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 and Webmaster

Soprano - Senior - Joined Fall 2019

there's a BEE???

Allie Feldman - Vice President External

Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022

*hums a C#4

James Kim - Vice President Internal

Baritone - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021

SUS!! SUS means that someone is doing something weird or suspicious. For example: Red is sus!! Imposter sussy baka. James has a sussy bussy.

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 and Technical Director

Bass - Sophomore - Joined Spring 2022

Menghan Liu - Treasurer

Soprano - Junior - Joined Fall 2021

Cog sci major from Beijing, love singing and staying at home.

Anthony Cheng - Recruitment Chair and 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]

Michelle Yue - Fundraising Chair

Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2019

C# is the beep to my boop

Erica Chiang - Design Chair

Alto - Senior - Joined Fall 2019

I <3 C#. James is SUS

Julia Liu - Photographer

Soprano - Sophomore - Joined Fall 2021

IS major from MD. Watches kids cartoons because am in denial about being an adult

Cindy Chen - Social Media Chair

Alto - Junior - Joined Fall 2021

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