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ost of the student body knows this duo from their choice came easily. Choosing the songs to play was the difficult
M incredible performances they put on each year at the part. “What song we perform is really dependent on what we think

Playing for Change concert. Izzy and Carson make
the audience would like to hear. However, sometimes we have
diverging views on that, so it ends up that we each individually
taking popular songs and transcribing them into violin
arrangements seem easy. Behind the scences, though, a lot of will write transcriptions of songs that we think will sound good
practicing is involved. “We first and once they’re written, we play them
“RECORDING A TAPED AUDITION IN
played together in 8th grade during together to see if we can perform
a combined concert between the it later.” The rum or mill has been
Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton THE COMING WEEKS AND SENDING IT spinning out some interesting stories
campuses. We were both the about the duo’s future, but it turns out
concertmaster of our respective TO AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.” some of the gossip may just be true.
orchestras, so we shared a solo in “Unfortunately, my parents didn’t let
one of the pieces we played together.” But this orchestral acoustic us go up to Tampa to play a live audition, but we are going to be
violin differs quite a bit from the electric violin they use for their recording a taped audition in the coming weeks and sending it to
live duets. “We kind of just thought that electric music (Wake Me America’s Got Talent. Hopefully someone over there sees it and
Up) deserved an electric sound.” Having played the electric violin gives us a cal 1 back! ” This super-pair has revolutionized music in an
with their band in “Devil Went Down to Georgia” previously, this exciting way, pushing their limits and acheiving the inconcievable.

Classical to electric, Izzy Ercan and Carson Poltorack

add a pop Iwisl to their violin talents.
STORY I JODIE KAHAN