Street Corner Symphony is an

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group from

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and a contestant on the second season of

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's reality show ''

The Sing-Off ''The Sing-Off'' was an American television singing competition featuring a cappella groups. It debuted on NBC on December 14, 2009, and was produced by Sony Pictures Television and Outlaw Productions, with Mark Burnett's One Three Media (for a ...

''.NBC Universal "The Sing-Off" press release
/ref> During ''The Sing-Off'' season finale, Street Corner Symphony claimed the second place title, losing the championship to

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group Committed. It was formed in 2010 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 Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and th ...

.Contemporary A Cappella Society of America Profile
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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''. 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 (

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) and Adam Chance (

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), to take their places. The group convened to meet the two over a weekend in June and successfully re-auditioned for the show.Street Corner Symphony "About Us" page
/ref> In August 2011, John Martin took a sabbatical to complete a master's degree, and shortly thereafter Kurt Zimmerman (formerly of Eleventh Hour from ''The Sing-Off'') began to fill in as a vocal percussionist. On March 4, 2013, Kurt announced his full-time membership in the group.Kurt Zimmerman Facebook Post
/ref> Bass singer Adam Chance left the group in March 2016, to join Home Free. He was replaced temporarily by Elliott Robinson, and then permanently by Armand Hutton, a Grammy-nominated vocal bass formerly of Naturally 7. Lastly, Nashville artist Kaleb Jones (formerly from The Collective, another group that competed in ''The Sing-Off'') joined the group.

The Sing-Off

SCS were the runners-up on the second season of NBC's ''

'', which aired for three weeks beginning December 6, 2010. The group has also been featured in several commercial advertisements for the show, which can be seen on YouTube.Street Corner Symphony YouTube page
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Discography

The band has released its own recordings through its own record label, UnPractice Records:

''UnPractice Makes Perfect'' (2011)

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" (3:54) # "Holding On" (4:58) # "Plain Jane" (3:46) # "

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" (3:17) # "Most of It" (3:10) # "

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" (3:27) # "World to Me" (3:15) # "

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" (2:36) # " Dead Man's Will" (2:56)

''Southern Autumn Nostalgia'' (2013)

Their newest album, ''Southern Autumn Nostalgia'', is composed of ten original songs written by group members Adam Chance, Jeremy Lister, Richie Lister, John Martin, and Mark McLemore.Southern Autumn Nostalgia Lyrics & Production Information
/ref> It was released on July 16, 2013, and features several guest artists from the worldwide a cappella community, including

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, The Swingle Singers,

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, Deke Sharon, and Voces8.Twitter Announcement of Southern Autumn Nostalgia
/ref> # "Voodoo" (3:26) # "Emily" (3:46) # "Little Old Me" (3:42) # "Loves a Loser" (4:24) # "Southern Autumn Nostalgia" (4:21) # "Frozen in Time" (3:39) # "Picturing You" (3:25) # "Myriad of Stars" (4:24) # "Sicut tempus fugit" (1:21) # "Dragon Rider" (4:36)

''A Street Corner Christmas'' (2016)
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# "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (2:29) # "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (2:07) # "Santa's Lost His Mojo" (2:44) # "This Christmas" (3:03) # "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1:49) # "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" (3:21) # "White Christmas" (3:05) # "What Child Is This" (3:15) # "Silent Night" (4:14)

Singles
July 4, 2012
"Star-Spangled Banner"
March 26, 2013
"Hard to Handle"
October 4, 2013
"Royals"
September 23, 2014
"Madness"
October 8, 2014
"We Are the Chaos Brothers"
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Made In Network's "Find the Beauty"
;Featured on The Sing-Off releases SCS has been featured on compilations in conjunction with ''The Sing-Off'' 2010: "
Auld Lang Syne "Auld Lang Syne" (: note "s" rather than "z") is a popular song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also often ...
" (track #10 on ''The Sing Off - Harmonies For The Holidays'') 2010: "
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" (Track 4 on ''The Sing-Off Season 2 Finalists - The Studio Sessions EP'')

References

External links

streetcornersymphony.com
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