EMPIRE WILD crossover trio
Sat, May 20, 2023 7:30 PM
Smith Theatre | Horowitz Center HCC
Performance Information
Empire Wild is a genre-bending, crossover trio featuring Ken Kubota, Holly Bean, and Mitch Lyon. Ken and Mitch bring all the cello has to offer—bowed, plucked, chopped and more. Holly can be found singing and pushing the piano into any style the group sets their mind on. Selected as an Ambassardor Prize winner in the 2020 Concert Artists Guild (CAG) Competition, Empire Wild is an exciting ensemble that will present a program fusing pop, folk, jazz, Broadway, and more into a rollicking and rousingly entertaining experience for music lovers of all kinds!
The Program
Hakase: Jouetsu Tariku Empire Wild: September Again Churchill/Morey: Someday My Prince Will Come Summer: Julie-O Friesen: Shadow Play Empire Wild: Alice Frigg / Lewis: Waltz - North Beat Empire Wild: Shakleton’s Song Bach / Chick Corea: Armando’s Rhumba Porter: All of You Debussy: Doctor Gradus ed Parnassum Empire Wild: 30 to life Walk the Moon: Shut Up and Dance Kittle: Boxing Reels
About The Artist
Empire Wild is a genre-bending, crossover trio featuring Ken Kubota, Holly Bean, and Mitch Lyon. Ken and Mitch bring all the cello has to offer - bowed, plucked, chopped and more. Holly can be found singing and pushing the piano into any style the group sets their mind on. The three musicians channel their love for musical exploration into the trio—fusing the sounds of pop, folk, jazz and more into their songwriting and composition. Their debut EP ‘Paper Seasons’ features all original songs…
