Name: Akropolis Reed Quintet
Start: 2026-01-23T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Baldwin Auditorium

Program
Masterworks
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin arr. Raaf Hekkema
Omar Thomas: Moods and Attitudes
Derrick Skye: A Soulful Nexus
George Gershwin: An American in Paris arr. Raaf Hekkema
About Akropolis Reed Quintet
The GRAMMY® Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet celebrates their 16th season as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine). Comprising five reed players and entrepreneurs unbounded by limits or categorization, The Wire describes Akropolis as a “collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure.” Akropolis has graced the Classical Billboard Charts with each of their last three albums, including #2 in April, 2024. Winner of seven national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal, Akropolis is known for performing “works that brilliantly exploit their unique instrumentation” (Gramophone). Composed of the same five members that brought about its founding in 2009, Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events worldwide each year and has premiered and commissioned more than 150 works by living artists and composers. Ever since “[taking] the chamber world by storm” (Fanfare), the five Akropolis artists have remained united by a shared passion to make music that sparks joy and wonder.
Event URL: https://arts.duke.edu/events/akropolis-reed-quintet/