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Akropolis Reed Quintet • Guest Artist Recital
October 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Akropolis Reed Quintet
Kari Landry, clarinet
Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinet
Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
Matt Landry, saxophone
Tim Gocklin, oboe
THOMAS
Moods and Attitudes
MELLITS
Splinter
JETHS
Maktub
SCOTT
Homage to Paradise Valley
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Winner of 7 national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal, Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events each year and has premiered over 130 works. In November 2023 Akropolis will become the first reed quintet to grace the luminary University Musical Society (UMS) stage and have appeared in Canada, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and in January 2024 will debut in the Netherlands under the auspices of USArtists International.
“There’s nothing tentative in [Akropolis’] approach, and that extends to their programming of multifariously challenging and imaginative new works” (The Wire). Akropolis’ 23-24 season will include world premieres by Derrick Skye and Stephanie Ann Boyd; performances of Are We Dreaming the Same Dream? with 2-time Grammy-nominated composer/pianist Pascal Le Boeuf and drummer Christian Euman; imaginative renditions of music by Ravel and Gershwin; and the release of their 6th full length commercial album on the Bright Shiny Things label.
Winner of the 2015 Fischoff Educator Award and a nonprofit organization which has received 7 consecutive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Akropolis runs a festival in Detroit called Together We Sound and an annual, yearlong residency at three public Detroit high schools.
The “pure gold” (San Francisco Chronicle) Akropolis Reed Quintet performs worldwide and is represented exclusively by Ariel Artists.
Friday, October 10 • 10:00 am • Organ Hall
Following their performance on Thursday evening, Akropolis will work with the School of Music students on Friday, giving a Masterclass for individual artists and chamber musicians.