Akropolis joins the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for a concert premiering the winners of their 20/21 student composition composition!
For the first time in NAfME’s 35 year history, the reed quintet was chosen as the instrumentation for the NAfME annual Student Composition Competition! Akropolis will premiere their video recordings of 6 winning works and interact live with each winning composer, and the audience. Come hear these 6 world premieres and be ready to ask questions about the creative and performing process, as well as Akropolis’ upcoming projects including their 4th album release, Ghost Light, and more!
This online concert will feature video premieres by Akropolis of 6 of the 2020 Student Composition Winners!
K-8 Winner
Gianna Reed of Hartly, Delaware
for the piece, When Spring Comes
- Teacher, Blayne Salerni
- School, Providence Creek Academy
Honorable Mention
Jasper Zimmerman of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
for the piece, Swing State
- Teacher, Jonathan Riss
- School, Farragut Middle School
High School Winner
Noah Stein of Guilford, Connecticut
for the piece, Riparian Reeds
- Teacher, Robert Smith
- School, Hopkins School
Honorable Mention
Anthony Nemeth of Croydon, Pennsylvania
for the piece, Trichotomy
- Teacher, Keith Krelove
- School, Harry S. Truman High School
Stephen Guerra of SI, New York
for the piece, Restlessness
- Teacher, Joseph Loposky
- School, Xaverian High School
Collegiate Winner
James Probst of Lawrence, Kansas
for the piece, Under the Twinkling Sky
- School, Kansas State University