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Genesis Browne

Genesis Browne

Alto 2

Year: Silliman 2026

Major: Psychology and Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies

Hometown: Queens, NY

Interests: Thrifting, crochet, vlogging, and all things beauty

Favorite Music: R&B, pop, anything by Lauryn Hill, Taylor Swift, or Adele

Fun Fact: I taught myself how to be ambidextrous!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: The cursed late night on the golf course during Florida tour

Email: genesis.browne@yale.edu

Tori Browne

Tori Browne

Alto 1

Year: Silliman 2027

Major: History and Ed Studies Certificate

Hometown: Queens, NY

Interests: Hip hop dance, ukulele,  NYT connections, Sally Rooney’s book discography, Annie’s mac and cheese

Favorite Music: Flyte, SZA, Nick Drake, KAYTRANADA, Billie Eilish, Daniel Caesar, Radiohead, Elliot Smith, anything folky, and Mixed Company of Yale ;)

Fun Fact: I performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade when I was 12!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Wandering around a golf course at 1 AM while pretending to be in a horror movie — while composing and performing an arrangement of Uptown Funk with my tap class along the way?

Email: tori.browne@yale.edu

Michael Cheng

Michael Cheng

Bass 1

Year: Berkeley 2026

Major: Classics and Economics

Hometown: Westford, MA

Interests: Clarinet, naps that give you the spins, and laughing

Favorite Music: Lana Del Rey, Peach Tree Rascals, My Chemical Romance

Fun Fact: I once threw up in a YMCA pool and everyone had to get out

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Giddily trampolining in the dark with everyone

Email: michael.cheng.msc96@yale.edu

Drew Kim

Drew Kim

Bass 2

Year: Stiles 2026

Major: Math and Computer Science

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Interests: Weightlifting, guitar, matcha, cooking steaks, poker, Brawl Stars

Favorite Music: The 1975, LANY, Joji, keshi, HONNE

Fun Fact: I can’t whistle

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Rohit asking to record my audition

Email: andrew.kim@yale.edu

Lai'ku Layaoen

Lai'ku Layaoen

Baritone — Logistics Manager

Year: Trumbull 2028

Major: Mechanical Engineering and Film Studies

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

Interests: Playing volleyball, spending time in nature with his bare dogs out, cosplaying with his hands

Favorite Music: Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Cupcakke

Fun Fact:

Favorite Mixed Co Memory:

Email: laiku.layaoen@yale.edu

Naomi Ling

Naomi Ling

Alto 1 — Assistant Musical Director, Webmaster

Year: Murray 2028

Major: Cognitive Science

Hometown: Columbia, MD

Interests: Lifting weights, taking long nature walks, reading Franny Choi’s poetry, sipping chai

Favorite Music: GIVEON, Renee Rapp, Daniel Caesar, grentperez, Sabrina Carpenter, Joni Mitchell

Fun Fact: I can type 150 wpm

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Pool day at Dani’s house

Email: naomi.ling@yale.edu

Taban Malihi

Taban Malihi

Soprano 1 — Assistant Business Manager

Year: Franklin 2028

Major: Applied Physics and Global Affairs

Hometown: Newton, MA

Interests: Cooking, learning new languages, financial modeling, sunset photography, MENA history rabbit holes, period dramas

Favorite Music: Fairuz, Googoosh, Hayedeh, Ella Fitzgerald, Eydie Gormé, TUL8TE, Elyanna, Mitski

Fun Fact: I once high-fived a tarantula

Favorite Mixed Co memory: Spontaneously singing “Satisfied” together on the way to retreat and also in Sillibutt at 1am

Email: taban.malihi@yale.edu

Hari Manchi

Hari Manchi

Tenor 1 — Rush Manager

Year: Trumbull 2028

Major: Environmental Studies and History

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Interests: Tuba, rewatching sitcoms, Monopoly (but not other board games), Hiking

Favorite Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Queen, Joan Baez, Tyler, The Creator, Stravinsky, berlioz

Fun Fact: I was in fact technically knighted!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Maxing out my metro card every single day on london tour

Email: hari.manchi@yale.edu

Ayannah Obas

Ayannah Obas

Alto 2 — Rush Advisor

Year: Benjamin Franklin 2027

Major: Political Science and East Asian Studies

Hometown: West Haven, CT

Interests: Learning about different cultures and languages, traveling, music, and international relations

Favorite Music: SZA, Summer Walker, Brent Faiyaz, Steve Lacy

Fun Fact: I speak 3 languages!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Getting locked out of our hotel in Peru while singing and wandering aimlessly around the empty streets

