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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 its community programming in Detroit, MI. Read More +

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oxford Performing Arts Center Concert
Oxford
February 21, 2020
Oxford Performing Arts Center
Syracuse University Concert: Music & Message Series
Syracuse
February 23, 2020
Syracuse University - Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse University: Masterclass
Syracuse
February 25, 2020
Setnor Auditorium
Syracuse University Concert: Wind Ensemble with Akropolis' Concerto
Syracuse
February 27, 2020
Setnor Auditorium

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Season Underwriters

Thank you to our 19/20 Season Underwriters, Ralph Crispino, Jr. and Janet Krause, for their generous support.

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"Pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace" Review from San Francisco Chronicle

NEWS

  • 10 Years and 40,000 Students Later …
  • 6 New Pieces Published + 15% Off All Sheet Music
  • Akropolis Receives New Music USA Grant for Sprocket
  • Announcing Akropolis’ 19/20 Touring Season
  • 📸Photos from our 2019 Together We Sound Festival

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⁠ Next week, we are headed to @SyracuseU 's @Set ⁠ Next week, we are headed to @SyracuseU 's @SetnorSchoolSU 🎶for a residency full of awesome activities including masterclasses, workshops, two concerts, and reading of brand new student compositions! We can't wait to play ⚡️Storm Warning by Roshanne Etezady with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble to round out our residency! Check out everything we will be up to below!⬇️⁠ ⁠ 📅2/23 - Concert @ 4pm in Hendricks Chapel⁠ 📅2/26 - Reading of student compositions @ 6:30pm in Setnor Auditorium⁠ 📅2/27 - Masterclasses during Setnor School Convocation @ 12:30pm⁠ 📅2/27 - Wind Ensemble concert with Akropolis @ 8pm in Setnor Auditorium⁠ ⁠ Both concerts are free, and the Wind Ensemble concert will be live-streamed here!➡️https://bit.ly/2Pa1b0g
🎷This weekend, we are looking forward to perfor 🎷This weekend, we are looking forward to performing at the Oxford Performing Arts Center in the great state of Alabama! We will be featuring works by George Gershwin, Marc Mellits, Willem Jeths, and Jeff Scott!🎶⁠ ⁠ 📅February 21st @ 7:30pm ~ Oxford, AL⁠ ⁠ Get all the event details and purchase tickets here!⬇️⁠ https://www.oxfordpac.org/events/detail/akropolis⁠ ⁠ #classicalmusic #clarinet #bassclarinet #bassoon #oboe #saxophone #clarinet #chambermusic #reedquintet #tourlife #sheetmusic #musicmatters #musiceducation #newmusic #newplaces #concerttime #akropolis #akropolisworks #backun #commissionwork #musicianslife #musiciansofinstagram #woodwinds #contemporaryclassical
Absolutely unreal! If you had told us 10 years ago Absolutely unreal! If you had told us 10 years ago when we were sitting in this very Symphony Band that Akropolis would be where we are today, we wouldn't have believe it. What a privilege to come out of this program and now be invited back to celebrate the #reedquintet and our 10 years of music making together. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Roshanne Etezady, thank you for writing an absolutely killer concerto and thank you to Professor Michael Haithcock for your enormous support and for making this collaboration and world premiere possible. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And finally, thank you to so many of our friends, family, teachers, and fans for coming out to hear us on Friday night. Always and forever #goblue!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @umichsmtd @umicharts @uofmichigan @michiganalumni⁠⠀
⚡There's a storm coming! If you're in Ann Arbor, ⚡There's a storm coming! If you're in Ann Arbor, come join us TONIGHT for the world premiere of our concerto Storm Warning by Roshanne Etezady with the @umichsmtd Symphony Band! Here's just a taste of what's brewing...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📅Concert ~ 8 pm at Hill Auditorium⁠⠀ Symphony Band⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 📅Pre-Concert Conversation ~ 7:15 pm in the Lower Lobby with Roshanne Etezady, Akropolis, and director Michael Haithcock⁠⠀
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10 Years and 40,000 Students Later...Support Akropolis' 10 Year Educational Impact with a Tax Deductible Donation Today!

Over the past 10 years, we’ve conducted 412 educational events for 41,560 students around the world. That’s right! Over 40,000 students have worked with Akropolis over the last decade!

We couldn’t be prouder of the educational legacy you’ve helped us build as we enter into our second decade of award-winning music and community engagement. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation to support Akropolis’ educational programming before 2019 ends. Thank you for your support!

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