About Us

C# is an organization which develops programs that contribute to the growth of a supportive musical community: a place where members are encouraged to unwind from academics by challenging themselves as singers, performers, and leaders. This community is home to the C# Singers, our competitive a cappella group, and the D♭ Singers, our serious choir group. Each group is comprised of students dedicated to growing as musicians and fostering the musical community at CMU.

Founding

C# began in Fall 2012, when 5 SCS freshmen ended stressful late nights in Gates with music and video games. As the year went on and their love for music grew, the party decided to continue singing under the name C# as a tribute to... well, you get the idea. In Fall 2013, Emily Yeh and Ivan Wang founded C#, inspired by the quirky community at CMU and encouraged by the efforts against stress in SCS.

Music

C#'s music selection ranges from classics and pop artist mixes to video game compositions and modern mashups. Recent songs range from Worry About You, Can't Help Falling in Love, and an Ariana Grande Medley to Russian tongue twisters and in-house compositions.

Mission

C# is a guild of competitive and performance groups that develop collaborative learning, support, and vocal performance opportunities and programs that contribute to the growth of a supportive learning community. The community is built as a platform for pursuing the cooperative growth of casual and experienced vocal performers and groups.

Directors & Cabinet

Gabriel Krotkov - President

Tenor - Junior - Joined Fall 2017

"He will countercoil your ass" - Jacob Feldgoise

Mary Kate Cooke - Vice President Internal

Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2018

Pre-vet ChemE from Chicago who loves music, her dogs (Do you want to see them?), and dabbing. Fueled by coffee and can be found napping around campus wearing one of seven beanies.

Emma Parks - Vice President External

Soprano - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

Hello! I'm a pre-med Chemical and Biomedical Engineering double major. I love to sing, volunteer, run, and read. If you're interested in our organization, contact us! We're so excited to sing with you <3

Camille Strahl - Concert Group Director

Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2019

I believe I can fly.

Rie Ohta - C# Singers Director

Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

CS major from California who loves to dance, sing, nap, and eat. Usually found potatoing in bed; can sometimes be spotted socializing in the wild (rare!!).

Kat Strickland - D♭ Singers Director

Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2017

Freshman in Civil and Environmental Engineering. One of my favorite hobbies is collecting images of clarinet players, like our conductor Christian.

Melody Olvera - Concert Group Conductor and Webmaster

Bass - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

Former bass section leader; still making sure our section is always heard. Because the real Melody is always in the basses.

Tina Chou - C# Singers Conductor

Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2018

CS major | Seattle

Christian Bernard - D♭ Singers Conductor

Tenor - Fifth Year Scholar - Joined Fall 2015

Christian is a Music Major in oboe performance, studying conducting. Basically, you can say he's dedicated to making music any opportunity he gets.

Jocelyn Gao - Treasurer

Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2017

Jocelyn Gao is a sophomore in the Tepper School of Business. She is aka female Bryant🙏🏼

Gabby Perez-Lozano - Secretary

Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2017

Mechanical and biomedical engineering major from Houston, TX. Was in choir throughout high school and joined C# to sing, make friends, and stay sane in college.

Sean Swayze - Technical Director

Tenor - Freshman - Joined Fall 2019

Big Chungus is an overweight giant earth destroying, god killing rabbit. In the memes, it's basically a picture of a fat Bugs Bunny.

Yelim Kim - Choreographer

Soprano - Senior - Joined Spring 2017

Art major lugging around camera equipment half the time you see her

Jon Goodstein - Fundraising Chair

Bass - Junior - Joined Fall 2018

On weekdays, Jon may be found walking aggressively between buildings or eating surprisingly large quantities of food. During weekends he sometimes shoves people in carbon fiber tubes up a hill.

Bryant Chung - C# Social Media Chair and Recruitment Chair

Bass - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

A Material Science/Biomedical Engineering double major. Biggest hobbies are listening to K-Pop, playing video games, and hanging out with/roasting friends.

Erica Chiang - Design Chair

Alto - Freshman - Joined Fall 2019

MechE major from Portland, Oregon who loves playing soccer, reminiscing over old pictures, and telling people she's 6'1".

Max Yeh (Bryant 2) - Photographer

Baritone/Tenor - Junior - Joined Fall 2017

Born and raised in New Jersey. Social and Decision Sciences. Self-proclaimed meme connoisseur. BariTenor boi.

Regine Choi - D♭ Social Media Chair

Alto - IMB Student - Joined Fall 2015

Resident dancer who also does ChemE things sometimes. Hails from the nonexistent state of Delaware.

C♯ Singers

Anya Singhal

Soprano - Freshman - Joined Fall 2019

The Exchange offers custom deli sandwiches and homemade salads, soups, and hot entrées, as well as fresh baked goods, fruit, yogurt parfaits, nutritional bars, and other grab-and-go items.

Bryant Chung

Bass - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

A Material Science/Biomedical Engineering double major. Biggest hobbies are listening to K-Pop, playing video games, and hanging out with/roasting friends.

Christine Wu

Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

CogSci major from California who loves hugs and for some reason tends to get squatted at parties.

Emma Parks

Soprano - Senior - Joined Fall 2016

Gabriel Krotkov