As the first ensemble to be given the Paul Boylan Award by the SMTD Alumni Board, Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform a recital at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in Stamps Auditorium. The program will include the world premiere of a new work by SMTD student composer and soprano, Mikeila McQueston, who will also perform with Akropolis on her new composition. Additional works programmed will include Derrick Skye’s A Soulful Nexus, commissioned by Akropolis with support of the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Fund, and a feature on the quintet’s forthcoming 7th album, and additional works reflecting the ensemble’s roots at the University of Michigan and its ongoing commitment to shaping the future of the reed quintet.

Program:
Ryan Lindveit | Venus of Willendorf
Oswald Huỳnh | These few specks of time
Mikeila McQueston | Sugar Rush (world premiere)
Derrick Skye | A Soulful Nexus

Register for free: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/akropolisquintet/event/akropolisreedquintetcelebratingthepaulmboylanalumniaward/