As the first ensemble to be given the Paul Boylan Award by the SMTD Alumni Board, Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform a recital at 7:30 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.

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Akropolis Reed Quintet

Walgreen Drama Center

Grounded by brilliance and razor-sharp contrast, this program thrives on the tension between elegance and disruption. The Reno Phil will open the concert with a world premiere performance of a new work by University of Nevada, Reno graduate, Max Deger.  Featuring Reno Phil Principal Oboe, Timothy Gocklin, Strauss’ Oboe Concerto is a lyrical jewel of the orchestral repertoire, shimmering with warmth, elegance, and singing lines that allow the oboe to speak with extraordinary expressive depth. Written in the final months of World War II, its serene, pastoral character and soaring melodies offer both intimacy and grace, creating a timeless dialogue between soloist and orchestra that feels effortless yet deeply heartfelt. The concert culminates with Stravinsky’s Petrushka, a masterwork of orchestral storytelling, where puppets come alive in a whirlwind of driving rhythms, vivid textures, and sudden bursts of humor and drama. It is music that leaps off the stage, with surprises at every turn, and immerses the listener in a world both mischievous and thrilling.

Timothy Gocklin

Events

Upcoming events

14 - 15 Nov, 2026

Petrushka · Reno Philharmonic Orchestra

Past events

Mar 10, 2026

Akropolis Reed Quintet · University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Future and recently performed repertoire

Oboe in Oboe Concerto by Strauss

Reno Philharmonic Orchestra

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