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

"I'm gonna go on a tangent for a minute, ok?"

Matthew Frame - C++ Director

Bass - Senior - Joined Spring 2020

the magical hot bean juice is the wind beneath my wings, my elixir of cognizance, the apricity in the harshest of winters, and the fuel of the fire in burning my heart.

Susanna Britton - D♭ Singers Director

Alto - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021

it's pronounced Sus Anna

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

look it's a bird!!

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

Anya Singhal