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 .
NEWS
Randy’s recording of cover songs, ‘Raindrop’s 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.
In a nearly spur-of-the-moment endeavor, Randy participated in an album of ‘oldies’, newly created at Digital Barn studio by Dave St. Onge. Randy’s old bandmate Sam Fadel had a band (back in the day) called ‘Sam and the Vests’, which saw various incarnations over the years. The Vests were given new life in the studio, featuring Sam, of course, a couple of veteran members and new addition Joe Roscetti, Jr on drums. Look for details on the ‘Other Recordings’ page (and in the gallery!).
There are two more recordings on the way. The first is Raindrop’s Worldview Etcetera, a lengthy collection of world music with a smattering of cover songs.
Randy’s final recording is scheduled to begin recording in June, 2026. It will feature only original material by Randy - the first since 1986.
