis Chamber Music Institute at Bay View this summer! 👏⁠
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✨Composers✨⁠
Brittney Benton @bbenton618⁠
Aaron Hendrix @aaronchendrix⁠
Oswald Huỳnh⁠
Ryan Lindveit @ryanlindveit⁠
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✨Instrumentalists✨⁠
Kristen Diederichs, oboe @kristendieder⁠
Taylor Francis, flute @fluteandpiccolo1⁠
Max Hammond, piano @max.hammond19⁠
Rachel Hertz, clarinet @rachelhertzmusic⁠
Gretchen Hill, clarinet @ghill.cl⁠
Noel Q. Holloway, percussion @noel.holloway⁠
Gabrielle Hsu, bassoon @gabriellem.h⁠
Zach Robarge, saxophone⁠
Jacob Wolf, clarinet @jacobwolfclarinet⁠
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After receiving over 50 submissions from a highly competitive pool of applicants, Akropolis is pleased to introduce you to the artists attending the first inaugural Akropolis Chamber Music Institute! For 10 days, the 9 instrumentalists and 4 composers selected will work intensely with Akropolis: living, working, playing, and relaxing together as an artistic collective. ⁠
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The 4 composers will each have a world premiere given by the collective during the festival, in addition to writing a new reed quintet work that Akropolis will premiere during our 22/23 touring season.⁠
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Read more about these amazing artists at the 🔗 link 🔗 in our bio!
🎶Our Together We Sound festival started today a 🎶Our Together We Sound festival started today at MLK Jr. Sr. High School in Detroit! 

MLK is one of the 3 Detroit @detroitk12 high schools we’ve been in residence at since 2017. In our residency, we visit each band class throughout year and help students compose music. Today we premiered 3 imaginative new works by MLK students Daouda Kane, Jason Dyer, and Reece Lillard. 👏👏👏 Bravo to these three students, and stay tuned for recordings of these pieces later this summer!

Plus, a BIG thank you to our guest bass clarinetist Shannon Orme @crank_adventures of the @detroitsymphony for playing with us this week while Andrew recovers from a knee surgery. 🏥 Send Andrew some good recovery vibes!
📣 Announcing our 2022 Together We Sound new mus 📣 Announcing our 2022 Together We Sound new music festival! 14 concerts and events this summer in Detroit, MI. ⁠
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Built by Akropolis in 2017, this festival uses new music wind power to bring people together.⁠
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The festival kicks off next week with six K-12 educational concerts, where we'll be premiering 10 new works composed by Detroit Public School @detroitk12 high school students! 👏👏👏⁠
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✨Guest Artists✨⁠
🎺 @krisjohnsonmusic, flugelhorn ⁠
🎹 @pascalleboeuf, piano⁠
🥁 christianeuman, drums⁠
🎵 Shannon Orme, bass clarinet⁠
🎙️ @marsha_music, poet ⁠
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✨World Premieres✨⁠
• "In Excess, Everything Suffers" by Kris Johnson for reed quintet and flugelhorn⁠
• "Limitation & Locomotion" by @jonahcohen.music⁠
• "Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?" by Pascal Le Boeuf, for Akropolis, piano, and drumset ⁠
• 10 new works composed by Cass Technical High School, DSA Detroit School Of Arts High School, Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School students this academic year⁠
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✨First Concert✨⁠
📅 July 16 with ProMusica Detroit⁠
Akropolis with Kris Johnson ⁠
7:30 pm The Players⁠
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Explore the festival & learn more about all this new music at the 🔗 link in our bio 🔗
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