THE V'S
SUMMER CHAMBERS
Soprano '20 (Graduating '19)
Vice President '17, Publicity '18, Asst. Music Director '18 & '19
Hometown: Williamsburg
Major: Spanish and Linguistics
Audition Songs: Put Your Records On, Work Song
Favorite V's Song: All These Things That I've Done
Favorite UVA Tradition: Trash-talking Mr. Jefferson
Life Outside the V's: USingers, Piano playing, Songwriting, Anxiety lol
You Won't Ever See Me: Pass a dog without petting it
Never Would You Ever Believe: I was a state champ in high school track rip
TOM SHAW
Bass '20
Secretary '17
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Majors: Music
Audition Songs: Pinball Wizard, Carry on Wayward Son
Favorite V's Song: Bottom of the River
Favorite UVA Tradition: Roll Night
Life Outside the V's: Virginia Glee Club, writing music, fire
You Won't Ever See Me: Turn down chocolate
Never Would You Ever Believe: I bartend professionally
DREW HUDSPETH
Bass '20
Social Chair '19
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Major: Chemistry
Audition Song: Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri; So What- Pink
Fave Vs song: Somebody to Love
Fave UVA Tradition: LOTL
Life Outside the Vs: Non-existent
You Won’t Ever See Me: In a library
Never Would You Ever Believe: That I used to go to the Naval Academy
KRISTEN SPENCE
Soprano '20
Publicity Chair '19
Hometown: Phillipsburg, NJ
Major: Nursing
Audition Songs: River by Bishop Briggs, Say It Ain’t So by Weezer
Favorite V's Song: Jackie & Wilson (rip Dan)
Favorite UVA Tradition: trick or treating on the lawn bc puppies & babies in cute costumes
Life Outside the V's: catching sunsets in Shenandoah National Park, #savinglives at UVA hospital, making late night chicken tendy runs at cookout, or watching naruto for the 100th time
You Won't Ever See Me: without water or chick fil a sauce #hydrateordydrate
Never Would You Ever Believe: I hiked the Great Wall of China for my birthday last October
MICHAEL VAN METER
Tenor '20
Treasurer '19
Hometown: Springfield, VA
Major: Statistics and Economics
Audition Songs: Golden Slumbers (The Beatles), Somebody to Love (Queen)
Favorite V's Song: That's What you Get (Paramore)
Favorite UVA Tradition: Streaking/Falling
Life Outside the V's: Club Sailing, APO, Running, plotting the establishment of a new world order
You Won't Ever See Me: in class ( jk jk jk ;) )
Never Would You Ever Believe: can be a responsible adult sometimes
OLIVIA MARCANTANIO
Alto '20
Hometown: Great Falls VA
Major: Biology
Audition Songs: Sugar We're Going Down, Ballad of Mona Lisa
Favorite V's Song: Hooked on a Feeling
Favorite UVA Tradition: Obtaining a Degree
Life Outside the V's: Class and extracurriculars
You Won't Ever See Me: Regularly using social media
ELLY EASTER
Alto '20
Social chair & Publicity co-chair Fall '18, President '19
Hometown: Charlottesville
Major: English
Audition Songs: "Both Sides Now," by Joni Mitchell, "You Know I'm No Good," by Amy Winehouse
Favorite V's Song: This Is Gospel
Favorite UVA tradition: streaking the lawn or sing the good ole song
Life outside the V's: SO I'm an english major and a Russian minor meaning my life is just spent in the pursuit of reading. I also like reading on my porch, drinking beer, playing the git fiddle, and hanging with my friends! AKA low key granola human
You Wont Ever See Me: doing literally any math ever.
