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Music by three of America’s most respected contemporary composers comes together for a thrilling ride to the far corners of the galaxy. The orchestra blasts into space with John Adams’ driving fanfare, exploring the great beyond with selections from John Williams’ iconic film scores such as E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Star Wars. The SLSO also explores a new work by composer-in-residence Kevin Puts, who has often named John Williams as an early inspiration. Puts’ Contact features the Grammy-winning trio, Time for Three, in an otherworldly piece that contemplates the fundamental human need for contact.

John Williams and Kevin Puts

Powell Hall

Superstar mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato’s latest immersive program is an all-star collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts and Grammy-winning chamber ensemble Time for Three.

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Time for Three

Cal Performances

Genre-bending string trio Time for Three joins conductor Robert Moody and the SF Symphony for a lively program featuring Mason Bates’s Silicon Hymnal, a Symphony commission. Described as “a book of songs with a heart of electronica,” Bates’s triple concerto is tailor-made for Time for Three’s signature sound. Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story closes the program with Broadway panache.

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Time for Three and West Side Story

Davies Symphony Hall

Guest conductor Joseph Young gives us an idea of what to anticipate in this exciting concert. “This program is an aural invitation into the ideals of peace, love, and connection that carries forward long after the final notes.” We begin with Samuel Barber’s concise and dramatic Second Essay for Orchestra. Next, the eclectic and genre-bending string trio Time for Three joins our Symphony performing Kevin Puts’ Contact, a Grammy-winning piece written specifically for the group. Intended to premiere in the summer of 2020, Contact took on new meaning as an expression of yearning for human contact during the peak of the pandemic. Maestro Young’s selection of movements from one of the greatest ballet scores of the 20th century, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, will leave us longing for more. 

Yearnings

Overture Center for the Arts

GRAMMY and Emmy-winning ensemble Time For Three (TF3) defies conventions with genre-bending excellence. Their extraordinary sound merges classical, Americana, modern pop, and singer-songwriter styles. TF3’s collaborations with acclaimed composers and Pulitzer Prize winners, Jennifer Higdon and Kevin Puts, resulted in the GRAMMY Award-winning album, “Letters for the Future,” conducted by Xian Zhang and featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra. With charismatic performances on major stages, TF3 continues to push creative boundaries, leaving audiences worldwide captivated. “Is it bluegrass or country, jazz improvisation or some new kind of classical? One thing’s for certain. It’s fabulous!” (Albany Times Union)


Time for Three

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts

### Event Description: Time for Three - The Louisville Orchestra

**Date and Time:**  
Friday, February 7, 2025, at 7:30 PM

**Venue:**  
Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center at IUS  
4201 Grant Line Rd, New Albany, IN 47150, United States

**Event Overview:**  
Join us for a captivating performance by the Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble, Time for Three (TF3), as they join forces with the Louisville Orchestra under the masterful baton of conductor Teddy Abrams. This event promises a dynamic blend of classical and modern music, showcasing TF3's genre-bending excellence.

**About Time for Three:**  
Time for Three, comprising Charles Yang, Nicolas Kendall, and Ranaan Meyer, defies musical conventions by merging classical music, Americana, and singer-songwriter styles. Their captivating sound resonates globally, and their versatility shines through collaborations with contemporary classical composers like Chris Brubeck and Pulitzer Prize winners William Bolcom and Jennifer Higdon. TF3’s recent commission, "Contact," premiered with the San Francisco Symphony and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Their album, "Letters for the Future," conducted by Xian Zhang, reached the Billboard top 10 and won a Grammy. Known for their charismatic performances on renowned stages, TF3 has also collaborated with artists like Ben Folds and Arlo Guthrie.

**Conductor:**  
Teddy Abrams

**Tickets and Additional Information:**  
- **Single Tickets**
- **Series Packages**
- **Gift Certificates**

For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Louisville Orchestra's official website or contact their office at 502.587.8681.

Don't miss this extraordinary evening of music that bridges eras, styles, and traditions, brought to life by the unparalleled talents of Time for Three and the Louisville Orchestra.

Indiana University Southeast

As promised, we have something for everyone this season! Enjoy Christmas Eve with Time for Three and the Santa Fe Symphony. This outstanding trio, known for its charismatic performances that have been leaving audiences around the globe captivated, joins your Symphony Orchestra on the Lensic stage for two amazing performances this Christmas. Standing at the intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music, Time for Three (Tf3) and The Santa Fe Symphony will perform incredible arrangements of works by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Led Zeppelin … in addition to special arrangements of holiday favorites such as The Christmas Song, Edelweiss, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Hanukkah MashUP, and so many more. Get your tickets early. Both performances could easily sell out!

