Time for Three

Masterworks, 2024-2025 Season

Time for Three

Jan 25
Saturday
7:30 PM
Century II Concert Hall

featuring Time for Three, string trio

Kevin Puts’s Grammy®-winning concerto "Contact" comes to Century II Concert Hall with string trio Time for Three. This compostion connects a story through three movements: a message sent into space, Morse Code-like rhythms, and finally... the moment of contact.

Enter the world of Shakespearean tragedy and timeless romance with selections from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. This score will transport your mind to the swagger of rival families, crashing the ball and finding love, the infamous swordfight and fatal blow, and a love song for grieving violins.

Join the WSO for an evening of music filled with passion and poignancy.

DUKE ELLINGTON "Martin Luther King" from Three Black Kings
KEVIN PUTS Contact
featuring Time for Three, string trio
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet
     1. Montagues & Capulets
     2. Child Juliet
     3. Masks
     4. Romeo & Juliet
     5. Death of Tybalt
     6. Romeo at Juliet's before parting
     7. Romeo at the Grave of Juliet

Approximate Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutes (including intermission)

Sponsored by
THE MITCHELL A. BERMAN FUND OF THE WICHITA SYMPHONY SOCIETY ENDOWMENT
THE SAM AND RIE BLOOMFIELD FOUNDATION
LISA & JIM VAYDA

With additional support by
PAM POSTIER

Time for Three

About Time for Three

Grammy and Emmy-winning ensemble, Time For Three (TF3), defies convention and boundaries by showcasing excellence across different genres, including classical music, Americana, and singer-songwriter. Their unique sound captivates audiences, immersing them in a musical experience that merges various eras, styles, and traditions of Western music. TF3, consisting of Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas "Nick" Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), combines their instruments and voices in a remarkable sound, establishing a distinct voice of expression that resonates with listeners worldwide.

TF3's longstanding history of collaboration with contemporary classical composers continues to thrive. They have worked closely with esteemed artists such as Chris Brubeck and Pulitzer Prize winners William Bolcom and Jennifer Higdon. Their most recent commission, Contact, composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Kevin Puts, premiered with the San Francisco Symphony and The Philadelphia Orchestra in the summer of 2022. This extraordinary piece, alongside Jennifer Higdon's Concerto 4-3, was released on Deutsche Grammophon under the album title Letters for the Future. Conducted by Xian Zhang, the album's exceptional quality propelled it onto the Billboard top 10 Classical Recordings charts. Additionally, it garnered a nomination for an Opus Klassik award and received a Grammy win in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category.

Learn more about TF3 at www.tf3.com.


Arrive Early for Concert Talks

If you’d like to learn more about the music in our concert programs, Concert Talks are just what you need! Before every Masterworks Concert, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra will present pre-concert talks which help prepare you and deepen your understanding of the music to be performed in the program. Sometimes our guest soloists even join Maestro Hege for a discussion of their concerto collaboration! Free to all ticket holders, Concert Talks take place in the Concert Hall one hour prior to each Masterworks performance.

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