Time for Three

Time for Three (Tf3) is a classically-trained string trio that explores a variety of musical genres. The members of the group are Nicolas (Nick) Kendall (violin) and Charles Yang (violin) and Ranaan Meyer (double bass). Because of their eclectic musical tastes, ranging from classical to bluegrass to rock to jazz to hip-hop, and their usual casual dress, even while performing at Carnegie Hall, the group refers to itself as a "classically trained garage band."

The members of Time for Three met while students at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially, they discovered a mutual interest in bluegrass and country fiddling, and Meyer added jazz and improvization to the mix as the three were "...playing together for fun..." Kendall and DePue were performing as members of the Philadelphia Orchestra when a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity. As electricians scurried to remedy the problem, they stepped up and played an acoustic jam session in the dark. The impromptu session's folk and country selections sparked interest in their eclectic work with Meyer and led to the trio becoming a professional unit.

The original members of the group were Nick Kendall and Zachary DePue (violins) and Ranaan Meyer (double bass). DePue is the concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and in the summer of 2015, he decided to leave Tf3 and dedicate his full time to the orchestra. He was initially to be replaced by Canadian Nikki Chooi, who had also attended the Curtis Institute, but this plan was derailed when Chooi was offered the Concertmaster's chair with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Seldom at a loss, the group immediately rebounded and announced that Juilliard graduate Charles Yang, described by the Boston Globe as one who, "...plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star..." would be their new member.

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