Main Street (quartet)
{{short description|Barbershop quartet}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Main Street
| image =
| alt = 2017 International Quartet Champion
| caption =
| years_active = 2011–present
| genre = Barbershop
| website = [http://www.mainstreetqt.com/ www.mainstreetqt.com]
| current_members = Roger Ross – tenor
Tony DeRosa – lead
Mike McGee – baritone
Myron Whittlesey – bass
}}
Main Street is a barbershop quartet that started singing as a group on March 20, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/MainStreetqt/about/ |title=Main Street |publisher=Facebook |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
The quartet has won several awards, culminating in their 2017 win of the Barbershop Harmony Society's International Quartet Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite web |url=http://www.barbershop.org/main-street-wins-international-quartet-championship/ |title=Main Street wins International Quartet Championship |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |date=July 11, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 |first=Brian |last=Lynch }} Main Street participates in shows all over the United States, and all four members have been or are currently performing at Walt Disney World with the Dapper Dans{{cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/jon-busdeker/os-dapper-dans-main-street-barbershop-post.html |title=Current, past Dapper Dans perform Lady Gaga, Britney Spears in viral hit |date=October 23, 2015 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |first=Jon |last=Busdeker |quote=All of them are either current or former members of the Dapper Dans, the barbershop quartet that performs at Walt Disney World. }} and/or the Voices of Liberty.
Members
The members of Main Street have over 100 years of combined barbershop experience which includes thirteen International competition medals (4 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze), two International collegiate medals, and eleven District quartet championships. Tony DeRosa received an additional International gold medal in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://files.barbershop.org/PDFs/Scores/2024QF-placeholder.txt |title=BHS 2024 International Convention Quartet Finals: Official Scoring Summary |date=July 6, 2024 |website=Barbershop Harmony Society |access-date=July 8, 2024}}
DeRosa and Mike McGee have directed several choruses to District championships and competed as representatives at the International chorus competitions. Roger Ross has volunteered for several years as a Presentation judge for barbershop competitions and served in administrative positions, most notably as President of the Association of International Champions.
Ross and DeRosa have been inducted into the BHS Sunshine District Hall of Fame for their work in helping promote barbershop and the district in the state of Florida. Ross has also been named Barbershopper of the Year.
Awards
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- 2017 International 1st Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.barbershop.org/files/INTL20170705_QF.OSS1.pdf |website=barbershop.org |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada |date=July 8, 2017 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2016 International 3rd Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2016/intl/int16fqt.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Nashville, Tennessee |date=July 9, 2016 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2015 International 3rd Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2015/intl/int15fqt.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=July 4, 2015 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2014 International 3rd Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2014/intl/int14fqt.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada |date=July 5, 2014 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2013 International 4th Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2013/intl/int13fqt.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Toronto, Ontario |date=July 6, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2012 International 5th Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2012/Intl/INT12FQT.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Portland, Oregon |date=July 7, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2011 International 5th Place Medalists{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2011/Intl/INT11FQT.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Convention: International, Quartet Finals, Kansas City, Missouri |date=July 9, 2011 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
- 2011 Sunshine District Quartet Champions{{cite web |url=http://www.harmonize.ws/harmonetreporter/scores/2011/Spring/Prelims/SUN11PQTF.pdf |website=harmonize.ws |publisher=Barbershop Harmony Society |title=Official Scoring Summary, BHS, International Quartet Preliminaries and District Chorus Convention: Sunshine District, Quartet Finals, Orlando, Florida |date=April 9, 2011 |access-date=July 18, 2017 }}
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Discography
- Smile (2018)
References
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External links
- [http://www.mainstreetqt.com Official website]
- [https://www.aicgold.com/quartet/main-street/ AIC entry]
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