ABOUT AKROPOLIS
Celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Akropolis Reed Quintet was founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan and is the first ever ensemble of its makeup to win seven national prizes including a Fischoff Gold Medal (2014) and Fischoff Educators Award (2015). Hailed by Fanfare Magazine for its “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality”, Akropolis has performed from Juneau to Abu Dhabi and delivers more than 120 annual performances and workshops annually. A maverick of new wind music, Akropolis has commissioned over 70 reed quintet works and recorded three albums, including its 2017 release, The Space Between Us, which the San Francisco Chronicle calls, “pure gold”. Akropolis has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs & Chamber Music America for their adventurous artistry and compelling community programming in Detroit, MI.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
- The Wells School of Music at Westchester University: Virtual Composer Residency
- West Chester
- West Chester University
- Originally scheduled as an in-person visit, this event has been converted into a semester-long composition and recording project
- Swarthmore College Residency: Virtual Student Composer Workshop
- Swarthmore
- Swarthmore College
- Originally a part of Akropolis' in-person residency with Swarthmore College, this event has been virtualized due to Covid-19 and has been occurring throughout the full fall semester.
- Swarthmore College Residency: Virtual Concert with Wind Ensemble
- Swarthmore
- Swarthmore College
- Originally a part of Akropolis' in-person residency with Swarthmore College, this event has been virtualized due to Covid-19 and has been occurring throughout the full fall semester.
- Virginia Arts Festival Semester-Long Educational Residency
- Norfolk
- Norfolk, VA
- This residency was previously scheduled for March, 2020 but is currently being reschedule due to Covid-19 to either the fall of 2020 or the spring of 2021.
FEATURED VIDEO
Watch Akropolis perform Club Paradise Jump! by Jeff Scott
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SEASON UNDERWRITERS
Thank you to our 19/20 Season Underwriters, Karen and Bob Koeppe, for their generous support.
