Grammy- and Emmy-winning ensemble Time For Three (TF3) defies conventions with their genre-bending excellence. Comprised of Charles Yang (violin, vocals), Nicolas Kendall (violin, vocals), and Ranaan Meyer (double bass, vocals), the uniqueness of the trio’s instrumentation well matches their sound, which blends eras, styles, and traditions from classical to Americana to singer-songwriter. TF3’s collaborations with Pulitzer Prize winners Jennifer Higdon and Kevin Puts resulted in the Grammy Award-winning album, “Letters for the Future,” conducted by Xian Zhang and featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra. Their charismatic performances on major stages, frequent collaborations with acclaimed artists like Ben Folds and Arlo Guthrie, and commitment both on and offstage to encouraging the next generation of musicians, all showcase Time for Three’s unwavering dedication to pushing creative boundaries and captivating audiences worldwide.

Dr. Jon Noworyta, is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands, Instrumental Activities, and Educational Outreach, where he administers all aspects of the woodwind, brass, and percussion area, teaches basic and advanced conducting, courses in music education, and conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, and opera. A versatile conductor who is equally comfortable with orchestras as well as wind and brass groups, Noworyta is the Director of the Crossroads Brass Band of Indianapolis, IN, Artistic Director of the Queen City Freedom Band, the permanent Guest Conductor of Drum Corps International's INpact Band, and the former Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Ensembles under his direction have given notable local, state, national, and international performances, the most significant being Carnegie Hall in 2009, the 2010 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (rehearsal lab), and the 2012 Music for All National Festival. Noworyta has led groups at legendary venues as Chicago's Symphony Center, the Kennedy Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Carnegie Hall.

Noworyta's commitment to high-quality new music led to commissions for various ensembles across the country, some of the most notable being: John and Jim (Viet Cuong, 2024),   Aspire (Jennifer Higdon, 2022), Miniatures (Giovanni Santos consortium, 2020), The Automatic Earth (Steve Bryant consortium, 2019), Hypnotic Memories (Rossano Galante, 2017), Machiavelli’s Conscience (Michael Markowski consortium, 2017), in the midst (Shawn Okpebholo, 2014), Escapade (Charles RochesterYoung consortium, 2013), and Second City Vignettes (Clint Needham, 2005). In April 2017, Noworyta was part of a unique experience with four upcoming female composers; each of whom wrote a concerto to be performed by the Cincinnati Soundbox Orchestra.

Noworyta’s professional affiliations have included the NAFME, CBDNA, WASBE, NABBA, NBA, Pride Bands Alliance, GLSEN, the Conductors Guild, and the Indiana, Illinois, New York (NYSSMA) and Ohio Music Educators Associations. In addition to being an editor for the Indiana Music Educators Association publication inForm, Noworyta is published in The Horizon Leans Forward… stories of courage, strength, and triumph of underrepresented communities in the wind band field by Erik Kar Jun Leung (GIA publications). He has been a member of the Committee for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion for the North American Brass Band Association, is listed among the Who's Who in America Educator's Edition and is a founding member and on the advisory team for the 32,000+ member “Band Director” Facebook group. He was the 2012-13 Distinguished High School Teacher in Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 and is a member of the Fine and Performing Arts Wall of Fame at North Tonawanda High School (his alma mater). 

Kim Wren, CFP® is a Financial Advisor with the Berger Wealth Services team at Baird. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^® and completed her Certificate of Financial Planning though Howard University. In her work with clients, Kim brings an education-first approach to personal finance and investing.

Before her career in finance, she was the Orchestra Director at Thompkins Middle School from 2014-2019 and served as the Orchestra Director for the EVSC/PEF Summer Musical program for four of their productions.

Kim has been recognized as a 20 Under 40 Honoree by the Rotary Club of Evansville and a 50 Under 50 by the Association of African American Advisors. She’s received the Rising Star Award from the Girl Scouts of Southwestern Indiana. 

She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the YWCA of Evansville, Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, Wesselman Woods. She has previously served on the Boards for the Evansville Parks Foundation and the JD Sheth Foundation. She’s an active member of the Baird Women Advisors Council and the Evansville Black Chamber of Commerce.