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Lensic Performing Arts Center

Defying convention and boundaries, Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music. To experience Time For Three (TF3) live is to hear the various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew.

Time For Three

Harvard University

The genre defying Time for Three trio performs a special program of high energy instrumental and vocal compositions including collaborations with members of the Napa Valley College Chorale and Napa High School Chamber Choir. Noted for their collaborations with artists as diverse as Ben Folds, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Aoife O’Donovan, Natasha Bedingfield, and Arlo Guthrie, Time for Three creates across the exciting intersection of classical music, Americana, and singer-songwriter traditions.

Time for Three - Let's Make Some Music

Napa Valley College

A symphonic journey that will transport you through time and space. The infectious high-energy artistry of Grammy-winning string trio Time for Three will have you on the edge of your seat with Contact—a triple concerto that explores the human experience—from acclaimed American composer Kevin Puts. Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances keeps the energy pulsating with its powerful and energetic rhythms. The pace mellows as the journey concludes with Georges Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2, evoking the sights and sounds of rural France, and Ravel’s haunting La Valse.

Musical E-Motion: featuring Time for Three

Granada Theatre

2023 GRAMMY-winning ensemble Time For Three stands at the busy intersection of Americana, modern pop, and classical music, offering a blend of vocal and instrumental performances. This unforgettable concert with the full NHSO will dazzle classical music lovers and entrance first-time Symphony audiences.

Yale University

Celebrate the last day of the Festival’s Summer Season at Alpha Omega Winery’s annual barbeque brunch, a beloved tradition—and always an unforgettable gathering.

Robin and Michelle Baggett welcome guests with their warm and heartfelt approach to appreciating the finer things in life. Their effortless hospitality ensures that visitors to their modern ranch-style Rutherford estate feel like family.

Season Finale Brunch at Alpha Omega

Alpha Omega

The 2023 GRAMMY® Award-winning trio Time for Three transcends traditional classification, with elements of classical, country western, gypsy, and jazz idioms forming a blend all its own. The musicians who make up this genre-defying group are extraordinary artists in their own right; together, they give stunningly original performances. Time for Three makes its Festival Napa Valley debut performing original compositions as well as ingenious mash-ups of hits ranging from the Beatles to Britney Spears, Guns N’ Roses, and beyond.

The Culinary Institute of America at Copia

Bluegrass, folk and hymns are the sounds of the vast American landscape.  Hear Barber’s bracing Second Essay for Orchestra followed by Higdon’s Smoky Mountains inspired Concerto 4-3. The orchestra continues through the High Plains in Thomson’s film score for The Plow That Broke the Plains and finishes the American tour with the “Simple Gifts” of Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

Appalachian Spring

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Genre-bending string trio Time for Three joins conductor Paolo Bortolameolli and the SF Symphony for a lively program highlighted by Kevin Puts’ SF Symphony co-commission Contact and Aaron Copland’s spirited El Salón México. Viennese operatic delicacies offer a luxuriant finale, including Richard Strauss' beloved Suite from Der Rosenkavalier.

Time for Three With The SF Symphony

Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time for Three (TF3) electrifies the stage with a genre-defying blend of classical, jazz, and contemporary music. With virtuosity, charisma, and infectious energy, the trio moves seamlessly from precision to improvisation, creating performances that feel spontaneous, joyful, and utterly engaging.

Sunset Center

Kevin Puts won the Pulitzer Prize for his opera Silent Night. He wrote Contact specifically for Time for Three, and the result sounds like nothing else: part classical, part bluegrass, part something you can’t quite name. The GRAMMY® and Emmy® Award-winning trio has built a following that crosses every genre boundary. After them, Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony closes the season loud, full, and impossible to forget.

Season Finale: Time for Three and Tchaikovsky

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Time for Three returns! From Bluegrass to Jazz – from Folk to Classical, they have an energy you can feel. See them groove to Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3, composed especially for them. Plus, Sir Edward Elgar’s noble and moving “Enigma Variations,” a Victorian Facebook of family and friends.

Violinist, Singer

Nicolas Kendall

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 15, 2026

Time For Three · Carmel Music Society

Apr 17, 2027

Season Finale: Time for Three and Tchaikovsky · Anchorage Symphony Orchestra

7 - 9 May, 2027

Time for Three · Madison Symphony Orchestra

Past events

20 - 22 Mar, 2026

John Williams and Kevin Puts · St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Feb 7, 2026

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano Time for Three · Cal Performances

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Contact by Puts

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Violin in Emily – No Prisoner Be by Puts

Cal Performances

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