Band History

Formed as Tim DeLaughter dealt with the death of his Tripping Daisy bandmate Wes Berggren, The Polyphonic Spree is as much an expression of joy as it is a band. Literally unlike anything you've seen before, the band features more than twenty people clad in choir robes, performing lush orchestrations of songs whose meaning you may not grasp intellectually, but that you'll get at a much more visceral level.

The band has been featured in VW commercials and film soundtracks and performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 2004.

The Polyphonic Spree puts on an annual holiday extravagaza that has grown large enough to fill Nokia Live. They tour constantly, and have now spawned myriad side projects by various members of the group.

From staff reports.

Members

• Tim DeLaughter: guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, vocals
• Matt Bricker: trumpet
• Audrey Easley: flute, piccolo
• Ryan Fitzgerald: guitar
• Toby Halbrooks: theremin
• Evan Hisey: keyboards, organ
• Evan Jacobs: piano
• Rick Nelson: cello, upright bass, viola, violin
• Mark Pirro: bass
• Ricky Rasura: harp
• Mike St. Clair: trombone
• Brian Teasley: percussion
• Bryan Wakeland: drums
• Julie Doyle: vocals
• Jennifer Jobe: vocals
• Jessica Jordan: vocals
• Jennie Kelley: vocals
• Michael Musick: vocals
• Jamey Welch: vocals
• Apotsaia Wilson: vocals

Former Members

• Annie Clark: guitar

Albums

• The Beginning Stages Of...
  
• Together We're Heavy
  
• The Fragile Army
  

Influences

Pink Floyd, Electric Light Orchestra, The Beatles

Sound Description

Imagine all the band, orchestra and chorus kids from your high school on one stage, amped up to 11 and jumping up and down like Naughty by Nature on lithium

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