Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?
In celebration of "American 250", The Akropolis Reed Quintet, joins forces with composer and jazz pianist Pascal Le Boeuf, and jazz drummer Christian Euman to perform their recent Grammy-winning album, Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?, exploring the unity within the American experience. The music is an examination of what Ralph Ellison calls “the unity of American experience” and draws upon a selection of our collective musical “ancestors” — Geri Allen, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, and Leonard Bernstein — each of whom have historically represented a variety of perspectives concerning the unity of American experience. Following this chain of artistic ancestry leads to Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, Aaron Copland, and beyond.
This performance is a musical exploration of American identity, tracing a lineage of influential artists to examine how diverse perspectives come together into a shared cultural experience.
DATE | Friday, October 2, 2026
TIMES | 7:30 p.m.
SEATING BEGINS | 7 p.m.
LOCATION | Rozsa Backstage
EST. RUN TIME | TBA
SEATING | General Admission
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Support for this 2026/27 Rozsa Presenting Series event is provided in part by:
James A. And Margaret C Black Endowment Fund, Katherine M. Bosch Foundation, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, and the Rozsa Center’s Circle of Supporters at mtu.edu/rozsa/donors(opens in a new tab).
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Founded in 2009, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet performs with “sheer musical imagination” (Gramophone), renowned as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine). Composed of the same five members since its founding, these five reed players and entrepreneurs are pioneers and champions of a new genre of classical music—the reed quintet. Learn more at akropolisquintet.org)
Christian Euman
Christian Euman, one of Revive Magazine's "six drummers you should know about," has toured with Jacob Collier, Kurt Elling, Billy Childs, Walter Smith III, and Geoff Keezer, among others. He attended the Thelonious Monk Institute where he studied and performed with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chris Potter, Jimmy Heath, and Stefon Harris.
Pascal Le Boeuf
Described as “a composer that rocks” by the New York Times, Pascal Le Boeuf is a GRAMMY-award-winning composer, pianist, and producer whose works range from improvised music to hybridizing chamber music with production-based technology. Pascal is an Assistant Professor of Music at MIT and holds a PhD from Princeton University.
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Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts
The Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant and connected community through experiences that bring the Keweenaw together.
Located on Michigan Technological University's campus in Houghton, Michigan, the 80,000-square-foot arts center's design is inspired by the inclined look of the local copper mine hoists and shaft houses inside and out.
Event spaces include the Rozsa Lobby, James and Margaret Black Performance Hall, Rozsa Backstage, Rozsa Art Galleries, and McArdle Theatre.
As the largest theater in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Rozsa dramatically expands the region’s access to large-scale performing arts events including Broadway tours, ballet, cirque, music, and more.