ABOUT AKROPOLIS
The Akropolis Reed Quintet was founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan and is the first ever ensemble of its makeup to win a Fischoff Gold Medal (2014) as well as the Grand Prize at the Plowman and MTNA national competitions. Hailed by Fanfare Magazine for its “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality”, Akropolis has performed from Juneau to Abu Dhabi and has showcased at five national conferences. Winner of the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award, Akropolis conducts extensive educational residencies and impacts thousands of children every year. A maverick of new wind music, Akropolis has commissioned over 50 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
- Together We Sound Festival ✦ Cass Tech High School Outreach
- Detroit
- Cass Tech High School
- Together We Sound Festival ✦ Elementary Presentation at Bates Academy
- Detroit
- Bates Academy Elementary
- Together We Sound Festival ✦ Concert at Popps Packing
- Hamtramck
- Popps Packing
- Featuring Akropolis, New Music Detroit, Detroit Bureau of Sound, and Guitar / Percussion duo Kirsten Carey and Chris Sies
FEATURED VIDEO
Akropolis Quintet EPK
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Season Underwriters
Thank you to our 18/19 Season Underwriters, Ralph Crispino, Jr. and Janet Krause, for their generous support.