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Last week I spent some time in Indianapolis, and the last night I was there, I was invited to a concert at Conner Prairie to see Time for Three.  This was an outdoor concert that provide endless lawn space for people lay  blankets and some beach chairs and enjoy the live music.  I did not know what to expect other than this was a trio of classically trained musicians who were going to play nonclassical repertoire including covers of various pop tunes or bluegrass, jazz, and folk songs.  Whenever I hear that a string group is playing pop covers, I instantly become skeptical and wonder if I’m going to waste a perfectly good 2 hours of my life.  My skepticism went out the roof once they started playing and I was impressed from beginning to end.  After all, these guys (two violinists and a bassist) attended the Curtis Institute, which means they definitely have the technical and musical facility to play (that’s an understatement!).  Not only that, but they have a lot of soul and groove to their playing, which seems rare with classical musicians.  Posted on top is their rendition of the Bach Double, all jazzed up, and below is their cover of Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek.”  One final thing: Chris Brubeck, son of Dave Brubeck, has written a concerto for Time for Three and orchestra, which I look forward to hearing.

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