Street Corner Symphony (group)

Street Corner Symphony

Street Corner Symphony in Nashville
Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres A Cappella
Years active 2010 – present
Website http://streetcornersymphony.org
Members
Tenor
John Martin
Jon McLemore †
Jeremy Lister

Baritone
Richie Lister
Mark McLemore †

Bass
Adam Chance

† Indicates vocal percussion
Past members
Tenor
Ben Dixon

Bass
Sean Saunders

Street Corner Symphony is an a cappella group from Nashville, Tennessee and a contestant on the second season of NBC's reality show The Sing-Off.[1] During the The Sing-Off season finale, Street Corner Symphony claimed the second place title, losing the championship to Huntsville, Alabama group Committed. It was formed in 2010 by Jon McLemore for the sole purpose of entering The Sing-Off. The members are from several of the Southeastern United States, including Tennessee, Alabama and Florida; the group is based out of Nashville.[2]

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History

Street Corner Symphony was founded by Jon McLemore on May 28, 2010 to audition for the second season of the NBC show The Sing-Off.[2] The group consisted of six members, including the Lister brothers, Ben Dixon, Sean Saunders and the McLemore brothers. Three weeks later, after passing the audition, Ben and Sean dropped out of the group, citing personal and work-related issues, leaving holes in high tenor and bass. This prompted Mark McLemore to approach two friends from his time in college, John Martin (Huntingdon College) and Adam Chance (The University of Alabama) to take their places. The group convened to meet the two over a weekend in June and successfully re-auditioned for the show.[3]

Two SCS video recordings have been released on YouTube, one being the Tears for Fears song Everybody Wants to Rule the World (from their re-audition tape), the other featuring the Johnny Cash song "Ring of Fire". "Ring of Fire" also includes Jon McLemore fire breathing.[4]

The Sing-Off

SCS were the runners-up on the second season of NBC's The Sing-Off, which aired for three weeks beginning December 6, 2010.[1] The group has also been featured in several commercial advertisements for the show, which can be seen on YouTube.[5]

Discography

SCS will be featured on several releases in 2010. Currently, two have been released:

The Sing Off: Harmonies For The Holidays (2010)

  1. Pitch Slapped: "Joy to the World"
  2. On the Rocks: "White Christmas"
  3. The Backbeats: "O Holy Night"
  4. Eleventh Hour: "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
  5. Men of Note: "The First Noel"
  6. The Whiffenpoofs: "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen"
  7. Committed: "Angels We Have Heard on High"
  8. Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Silent Night"
  9. Groove for Thought: "We Three Kings"/"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
  10. Street Corner Symphony: "Auld Lang Syne"


The Sing-Off Season 2 Finalists: The Studio Sessions EP

  1. Committed: "Apologize"
  2. The Backbeats: "Landslide"
  3. Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town: "Mercy"
  4. Street Corner Symphony: "Creep"

References

  1. ^ a b NBC Universal "The Sing-Off" press release
  2. ^ a b Contemporary A Cappella Society of America Profile
  3. ^ Street Corner Symphony "About Us" page
  4. ^ "Ring of Fire" YouTube video
  5. ^ Street Corner Symphony YouTube page

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