Email: Ayannah.Obas@yale.edu

Emily Patrick

Emily Patrick

Soprano 2 — Rush Advisor

Year: TD 2026

Major: Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies, Chemistry, and Ed Studies Certificate

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Interests: Arranging, romance novels, sea monkeys, spoiling my nieces and nephews, theater, dance, crafts

Favorite Music: Fleet Foxes, Thérapie TAXI, Clara Luciani, The Black Keys, The Who, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Mamas & The Papas, ELO, Blondie, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp

Fun Fact: I can fit my fist in my mouth

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Absolutely crushing everyone in the card game Marrying Mr. Darcy

Email: emily.patrick@yale.edu

Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez

Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez

Soprano 1 — Business Manager, External Social Chair

Year: JE 2027

Major: Global Affairs

Hometown: Woodbridge, CT

Interests: The New York Times mini, re-reading Joan Didion, watching old SNL videos, gardening, hiking, and baking bread

Favorite Music: Aretha Franklin, Bad Bunny, Hozier, the Pixies, Arctic Monkeys, Maria Rita

Fun Fact: I have a triple nationality (Mexico, Peru, and the US)

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Long walks on the golf course in Florida at midnight

Email: daniela.rodriguez-larrainfernandez@yale.edu

Everett Tolbert-Schwartz

Everett Tolbert-Schwartz

Baritone

Year: Jonathan Edwards 2026

Major: Applied Physics and Chemistry

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Interests: Musical theater, guitar, reading (mostly science fiction!)

Favorite Music: Folk, classic rock

Fun Fact: I can blacksmith!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Learning salsa dancing in Peru

Email: everett.tolbert-schwartz@yale.edu

Sabrina Strapp

Sabrina Strapp

Alto 2 — Head Rush Manager, Performance Director

Year: Pierson 2028

Major: History and English

Hometown: Newton, MA

Interests: NYT Spelling Bee, Lorde’s Solar Power album, the Acorn, musical theater, Pitch Perfect 2 (the best one), exploring campus

Favorite Music: Renee Rapp, U2, Hanan Ben Ari, Taylor Swift, The Lumineers, Phoebe Bridgers, Hozier, Noa Kirel, Lana Del Rey, SZA, Billie Eilish

Fun Fact: I love cranberry sauce and hate mashed potatoes

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Alto sectionals :)

Email: sabrina.strapp@yale.edu

Samuel Vargas

Samuel Vargas

Bass 1 — Assistant Business Manager, Schticktator, MC

Year: Pierson 2028

Major: Computing & Economics

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC

Interests: Jazz, alto saxophone, Chinese, entrepreneurship

Favorite Music: Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars, Paul Desmond, Frank Sinatra, Childish Gambino

Fun Fact: I have played a solo in Carnegie Hall with my high school wind ensemble!

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Seeing reactions to our freshbagel skit

Email: samuel.vargas@yale.edu

Kenneth Vo

Kenneth Vo

Tenor 1 — Musical Director

Year: Branford 2027

Major: Environmental Engineering

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interests: BTD6, basketball, breaking, anime, sushi videos on YouTube

Favorite Music: RINI, Giveon, Lucky Daye, Sylo, Victoria Monet

Fun Fact: I'm right handed when I write and I'm left handed when I read

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Any late night walk on tour

Email: kenneth.vo@yale.edu

Ben Weiss

Ben Weiss

Bass 2 — Internal Social Chair

Year: Franklin 2027

Major: Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry and Computer Science

Hometown: London, UK

Interests: Film photography, coffee, science fiction, scuba diving, running

Favourite music: Dominic Fike, Friday Pilots Club, Still Woozy, Maroon 5, Weston Estate

Fun Fact: I can hold my breath for 3 minutes

Favourite Memory: Basses getting the room

Email: ben.weiss@yale.edu

Sally Zheng

Sally Zheng

Soprano 2 — Social Media Manager, Fashionista

Year: Morse 2028

Major: Cognitive Science and Applied Math

Hometown: Queens, NY

Interests: Musical theatre, reading, thrifting, collecting fragrances, making jewelry

Favorite Music: Laufey, Norah Jones, Adrianne Lenker, beabadoobee

Fun Fact: I had a slime business in elementary school

Favorite Mixed Co Memory: Retreat!

Email: sally.zheng@yale.edu

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Genesis Browne
Tori Browne
Michael Cheng
Drew Kim
Lai'ku Layaoen
Naomi Ling
Taban Malihi
Hari Manchi
Ayannah Obas
Emily Patrick
Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain Fernandez
Everett Tolbert-Schwartz
Sabrina Strapp
Samuel Vargas
Kenneth Vo
Ben Weiss
Sally Zheng
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