There are far too many musicians who spend their lives playing on street corners and in subways, pouring out tunes from Bob Dylan to Beethoven while harried crowds pass them by. Some people may stop to listen for a moment, maybe even toss a few coins into their open music cases. Then their bus or train comes and they’re gone. The music becomes just another note in the sea of noise.

For one Russian folk trio, the story had a different ending.

The legendary beginning of Trio Voronezh took place in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, where the musicians were “discovered” playing Bach. The legend is a bit fuzzy on who actually made the discovery, but the trio’s popularity is clear.

The group formed in 1993 in the working-class Russian city of Voronezh, and in the last 13 years has played around the world, performing a unique combination of Russian folk songs, classical music and popular songs, all on traditional Russian instruments.

The trio performs April 8 at the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton.

Even their names are musical. Vladimir Volochin plays the domra, a three-stringed short-necked lute that is a relative of the balalaika. Since the 15th century in Russia it has been played as a solo instrument, and now is commonly played in folk music ensembles.

Sergei Teleschev plays the bajan, a chromatic button accordion with several registers, and Valeri Petruchin plays the large double-bass balalaika, the three-stringed Russian national instrument with a triangular body known for its resonant sound.

The trio received classical training at the music conservatory in their hometown, and the members do all their own arranging, giving new life to old classics.

The trio made its United States debut at the 1996 Oregon Bach Festival and in 1998 appeared on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor.

In addition to solo concerts, the trio has performed with orchestras such as the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Just how varied is Trio Voronezh’s music? A self-titled CD recorded in 1999 features “Michelangelo ‘70,” a tango by Astor Piazzolla, “Moment Musical for Piano in F minor,” by Franz Schubert, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by Felix Mendelssohn, an Argentinian dance and a Gershwin Medley.

The Trio Voronezh performs 8 p.m. April 8 at the Admiral Theatre, 515 Pacific Ave., Bremerton. Tickets are $22 main floor and loge, $16 balcony. Main floor dinner show tickets are $53. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., reservations required.

Tickets are available at the box office 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by phone at (360) 373-6743.