Strands — Winner of the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Are We Dreaming the Same Dream? is an examination of what Ralph Ellison calls “the unity of American experience.” With a hybrid ensemble comprised of Akropolis Reed Quintet, pianist/composer Pascal Le Boeuf, and drummer Christian Euman, Le Boeuf deconstructs the fabric of his American experience by recognizing the strands of his musical DNA—Geri Allen, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, and Leonard Bernstein. What are the strands that form our collective identity, and are we dreaming the same dream?
Credits:
AKROPOLIS REED QUINTET
—Tim Gocklin, oboe
—Kari Landry, clarinet
—Matt Landry, saxophone
—Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinet
—Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
PASCAL LE BOEUF - piano/composition
CHRISTIAN EUMAN - drums
Music Recorded October 14 and 16, 2020 by Mike Richelle (Rittenhouse SoundWorks). Mixed and Mastered by Dave Darlington (Bass Hit Studios). Edited and Produced by Pascal Le Boeuf. © ℗ 2023 Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf. All rights reserved. Video Directed by Four/Ten Media Video Concept by Pascal Le Boeuf, Akropolis, and Four/Ten Media
Strands — Winner of the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Are We Dreaming the Same Dream? is an examination of what Ralph Ellison calls “the unity of American experience.” With a hybrid ensemble comprised of Akropolis Reed Quintet, pianist/composer Pascal Le Boeuf, and drummer Christian Euman, Le Boeuf deconstructs the fabric of his American experience by recognizing the strands of his musical DNA—Geri Allen, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, and Leonard Bernstein. What are the strands that form our collective identity, and are we dreaming the same dream?
Credits:
AKROPOLIS REED QUINTET
—Tim Gocklin, oboe
—Kari Landry, clarinet
—Matt Landry, saxophone
—Andrew Koeppe, bass clarinet
—Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
PASCAL LE BOEUF - piano/composition
CHRISTIAN EUMAN - drums
Music Recorded October 14 and 16, 2020 by Mike Richelle (Rittenhouse SoundWorks). Mixed and Mastered by Dave Darlington (Bass Hit Studios). Edited and Produced by Pascal Le Boeuf. © ℗ 2023 Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf. All rights reserved. Video Directed by Four/Ten Media Video Concept by Pascal Le Boeuf, Akropolis, and Four/Ten Media