Never Would you ever believe: My family use to keep bees and i am sword swallower
ZACH BAUGHER
Baritone but we don’t do that here so I sing bass '21
Music Director ’19
Hometown: Lynchburg, VA
Major: Math and (very likely) one of Music/CS
Audition songs: Never Gonna Give You Up (yes that one), Seven Nation Army
Favorite V’s Song: Ballad of Mona Lisa
Favorite UVA Tradition: Secret societies’ decoration of the Jefferson statue on 4/13
Life outside the V’s: I play bass in a band (New Society), sing in Hoo-V-I (yay vocal jazz!!), facetime my girlfriend, play cards, fangirl over Nintendo, do a lotta math
You Won’t Ever See Me: In gym clothes/on a sportsball field
Never Would You Ever Believe: “Together Forever” is unironically good it just gets shat on bc it’s Never Gonna Give You Up with a better chord structure
DREW BUCKLEY
Tenor '21
Vice President '19
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Major: Environmental Science and Music
Audition Songs: Stand By Me- Ben E. Kind; Going to California- Led Zeppelin
Favorite V's Songs: Somebody To Love
Favorite UVA Tradition: Basketball and the Good Ol' Song
Life Outside the V's: studying and drinking over priced coffee
Never Would You Ever Believe: I was an All-State Volleyball player in high school rip
COURTNEY JACOBS
Alto '21
Vice President '18
Hometown: Houston, TX
Major: Computer Science
Audition Songs: Who’s Lovin’ You (Michael Bublé version), Little Black Submarines (Black Keys)
Favorite V's Song: Oh, Darling!
Favorite UVA Tradition: LOTL
Life Outside the V's: Veggies of Virginia VP, Silver Retriever lead vocals
You Won't Ever See Me: Dehydrated
Never Would You Ever Believe: I didn’t know what a radiator was before coming to UVA
HANNAH MAUPIN
Soprano '22 (Graduating '21)
Assistant Treasurer '19
Hometown: Forest, VA
Major: Biology (Pre-Med)
Audition Songs: Self-Esteem by The Offspring and Cryin’ by Aerosmith
Favorite V's Song: CARRY ON WAYWARD SON OMGGGGG
Favorite UVA Tradition: Snowball fight at the first snow
Life Outside the V's: running, eating, or snoozing
You Won't Ever See Me: eating spicy things lol I can’t even handle flamin hot cheetos
Never Would You Ever Believe: I can fit my fist in my mouth wild I know
OMEGA ILIJEVICH
Soprano '23
Hometown: Fredericksburg
Major: Political Science or Public Policy
Audition Songs: Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers & Should I Stay or Should I Go by the Clash
Favorite UVA tradition: Lighting of the Lawn
Life Outside the V's: First Year Players, University Democrats, watching movies, and going to concerts
You Won't Ever See Me: With free time
Never Would You Ever Believe: I can play the harmonica part in Piano Man
HUNTER CARLTON
Tenor '23
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Major: Comm... hopefully
Audition songs: Fall (by yours truly), Basket Case (Green Day)
Favorite uva tradition: streaking the lawn
Life outside the vs: In a band, Writes Music, Enjoys Drama, Sports, and J chillin with friends
You won't ever see me: Because I'm invisible
Never would you ever believe: I have never seen The Godfather
MADDY MARTIN
Alto/Soprano '23
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Major: Linguistics and Music
Audition songs: Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John
Favorite uva tradition: the Good Ole Song
Life outside the vs: University Singers, Chamber Singers, Arts Committee on Student Council, Kellogg Association Council, University Democrats, Challah for Hunger, spending time outdoors, and exploring new food spots
You won't ever see me: in a CS Class
Never would you ever believe: I've read all of Harry Potter 8 times
STEPHANIE RICKER
Alto '23
Hometown: Carmel, New York
Major: Hopefully History and something with Politics!
Audition songs: Kiwi by Harry Styles and Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin
Favorite uva tradition: The Good Old Song
Life outside the vs: I am on the cheer team!
You won't ever see me: relaxing
Never would you ever believe: that I broke my elbow cleaning my room
REGAN ALLEN
Alto '22
Hometown: Green Bay, WI
Audition songs: Maybe I'm Amazed by Paul McCartney and She Talks to Angels by Black Crowes
Favorite uva tradition: Trick or Treating on the Lawn, The Good Ole Song
Life outside the vs: Snowboarding, playing guitar, petting my dog, eating cheese, cruising around the world on Google Maps Street View
You won't ever see me: watching "Elf" EVER
Never would you ever believe: I was a four sport middle school athlete (volleyball, basketball, swimming, and track and field
KEVIN POOLE
Tenor '23
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Major: undecided
Audition songs: Don’t Stop Believing by Journey and Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Favorite uva tradition: The Good Ol’ Song
You won't ever see me: skipping class
Never would you ever believe: I am Bilingual