Empire Wild | St. John's Episcopal Church

8 pm, Sunday April 14, 2024
St John's Church
1670 Route 25 A
Cold Spring Harbor, New York

General Admission Tickets: $30
Student Tickets: $15

KEN KUBOTA, cello; MITCH LYON, cello; JIYONG KIM, piano

About the Program:

Americans in Paris: Americans in Paris features treasures from the American Songbook tradition juxtaposed with music by French composers from the early 20th century. Empire Wild brings both to life with original arrangements and a passion for finding common threads between disparate genres. From singing along to Cole Porter to Debussy’s charming Suite Bergamasque, join the trio on a trip to this magical artistic moment.

About EMPIRE WILD:

Empire Wild is a genre-bending crossover trio featuring Juilliard-trained classical musicians embodying the group’s shared love of musical exploration, fusing the sounds of pop, folk, Broadway, and more into their songwriting and composition. Empire Wild was selected as an Ambassador Prize winner in the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition.

The group’s debut EP Paper Seasons features all original songs, highlighting the trio’s unique sound and instrumentation. Based in New York City, Empire Wild has brought its signature mix of original music, inventive covers, and twists on the classical canon to audiences across the country.

Recently, the trio delighted audiences with its famous original songwriting and unique arrangements at venues across the country, including a stop at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, a concert on the Harriman-Jewell Series in Kansas City, and a day at the Kaufman Music Center’s Musical Storefronts in Lincoln Center. In fall 2023, the trio embarked on a tour of the Midwest with over twenty performances across ten states along with educational workshops in Iowa and Ohio.

Individually, all three musicians are committed to community engagement and teaching. Together as an ensemble, Empire Wild feels that it is important to prioritize community-oriented work and bring creative musical outlets and opportunities to students of all backgrounds and skill levels. They have shared their unusual versatility with students through workshops at University of Iowa, the Peabody Institute, and the Preucil School, among others. Equally at home in classrooms, intimate salons, and large concert halls, Empire Wild brings a sense of community to every performance.

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