Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – Are We Dreaming The Same Dream? (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman – Are We Dreaming The Same Dream? (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 58:31 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Classical, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bright Shiny Things

Akropolis Reed Quintet, composer/pianist Pascal Le Boeuf, and drummer Christian Euman join forces on the electrifying album Are We Dreaming The Same Dream? Le Boeuf’s album-length composition examines what Ralph Ellison calls “the unity of American experience” by recognizing his musical ancestors — Geri Allen, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Bill T. Jones, and Leonard Bernstein. His composition asks: Are we really dreaming the same American dream, or is our consumer culture overshadowing our own sense of belonging?

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Akropolis Reed Quintet – Hymns for Private Use (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Akropolis Reed Quintet – Hymns for Private Use (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 37:39 minutes | 663 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bright Shiny Things

“Hymns for Private Use” is the 5th album released by the Detroit-based Akropolis Reed Quintet and features original works by composers Annika Socolofsky and Nico Muhly. On Socolofsky’s so much more, Akropolis is joined by 7 small business owners from 4 states whose personal stories of community and sacrifice are woven together on a spoken word track, sourced from over 7 hours of interviews conducted in 2020. Soprano Shara Nova joins Akropolis on Muhly’s Hymns for Private Use, which draws upon 5 spiritual texts from early English sources from the 12th to 18th centuries. These two large-scale works are connected by intimate stories of ambition and devotion made available for each listener’s own “private use.”
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