The Hope College welcomes Grammy Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jack H. Miller Center, as the college’s Great Performance Series continues in 2026.
Founded in 2009, the quintet performs with “sheer musical imagination” (Gramophone), renowned as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma
and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine).
Unbounded by limits or categorization, the quintet 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).
Their most recent recording, “A Soulful Nexus,” was just released in late September.
The San Francisco Chronicle calls the ensemble “pure gold,” while The Wire describes them as “a collective voice driven by real excitement and a sense of adventure."
About Akropolis Reed Quintet
Quintet members include: Tim Gocklin (oboe); Kari Landry (clarinet); Matt Landry (saxophone);
Andrew Koeppe (bass clarinet); and Ryan Reynolds (bassoon).
Composed of the same five members that brought about its founding over 15 years ago at the University of Michigan, they are the first ensemble to receive the University's Paul M. Boylan Alumni Award. Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events worldwide each year at luminary series including Tanglewood, Bravo! Vail, University Musical Society, Chamber Music Northwest, and more. Akropolis became the first reed quintet associated with a GRAMMY®-winning recording through its 2024 album, Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?, a collaboration with Pascal Le Boeuf and drummer Christian Euman. The album features "Strands," which earned the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Instrumental Composition.
To inquire about accessibility or if accommodations are needed to fully participate in the event, please email accommodations@hope.edu. Updates related to events are posted when available at hope.edu/calendar in the individual listings.
Individual tickets are $32 for adult admission, $28 for Seniors and Hope College Faculty/Staff, $15 for children ages 18 and younger, and free for Hope College students. Tickets are available online at hope.edu/tickets. Tickets are also available at the ticket office in the Events and Conferences Office located in downtown Holland in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). The ticket office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be reached at 616-395-7890.
The Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave., between Ninth and 10th Streets.