“And we usually rehearse at least four hours a day.”
“We’re rehearsing like crazy to prepare for Tuesday,” said Micah Christian, referring to the Top 12 performances on Tuesday night. We didn’t have any big, lofty dreams,” said Kendall Ramseur, the cellist for Sons of Serendip, a musical ensemble comprised of four Boston University alumni who happened to stumble across one another and, recently, some well-deserved fame after they auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” and made it to the Top 12 round. Neo-soul group Sons of Serendip advanced to the finale of America’s Got Talent Wednesday night, making them one of the top six acts on the show. Now, add a fourth prince, change the setting to Cambridge and substitute the camel with the coveted title of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”, and you have the 2014 revision. All have been playing their instruments since childhood.Serendipity: A term derived from the old Persian tale of three princes from Serendip who took an accidental journey through the Far East whilst searching for a lost camel. The members are: Micah Christian, a teacher from Randolph, MA and the lead singer for the group pianist/vocalist Cordaro Rodriguez, an attorney from Charlotte, NC Kendall Ramseur, a cellist and cello instructor from Charlotte, NC and harpist Mason Morton, a teacher from Atlanta.
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The Sons of Serendip (SoS) are four friends, who through a series of serendipitous events, came together in graduate school at Boston University and auditioned for America's Got Talent.
Click here for Sons of Serendip’s AGT Top 12 performance of “Ordinary World”: The album also includes “Wicked Games” which stood out as the group’s break-through performance on the show, and “Bring Me to Life”, from their stirring appearance in the finals (complete track listing below). Sons of Serendip will delight fans who have been waiting for studio recordings of the group’s AGT showstoppers, including their first audition selection “Somewhere Only We Know”, which not only introduced America to their poignant and remarkably lush sound but also garnered the the group their first of many unanimous “yes” votes from the judges leading Mel B to exclaim “it transported me somewhere else”. Watch Sons of Serendip’s unforgettable AGT profile introduction video here: The classically trained quartet – Micah Christian (lead vocals), Kendall Ramseur (cello, vocals), Mason Morton (harp) and Cordaro Rodriguez (piano, vocals) – won fourth place and the hearts of fans and judges alike on America's Got Talent with their sumptuous, emotionally stirring orchestral and acoustic interpretations of modern and traditional pop classics, arranged with vocals, cello, harp and piano. In its first week out, Sons of Serendip claimed Billboard’s #4 Heatseeker spot, #14 Internet Album, and #94 Top Current Album, and the #1 Heatseeker position in the Northeast, and #2 in both Mountain and South Atlantic regions. February, 3 2015 (New York, NY) – The 2014 America’s Got Talent finalists and audience favorites, Sons of Serendip have released their debut studio recording, a self-titled compilation of the group’s most memorable performances on the wildly popular talent competition show.
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