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Albums

Birds EP (2020)

Akropolis Reed Quintet

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Record Details

Released:
2020
Genre:
Contemporary Classical

Record Tracklist

  1. Music of Foghorns & Seabirds I. In the Distance -:-- / 0:30
  2. Music of Foghorns & Seabirds II. Murmuration -:-- / 0:30
  3. Music of Foghorns & Seabirds III. Stillness -:-- / 0:30
  4. Music of Foghorns & Seabirds IV. Into the Haze -:-- / 0:30
  5. Alchemical Birds I. Raven -:-- / 0:30
  6. Alchemical Birds II. Swan -:-- / 0:30
  7. Alchemical Birds III. Raven -:-- / 0:30

Digital release out now!
New works by Natalie Draper and Octavio Vazquez
$6 on Bandcamp or stream on iTunes & Spotify

The Southeast Michigan-based ensemble, the Akropolis Reed Quintet, hailed by Fanfare Magazine for their “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality” and whose third album, The Space Between Us, released on innova recordings, was called “Pure Gold” by the San Francisco Chronicle, releases its first digital EP. Available on all digital platforms, Birds EP comprises two works which paint vivid portraits of birds by composers Natalie Draper and Octavio Vazquez, who formed a close bond with Akropolis while in a collaborative composer and performer residency at the I-Park Foundation in 2018.

READ MORE ABOUT BIRDS EP HERE

Featured Artists:
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Tim Gocklin, Oboe
Kari Landry, Clarinet
Matt Landry, Saxophone
Andrew Koeppe, Bass Clarinet
Ryan Reynolds, Bassoon

Composers:
Natalie Draper and Octavio Vazquez

Credits:
Recording Engineer: Dave Schall Acoustic
Editing: Dave Schall Acoustic, Akropolis
Mixing & Mastering: Dave Schall Acoustic
Birds EP Artwork: Jason Walker

 

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"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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