Sons of Serendip Sizzles on the Charts

By Mara Sassoon | Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Banner image: The quartet Sons of Serendip is made up of (from left) Kendall Ramseur (’12), Cordaro Rodriguez (LAW’12), Micah Christian (STH’12), and Mason Morton (’12, ’15).

After Sons of Serendip finished fourth on America’s Got Talent in 2014, you wouldn’t have blamed the quartet for resting on their laurels. But cellist and vocalist Ken­dall Ramseur (’12), harpist Mason Morton (’12, ’15), pianist and guitarist Cordaro Rodriguez (LAW’12), and lead singer Micah Christian (STH’12) had other plans: the group released their first album in January.

The haunting blend of instrumentals and vocals that made the quartet a television fan favorite is even more moving and refined in their self-titled debut. The album is packed with their classical covers of popular songs, many of which they performed on America’s Got Talent. For their first track, Sons recorded their angelic rendition of Keane’s “Somewhere Only We Know,” the song they performed for their first-round audition. Within one week of its release, the album appeared on five Billboard charts.