✺ Together We Sound ✺
Built by Akropolis in 2017, this festival in Michigan uses new music wind power to bring people together
2026 Concerts & Events
In Detroit, Cheboygan, and Ann Arbor MI
This festival world premieres in collaboration with local and national artists and Detroit youth, concerts for businesses and essential workers, pop-up shows in public spaces, K-12 outreach, public performances, and a school year-length residency at three Detroit high schools.
Thursday, April 9
M.L.K. Jr. Senior High School, Detroit MI
Cass Tech High School, Detroit, MI
Detroit School of Arts, Detroit, MI
Friday, August 14
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Saturday, August 15
Cheboygan Opera House
Tickets: $20 Adult | FREE for Students
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Sunday, August 16
Host: Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit Concert
Location: Most Holy Trinity Church, Detroit, MI
4 pm
RSVP for free here
Monday, August 17
Workplace Concert: The Mezz at Michigan Central Station, Detroit, MI
Detroit High School Student Compositions
Since 2017, Akropolis has helped over 70 Detroit students write pieces of music, which they premiere and record during Together We Sound.
The following students worked with Akropolis in the 25/26 academic year and will have their new piece performed and recorded during the 2026 Together We Sound Festival!
Detroit School of Arts Student Composers:
EJ Daffin
Italy Mitchell
Tristan Stafford
Jacob Hart
Mia Peoples
Na’Than Bates
Mya Peoples
MLK High School Student Composers:
Cherish Lomax White
Brooklyn Livingston
De'Andre Ohia
Annmarie Scott
Ruben Martinez
Cass Tech Student Composers:
Madison Collins
Ah'Layna Powell-Swan
Josue Alejandro Zayas-Ponce
Davielle Haywood
Simya Bailey
Branden Dean
Nathaniel Smith
Donovan Barnes
Aubrey
Asia Jackson
✺ 2026 Featured Festival Composers ✺
"Mass" by
Harriet Steinke
"Lake of Muses" by Stephanie Ann Boyd
"A Soulful Nexus" by Derrick Skye
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