October 25 at 7 pm
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents
Empire Wild
Genre-bending trio performs its own arrangements of music from Bach, Schubert and Debussy to Swedish folk, Chick Corea and more
Empire Wild is a genre-bending crossover trio featuring Juilliard-trained classical musicians embodying a shared love of musical exploration. On Wednesday, October 25 at 7 pm Baruch Performing Arts Center presents the trio at Engelman Recital Hall. Tickets are $40 ($25 with Baruch ID). available here. The concert is part of the Freda and Aaron Silberman Recital Series.
The eclectic program at Baruch PAC features the group's unique sound and instrumentation (two cellos, piano and vocals) blending its signature mix of original music, inventive covers, and twists on the classical canon. Music by Schubert, Debussy and Bach are side by side with Swedish folk music, Chick Corea and original compositions, all arranged by the members of Empire Wild (cellists Ken Kubota and Mitch Lyon and pianist Jiyong Kim). Program details are below.
Empire Wild's performance at BPAC is part of a two day residency by Empire Wild in which they will lead classes and workshops with students in the Baruch department of Fine and Performing Arts. The group has just completed a 20-performance US tour. In 2020 Empire Wild was awarded an Ambassador Prize in the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. The group’s debut EP Paper Seasons highlights the trio’s unique sound and instrumentation in original compositions. Hi-res photos are at this link.
Baruch Performing Arts Center is at 55 Lexington Avenue (enter on 25th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues, on the south side of the street) in the heart of Manhattan. Praised for its superb acoustics, the Rosalyn and Irwin Engelman Recital Hall has been called "a perfect hall for chamber music" by Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times.
CALENDAR LISTING
October 25, 2023 at 7 pm
Baruch Performing Arts Center presents:
Empire Wild
(Ken Kubota & Mitch Lyon, cellos; Jiyong Kim, piano)
Engelman Recital Hall at Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Ave., New York, NY (enter on 25th St. between 3rd and Lexington Aves)
Tickets are $40 ($25 with Baruch ID) available at bpac.baruch.cuny.edu
This concert is part of the Freda and Aaron Silberman Recital Series.
Program
Taro Hakase: Jounetsu Tairiku
Franz Schubert: Impromptu No 3
Brandon Ilaw/Ethan Lewis: For Chiaki - North Beat
J.S. Bach: Courante in G Major
George Gershwin: ‘S Wonderful
Ji-Yong Kim: Piano Solo
Eugene Friesen: Shadowplay
Väsen: Bambodansarna
Chick Corea: Armando’s Rhumba
Empire Wild: Song for Claire
Jacob Collier: In Too Deep
Mark Summer: Julie-O (cello duo)
Claude Debussy: Children’s Corner I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Jeremy Kittel: The Boxing Reels
Program is subject to change