RANDY ANDROPOLIS is a music instructor and multi-instrumentalist. He studied at St. Louis Institute of Music with master classes at Julliard under head piano instructor Beveridge Webster. Later, Randy administered The Music School of Niagara, a Community Music School in Niagara County for 18 years, from 1990 to 2008. The school employed over twenty music instructors.
As a Private Music instructor, Randy taught Piano & keyboards, classical guitar, acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, elementary banjo, elementary harp, electric bass, recorder and digital recording. He also tutors Undergraduate level composition, theory and instrumentation, specializing in college preparation.
A former studio arranger and bandleader, Randy produced many original recordings and contributed to many others. He served as a US liaison for Green Linnet recording artists, and his Celtic group, "Heirloom" toured the UK and Northern Ireland in 2000, co-sponsored by the BBC. Previous to that, he was band-leader of ‘alias’, an eclectic music group that performed many diverse engagements, including as opening act for ‘Wrecking Crew’ maestro Tommy Tedesco. Randy was once featured on mandolin in a live ArtPark concert featuring world-renowned Irish group “The Chieftains”.
Long-time Adjunct Professor of Music Histories at Niagara University, Randy also worked as Guest Musical Director with Niagara University Theatre when enlisted, having composed and conducted original scores for its productions of Macbeth, The Passion, As You Like It, Metamorphosis and Hortensia and the Museum of Dreams. He was guest musical director for NU Theatre productions of The Pirates of Penzance, Little Women – the Musical, Into the Woods, Nine to Five and The Pajama Game. Other theater credits include The Fantasticks, The Only Jealousy of Emer, Saul, Let Freedom Sing & Dance and Character Matters - a musical for children which he adapted and directed for Lew-Port IEC.
Randy was director of ArtPark's eight annual Rock and Advanced Rock Camps for teens in Lewiston, N.Y. from 2010 to 2015 .
In summer 2014, Randy was Sound Designer, Composer and Musical Director for Shakespeare in Delaware Park's production of Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors, directed by Steve Vaughan. In summer 2018, the same for King Lear. In 2019, Randy composed the music for Vaughan’s production of Love’s Labours Lost. The Buffalo News had this to say: “With fantastic music and a vibrant cast whose chemistry makes the play engaging and easy to follow, this production is perfect for the Shakespeare in Delaware Park series … It is especially memorable for its music. With music composed by Randy Andropolis and coordinated by Jay Wollin, the play features a trio of musicians who play elegant interludes from the villa’s balcony.” In 2022, Randy again lent his composing talents and collaborated with Jay Wollin for Steve Vaughan’s ‘As You Like It’. In March of ‘25, Randy again worked with Steve for a dinner theatre production of ‘Finnegan’s Wake’.
Randy’s recording of cover songs, ‘Raindrops’ Recovery’, dropped in April, 2024. See the individual recording page for further details.
Another new recording has also been completed. This time, it’s a country album, featuring vocalist and fiddler Christina Andropolis, who is also the producer. Basic tracks were recorded in April ‘24, and recording was finished at Christmas ‘24. The recording features the ‘Bottle of Bread’ group from the recording of the same name: Along with Christi and Randy, there’s Sean Taylor, Ann Schieder, Joe Roscetti Jr, and newcomer David Dorrian. The group and album is called, simply, ‘Shitkickers’.
Andropolis was recently honored by being inducted into the Niagara Falls Music Hall of Fame, on November 12, 2025.
There are two more recordings on the way. The first is Raindrops’ Worldview, a lengthy collection of world music. The final recording is scheduled to be recorded in June, 2026. It will feature the same band as noted above, together in the studio for the first time, since several member are from the UK. It will feature original material by Randy - the first since 1986.
