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The Akropolis Chamber Music Institute is moving and expanding in its 5th year!

We are delighted to announce ACMI will now take place at Interlochen Center for the Arts, welcoming instrumentalists, composers, and pre-formed ensembles to make chamber music with Akropolis this summer.

2026 Festival Dates

Arrival - Saturday, June 6, 2026
Festival Dates: Sunday, June 7 - Saturday, June 13, 2026
Departure - Sunday, June 14, 2026

Instrumentalists + Composers + Ensembles

Apply as an individual instrumentalist, a composer, or a pre-formed ensemble. Please visit the About ACMI page to learn more about each of these specific tracks and what our chamber music institute hosted at Interlochen Center for the Arts has to offer you/your ensemble!

Program Application Deadlines

Application Deadline ($35 application fee): February 1, 2026
Scholarship Application Due: February 5, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2026
Letter of Commitment Due: March 15, 2026
Payment Deadline: May 1, 2026

Scholarships are available!

Attending ACMI

Approximately 4 composers, 16 individual instrumentalists, and 2 resident ensembles will be accepted to ACMI 2026

The Akropolis Chamber Music Institute (ACMI) is a week long summer festival held at and in partnership with Interlochen Center for the Arts.

ACMI invites creative composers, innovative performers, and rising ensembles to come together for a rigorous week of chamber music, world premieres, and professional development. ACMI's goal is to launch your career as a 21st century artist through the highest level of performance, dedicated 1-on-1 mentorship, direct collaboration with Akropolis including performing side by side with Akropolis members, and lasting relationships.

For one week, the artists selected will work intensely with Akropolis: living, working, performing, and forming a community as an artistic collective. A true artist’s retreat, ACMI is housed at one of the nation’s foremost arts institutions, Interlochen Center for the Arts, dedicated to developing young artists through its various programs, year-round performances, and lifelong learning opportunities. Generations of artists and arts enthusiasts have experienced the special and intangible magic that transpires on Interlochen's beautiful campus, nestled between two pristine lakes and surrounded by quiet pines in northwest Michigan. The campus includes world-class performance spaces, top-tier facilities and lodging, and Interlochen Public Radio, which broadcasts programs and connects the local community with the world. 

What ACMI offers you

  • Extensive rehearsal, instruction, & mentorship with the GRAMMY® Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet

  • Instruction from GRAMMY® Award-winning composer and pianist Pascal Le Boeuf

  • Multiple recitals on which to perform brand new and pre-existing contemporary works side by side with Akropolis members

  • High quality recordings and videos of concerts, including world premiere works

  • Personalized career advancement strategy workshops

  • 1-on-1 mentoring with Akropolis members

  • Private lessons with Akropolis members

  • For composers, workshops with Akropolis on a new work composed for Akropolis after ACMI

  • Opportunities to perform/share music with ACMI fellows

  • Time for informal social and artistic gatherings

  • Ample leisure and community building time

Guest Faculty

  • Described as "sleek, new" and "hyper-fluent" by the New York Times, Pascal Le Boeuf is a GRAMMY-award winning composer, jazz pianist, and electronic artist whose works range from modern improvised music to hybridizing notation-based chamber music with production-based technology.

    Recent compositions include “Imprints” for Alarm Will Sound; “Playground” commissioned by Orchestra of St. Lukes; “Triple Concerto” for violin, percussion duo and orchestra featuring Barbora Kolářová and Arx Duo; “I Am Not A Number” commissioned by New World Symphony; and “Out of the Gate” commissioned and premiered by Nu Deco Ensemble.

    Recent commercial recordings and videos include collaborations with Akropolis Reed Quintet & Christian Euman, Tasha Warren & Dave Eggar, Friction Quartet, JACK Quartet, Hub New Music, Todd Reynolds, Sara Caswell, Jessica Meyer, Nick Photinos, Four/Ten Media, Bec Plexus featuring Ian Chang (of Son Lux), Dayna Stephens, Allan Harris, Linda Oh, Justin Brown, and the Le Boeuf Brothers Quintet (co-led by Remy Le Boeuf) praised by the New Yorker for "clearing their own path, mixing the solid swing of the jazz tradition with hip-hop, indie rock, and the complex techniques of classical modernism". 

    As a keyboardist, Pascal has played as support for D’Angelo’s Black Messiah tour and Clean Bandit’s Rather Be tour with Australian pop artist Meg Mac. He actively performs with Le Boeuf Brothers, Jessie Montgomery’s Everything Band, vocalist/technologist Jamie Lidell, saxophonist Jeff Coffin, jazz vocalist Allan Harris, and his piano trio "Pascal's Triangle".

    Pascal’s most recent awards include 2025 GRAMMY for “Best Instrumental Composition”, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship, a 2020 Copland House Residency Award, and various Independent Music Awards in “Jazz”, “Eclectic”, “Electronica” and “Music Video” categories.

    Pascal is an Assistant Professor of Music at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he teaches composition. He holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition from Princeton University where he was the recipient of a Harold W. Dodds Honorific Fellowship. He received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied jazz piano with Kenny Barron.

    Pascal lives in the Boston area with his wife, composer Molly Herron, and their two kids Baxter and Io.

