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 Light in the Hallway, Shrek Medley, and Baba Yetu to Chosen Family and I'm a Train.
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
Abby Shrack - President
Soprano - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
there's a BEE???
James Kim - Vice President Internal
Baritone - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
That reminded me of One Piece!
Matthew Frame - C++ Director
Bass - Senior - Joined Spring 2020
*stops rehearsal to make another pun*
Susanna Britton - D♭ Singers Director
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
ECE major, pianist, incapable of leaving a bookstore empty handed. Makes excellent soup.
Monica Qiu - C++ Conductor
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
...
Eric Schneider - C# Singers Conductor
Bass - M.S. Student - Joined Fall 2021
You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look. https://xkcd.com/1498/
Ryan Onestak - D♭ Singers Conductor
Bass - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022
It's all about the feel. Are you feeling? How are you feeling? (not well)
Menghan Liu - Treasurer
Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2021
Cog sci major from Beijing, love singing and staying at home.
Teresa Cai - Secretary and Recruitment Chair
Alto - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
Singer, guitarist, amateur birdwatcher, oh and I guess I study engineering, too.
Abby Miller-Peterson - Technical Director
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
Head empty, no thoughts :)
Anthony Cheng - Choreographer
Tenor - PhD Student - Joined Fall 2021
The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep]
Erica Chiang - Design Chair
Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
I <3 C#. James is SUS
Julia Liu - Photographer and Webmaster
Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
ya like jazz?
Sarah Gano - Social Media Chair
Soprano - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
a fun fact about me is that
David Durdaller - Social Chair
Tenor - Junior - Joined Fall 2022
Nice.
C♯ Singers
Allie Feldman
Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022
*hums a C#4
Anthony Cheng
Tenor - PhD Student - Joined Fall 2021
The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The running speed starts slowly, but gets faster each minute after you hear this signal. [beep]
Cindy Chen
Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2021
a short description about me
Daniel Chia
Baritone - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
yUHHH
Eric Schneider
Bass - M.S. Student - Joined Fall 2021
You can't trample infidels when you're a tortoise. I mean, all you could do is give them a meaningful look. https://xkcd.com/1498/
James Kim
Baritone - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
That reminded me of One Piece!
Jocelyn Hao
Soprano - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
John Liu
Bass - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
base singer
Kate Hanson
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2022
It took me two months to write this bio
May Li
Alto - M.S. Student - Joined Fall 2022
Noe Phillips
Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2022
Ryan Liu
Baritone - M.S. Student - Joined Fall 2018
Woo! Singing!
Sarah Gano
Soprano - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
a fun fact about me is that
Sunny Fan
Bass - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
SUS!! SUS means that someone is doing something weird or suspicious. For example: Red is sus!! Imposter sussy baka. James has a sussy bussy.
Yeonwoo Kim
Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2020
Cognitive Science major from Northern Virginia and South Korea
D♭ Singers
Abby Miller-Peterson
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
Head empty, no thoughts :)
Abby Shrack
Soprano - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
there's a BEE???
Allie Feldman
Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022
*hums a C#4
Andrew Jong
Bass - Class of 2022 - Joined Fall 2022
Ben Martinez
Tenor - Junior - Joined Spring 2021
Proponent of sound stairwell singing at suspiciously late hours. I screech the high notes… even when I’m not supposed to
Daniel Katusele
Bass - PhD Student - Joined Fall 2021
Civil Eng student
David Durdaller
Tenor - Junior - Joined Fall 2022
Nice.
Eli Fox
Tenor - Senior - Joined Spring 2022
Eli is majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Robotics. When not singing, he is playing bassoon in the All University Orchestra, doing kicks and flips in Tricking Club, or making games for Game Creation Society.
Erica Chiang
Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
I <3 C#. James is SUS
Frances Adiwijaya
Alto - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
James Kim
Baritone - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
That reminded me of One Piece!
John Liu
Bass - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
base singer
Joshua Marucheck
Tenor - Junior - Joined Fall 2022
¬∃x:ℕ.(S(x*x)=0). But we can define a new type "ℕ+unit" and three overloaded operations on this type: a + b := 0; a * b := 1 if a=() and b=() else 0; S(a) := 0 if a=1 else 2. Then ∃x:ℕ+unit.(S(x*x)=0), and ℕ+unit is a ring as much as ℕ is.
Julia Liu
Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
ya like jazz?
Lance Miller
Bass - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
ChemE who also loves being a part of Scotch'n'Soda!
Laura Yao
Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2021
CS major from Maryland!
Malaika Alphons
Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2020
ChemE major from New Jersey!
Matthew Frame
Bass - Senior - Joined Spring 2020
*stops rehearsal to make another pun*
Max Sprigg-Dudley
Bass - Class of 2022 - Joined Fall 2020
I study Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Public Policy. I sing for the glory of Eru Ilúvatar.
Menghan Liu
Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2021
Cog sci major from Beijing, love singing and staying at home.
Michelle Yue
Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2019
C# is the beep to my boop
Monica Qiu
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
...
Ryan Onestak
Bass - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022
It's all about the feel. Are you feeling? How are you feeling? (not well)
Shenai Chan
Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2022
can i compost sleepytime tea? or will the worms get too sleepy?
Sunny Fan
Bass - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
SUS!! SUS means that someone is doing something weird or suspicious. For example: Red is sus!! Imposter sussy baka. James has a sussy bussy.
Susanna Britton
Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021
ECE major, pianist, incapable of leaving a bookstore empty handed. Makes excellent soup.
Teresa Cai
Alto - Freshman - Joined Fall 2022
Singer, guitarist, amateur birdwatcher, oh and I guess I study engineering, too.