Time for Three Joins North Carolina Symphony to Close Summerfest 7/16
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 15, 2011
They're back! The North Carolina Symphony welcomes self-described "classically trained garage band" Time for Three to the Triangle to close out the 2011 edition of the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series. The concert takes place at Koka Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m. Children 12 and under are free.
Led by Resident Conductor William Henry Curry, the performance showcases the category-shattering trio's unique blend of jazz, blues, country and bluegrass, including the group's original takes on favorites like "Shenandoah," "Orange Blossom Special" and Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."
"We sort of rock out up there; we're pretty loose," Time for Three bassist Ranaan Meyer told the Wall Street Journal in 2009. "Based on the instruments that we're playing, people aren't used to that."
Time for Three gained instant attention when founding members Meyer and violin Zachary De Pue provided an impromptu jam session while workers fixed a power outage during a Philadelphia Orchestra concert in July 2003. Joined by violin Nicolas Kendall, Time for Three has developed a dedicated following through their limitless enthusiasm and wide-ranging sound.
To date, the group has performed more than two hundred engagements as diverse as its music, from featured guest soloists with the Philadelphia Orchestra to opening for k.d. lang at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center. They wowed RaLeigh Crowds during the North Carolina Symphony's New Year's Eve concert in 2008.
"Some might not categorize it as classical, with its broad elements of jazz, country, bluegrass, zydeco and Latin dance forms, but these performances should appeal to every taste because of their intensity and precision," wrote the Raleigh News & Observer's Roy C. Dicks last year in a review of the band's most recent CD. Several tracks from the album will be performed live on July 16.
The evening and the Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series will be capped with a spectacular fireworks finale.
Also part of the festivities is the popular Instrument Zoo, which offers kids the opportunity to try out the orchestra's instruments for themselves, and the last chance to win the Whole Foods Market of Cary Picnic of the Week contest. The Symphony's roaming judges will award the weekend's best picnickers with a $100 gift basket from Whole Foods. Two honorable mentions recipients will take home $20 Whole Foods gift cards. Visit www.ncsymphony.org/picnic to view previous winners.
General admission lawn seating to "Time for Three" is $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Covered table seating is also available for $35 in advance, $40 at the door. Children 12 and under are admitted free to all Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series concerts.
Koka Booth Amphitheatre is located at 8003 Regency Parkway, just off the intersection of US-1 and US-64/Tryon Road, in Cary. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. Food and beverages, including wine and beer, are allowed on the grounds.
About the North Carolina Symphony
Founded in 1932, the North Carolina Symphony performs over 175 concerts annually to adults and school children. The orchestra travels extensively throughout the state to venues in over 50 North Carolina counties. Under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Grant Llewellyn, Resident Conductor William Henry Curry and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks, the orchestra employs 67 professional musicians.
Based in downtown Raleigh's spectacular Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts and an outdoor summer venue at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C., the Symphony performs about 60 concerts annually in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary metropolitan area. It also holds concerts in Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines, Wilmington and many other North Carolina communities throughout the year.
For tickets, program notes, podcasts-or just to get to know your Symphony's musicians-visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at www.ncsymphony.org. Call North Carolina Symphony Audience Services at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724. The State of North Carolina has issued your Symphony an $8 million challenge; learn more at www.ncsymphony.org/challenge.
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