  • Performances by Andy Hudson have been hailed as “a treat for the listener” (IAWM Journal) and have been praised for “an uncommon singularity of purpose, technical virtuosity, youthful vigor and a mature sensitivity” (The Clarinet). An “inspiring” (MMR) and “fearless” (Cacophony) performer, he has performed widely across North America, Europe, and Africa in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings in some of the world’s great venues. Praised for his "measured sophistication and expansive phrasing" (Voix des Artes), Andy has been a top prizewinner at the MTNA National Woodwind Competition and has received other prizes in numerous competitions. He has recently performed with the Atlanta, Charlotte, Sarasota, and North Carolina symphonies, and was appointed Bass/3rd Clarinetist of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in 2020; other festival appearances include the Lucerne, Bang on a Can, Hot Air, Sound Atlas, and Great Lakes Chamber Music festivals. 

    “Truly a performer for the moment" (CVNC) with an "irrepressible musicality" (The Clarinet), Andy is a noted interpreter of contemporary music and has premiered 200+ works to date. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on their MusicNOW series and is clarinetist/bass clarinetist with Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble and the Raleigh-based ensemble earspace. He is Artistic Director and clarinetist with the international sextet Latitude 49, with whom he can be heard on the albums The Bagatelles Project, Wax and Wire (called “a must-have album for any lover of contemporary music” by The College Music Symposium), Don't Say A Word, and Obsolete Music. His debut solo album halfway home released in 2022 on Potenza Music (called “exceptional” by The Clarinet) and his two books on contemporary pedagogy, Elements of Contemporary Clarinet Technique and SPACE BASS: Advanced Explorations for Bass Clarinet, are co-authored with Roger Zare for Conway Publications.  

    Andy joined the faculty of the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music as Associate Professor of Clarinet in the Fall of 2023, and has given guest masterclasses at many of the world's great centers for musical study, including conservatories and universities in Romania, South Korea, Egypt, Canada, and across the United States. Previously, he taught at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where he was a nominee for the James Y. Joyner Award for Teaching Excellence and the NC State Chair for the International Clarinet Association. Andy is an Artist-Clinician for Buffet Crampon, a Vandoren Performing Artist, and an Ambassador for Rovner Products; he holds degrees from Northwestern University (DMA, MMus) and the Schwob School of Music (BMus). When he’s not practicing, you are likely to find him cycling, trail running, reading, or listening to baseball on the radio. 

What people have to say…

  • "ACMI is an incredible experience."

    "What other festival allows you to collaborate with amazing artists and composers, have the opportunity to learn from the amazing Akropolis Reed Quintet, be directly next to Lake Michigan, and experience a professional recording session playing alongside Akropolis members. I highly recommend this festival to anyone interested in chamber music, music business, premiering new works, and working directly with composers and professional chamber musicians."

  • "ACMI was such a valuable experience for me and my chamber group, OLEA Ensemble."

    “From personalized coachings, to unique performance opportunities, to recording advice, to career talks on several different topics, Akropolis went out of their way to make sure that our ensemble got the most out of this experience. We admire Akropolis so much and to have them as mentors, not only for this week but also for our entire careers, is invaluable.”

  • "ACMI is a wonderful, immersive chamber music experience that will challenge you to be the best musician you can be."

    “The high quality of the program is a direct result of the encouraging and supportive nature of the Akropolis team and their desire to help participants take the next step on their musical journeys. I came away with much more than I expected, including many new connections, collaborators, and friends.”

  • "Attending the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute was one of the best decisions I ever could have made."

    “I'm very thankful to have been given the opportunity to work with the phenomenal musicians of Akropolis. The small, intimate nature of this festival was a highlight for me because unlike other larger festivals, the fewer number of participants allowed each of us to truly meet and get to know not only each other, but the faculty as well. I have not attended any other festivals where this level of interaction was possible. All of the composers and instrumentalists were incredibly talented and a joy to work with. I truly believe every participant deserved to be there and this contributed to a very high level of musicianship. Personally, ACMI 2023 was truly the best festival I have ever attended, and I am so grateful to have been able to spend 10 days making music near the beautiful Lake Michigan with an amazing group of musicians and friends. Thank you, Akropolis, for such a wonderful and enjoyable experience!tter experience of it."

  • "Incredible festival – truly the ultimate gathering for wind enthusiasts!"

    “I've had the privilege of experiencing numerous exceptional performances and securing invaluable recordings. Moreover, this event paved the way for an exciting future collaboration with none other than the Akropolis Quintet!"

  • "close-knit environment"

    "The close-knit environment that ACMI provides made connections with fellow musicians, composers, and faculty incredibly meaningful. It was great to have the opportunity to converse with everyone involved with the institute, and made it unique to other festivals I have played in. This festival is great for anyone with any interest in new music!"

  • "I couldn’t have asked for a better experience "

    "I had a wonderful time at ACMI! Getting to work closely with Akropolis members and the composers offered a huge insight into what the commission process looks like”

  • "ACMI was a wonderful and rigorous week of music-making, learning, and hanging out by the beach. "

    "Akropolis cultivated a beautiful community centered around new music and has created a platform for both presenting new chamber as well as building strong friendships."