Candlelight Concert Society: Empire Wild (Crossover Trio)

Taro Hakase — Jounetsu Tairiku
Holly Bean / Ken Kubota / Mitch Lyon — September Again
Frank Churchill — "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Mark Summer — Julie-O
Eugene Friesen — Shadowplay
Holly Bean / Ken Kubota / Mitch Lyon — Alice
Holly Bean / Ken Kubota / Ethan Lewis / Mitch Lyon — For Chiaki/North Beat
Holly Bean / Ken Kubota / Mitch Lyon — Song for Claire
Chick Corea — Armando's Rhumba
Cole Porter — All of You
Claude Debussy — "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum" from Children's Corner, L. 113
Holly Bean / Ken Kubota / Mitch Lyon — 30 to Life
Walk the Moon — Shut Up and Dance
Jeremy Kittel — The Boxing Reels

Empire Wild is a genre-bending, crossover trio featuring classically-trained musicians as a vehicle for their shared love of musical exploration—fusing the sounds of pop, folk, Broadway and more into their songwriting and composition. Selected as an Ambassador Prize winner in the 2020 Concert Artists Guild (CAG) Competition, Empire Wild is an exciting ensemble that will present a program fusing multiple genres in a rollicking and rousingly entertaining experience for music lovers of all kinds!

About Candlelight Concert Society

https://candlelightconcerts.org/

About Empire Wild

Empire Wild is a genre-bending, crossover trio featuring classically-trained musicians as a vehicle for their shared love of musical exploration—focusing 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 NYC, Empire Wild has brought its signature mix of original music, inventive covers, and twists on the classical canon to audiences across the country.

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.

https://www.empirewild.com/