| Biography | Time for Three (Tf3) is a classically-trained string trio that explores a variety of musical genres. The members of the group are Nick Kendall and Zach De Pue (violins) and Ranaan Meyer (double bass).
The members of Time for Three met while students at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially "...playing together for fun..." they were booked for their first professional job only to have a thunderstorm knock out the electricity. The trio carried on, playing an acoustic jam session in the dark, and the group was firmly established as an actual ensemble.
Since becoming a formal performance ensemble in 2003, Time for Three has appeared alone and with symphonic and chamber orchestras all across the U.S.A. and in Europe. Tf3 has also played such diverse venues as Yoshi's (jazz club), Indianapolis Colts games, the Indianapolis 500, and on the aircraft carrier museum ship USS Intrepid (CV-11) in New York Harbor.[1]
Time for Three are the first artists-in-residence with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, performing with and away from the orchestra and developing programs to widen the orchestra's appeal in the local community.
The trio are such frequently featured artists on NPR that they have their own Tf3 webpage there.
As a part of their educational outreach, Tf3 produced an anti-bullying video performing the Kanye West/Daft Punk song Stronger which was released on YouTube and was featured on CNN and The Huffington Post.
The group self-produced two CD albums which sold more than 20,000 copies before signing with E1 Music and releasing 3 Fervent Travelers in 2010. 3 Fervent Travelers debuted in the Billboard Crossover Charts and remained there for more than 10 months.
In order to widen its repertoire, Tf3 has begun commissioning new musical works for their unique instrumentation and orchestra. Concerto 4-3, written by Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Jennifer Higdon was premiered with The Philadelphia Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach in 2008, has been performed dozens of times with other orchestras, and was recorded with the Fort Worth Symphony in 2012. A second work was by the trio and a group of ten orchestras, including the Boston Pops and the Youngstown Symphony; Travels in Time for Three by Chris Brubeck debuted in 2010. The third work in the series is to be by William Bolcom and was commissioned by the Indianapolis Symphony.
It was announced in June, 2014 that Tf3 will be recorded in performance with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for airing on PBS. Additionally, during 2014 and into 2015, the group will be making five music videos of tunes from their latest album, which is scheduled for release on June 24, 2014. (September 2014) |