APERIO, Music of the Americas PRESENTS a special performance of
Andy AKiho’s Grammy-Nominated recent work SEVEN Pillars
featuring Sandbox Percussion

Aperio, Music of the Americas kicks off its 2023-2024 concert season with a special performance of Andy Akiho's monumental, Grammy-nominated recent work Seven Pillars performed by Sandbox Percussion. The concert will be presented on Friday, September 22, at 8:00 pm at the Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston (MATCH), 3400 Main St., Houston, TX 77002.

Andy Akiho is a “trailblazing” (Los Angeles Times) Pulitzer Prize finalist and Grammy-nominated composer whose bold works unravel intricate and unexpected patterns while surpassing preconceived boundaries of classical music. Akiho has earned international acclaim for his large-scale works that emphasize the natural theatricality of live performance. He is the only composer to be nominated for a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Classical Composition category in both 2022 and 2023.

Hailed by The New York Times as “a lush, brooding celebration of noise,” Seven Pillars is Akiho’s most ambitious project to date. The work is structured as a large-scale palindrome and consists of seven ensemble movements and one solo movement for each member of the astoundingly virtuosic Sandbox Percussion. Lighting by Michael McQuilken reinforces the work's form throughout the theatrical live performance.

PROGRAM
Seven Pillars by Andy Akiho

PERFORMERS
Sandbox Percussion
Ian Rosenbaum | Jonny Allen | Terry Sweeney | Victor Caccese

TICKETS
$35 General Admission / $25 Seniors / $15 Students