2016 Kulas Visiting Artist
Time for Three
The groundbreaking, category-shattering trio Time for Three (Tf3) transcends traditional classification, with elements of classical, country western, gypsy and jazz idioms forming a blend all its own. The members 鈥� Nicolas (Nick) Kendall, violin; Nikki Chooi, violin; and Ranaan Meyer, double bass 鈥� carry a passion for improvisation, composing and arranging, all prime elements of the ensemble playing.
To date, the group has performed hundreds of engagements as diverse as its music: from featured guest soloists on the Philadelphia Orchestra subscription series to Club Yoshi鈥檚 in San Francisco to residencies at the Kennedy Center to Christoph Eschenbach鈥檚 birthday concert at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany. Recent highlights included their Carnegie Hall debut, appearances with the Boston Pops, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a sell-out concert at the 2014 BBC Proms, and an appearance on the ABC prime time hit show 鈥淒ancing with the Stars.鈥�
Tf3鈥檚 high-energy performances are free of conventional practices, drawing instead from the members鈥� differing musical backgrounds. The trio also performs its own arrangements of traditional repertoire and Ranaan Meyer provides original compositions to complement the trio鈥檚 offerings.
