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Time for Three
Venue: Overture Hall
Friday, May 7, 2027
Free Prelude Discussion: 6:30 p.m.
Concert: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 8, 2027
Free Prelude Discussion: 6:30 p.m.
Concert: 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 9, 2027
Free Prelude Discussion: 1:30 p.m.
Concert: 2:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22-$125
Prices include Sales Tax, Overture Center’s per-ticket facility fee and Web/Phone Fee for online or over the phone orders. To avoid the Web/Phone fee purchase in person at Overture Center’s Box Office.
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.
Featuring
TIME FOR THREE:
Ranaan Meyer, Double Bass
Nicolas Kendall, Violin
Charles Yang, Violin
music
Gioachino Rossini, Overture to Semiramide
Jennifer Higdon, Concerto 4-3
Intermission
Frankie Valli, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Charles Yang, Joy & This Life
Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations
Enhance Your Concert Experience
Prelude Discussion
Enjoy a 30-minute talk starting one hour before each concert in Overture Hall. Free to ticket-holders.
Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall
Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby, or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you!
“Tf3’s boundless energy and electrifying personalities filled the auditorium and moved the normally reserved concert audience to cheers, whistles and thunderous applause. ” — The Republic
“It’s all good fun and classically American in the sense that over a century’s worth of chromaticism, atonal shock, and disruption has ceded to feel-good music that only challenges if you, like me, were hoping for something with far more bite and substance.” — San Francisco Classical Voice
Meet the Artists
TIME FOR THREE:
Ranaan Meyer, Double Bass
Nicolas Kendall, Violin
Charles Yang, Violin
Presenting Sponsor
Major Sponsors
Jane Hamblen and Robert F. Lemanske
Peter and Leslie Overton
Additional Sponsors
Dr. Steven Ewer and Abigail Ochberg
Dr. Peter and Beth Rahko
This organization is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble Time for Three (TF3) defies convention and
boundaries, merging classical, Americana, and singer-songwriter traditions into a singular,
remarkable sound. Consisting of Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), Nicolas “Nick” Kendall
(violin, vocals) and Charles Yang (violin, vocals), TF3 captivates audiences worldwide with their
virtuosic playing and insatiable appetite for creativity that expands typical perceptions of a string
trio.
TF3 appears this season with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Marin Alsop, Louisville Orchestra
and Teddy Abrams, and St. Louis Symphony and Stéphane Denève. Their repertoire includes
their newest commissioned concerto by composer Mason Bates, which received its premiere at
Arizona Musicfest, with subsequent performances with San Francisco Symphony and
Philadelphia Orchestra at SPAC. Time for Three also embarks with mezzo-soprano Joyce
DiDonato on a project titled Emily – No Prisoner Be. Written by Kevin Puts and inspired by the
vivid and introspective poetry of Emily Dickinson, the project received its world premiere at the
Bregenzer Festspiele and will visit Carnegie Hall and other top venues across the U.S. this
season.
This bio is current as of August 2025. Please disregard any previous versions.
TF3 won a Grammy Award for their album Letters for the Future, released by Deutsche
Grammophon and featuring works by Kevin Puts and Jennifer Higdon, both recorded with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. Time for Three has enjoyed additional collaborations with Ben Folds,
Natasha Bedingfield, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Bell, Jennifer Higdon, Chris Brubeck, William
Bolcom, and Arlo Guthrie.
Time for Three’s solo shows have been praised for their “joy, mastery, creativity and supreme
artistry” (The Strad). Their concert special, Time for Three In Concert, was produced by PBS
and earned the trio an Emmy Award.
Time for Three’s affinity for creative boundary pushing, commitment to encouraging the next
generation of musicians, and relentless pursuit of musical excellence has solidified them as one
of the most exceptional groups on the scene today