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THE V'S

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BEN FURUKAWA
Bass '25

Hometown: Oakton, VA

Major: Biology

Audition Songs: A Song For You by The Carpenters and We Are the Champions by Queen

Favorite Vs Song: Little Black Submarines 

Favorite UVA tradition: LOTL (I like light shows) 

Life Outside the V's: University Singers, table tennis, video games (puzzle and rhythm), animation

You Won't Ever See Me: without my phone

Never Would You Ever Believe: I am secretly planning world domination :)

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CASEY BLOOME
Any Pronouns
Bass '25
Treasurer '23, '24

Hometown: Arlington, VA

MajorMusic & Environmental Science, Astronomy Minor

Audition SongsJust The Way You Are by Bruno Mars and Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac

Favorite V's Song: Little Lies, Golden, Beautiful Day

Favorite UVA tradition: Activities Fair

Life Outside the V'sWriting fiction, board gaming, D&D, TWOWing, producing music as Gizmote

You Won't Ever See MeWithout a song stuck in my head

Never Would You Ever BelieveI co-hosted a game show with Alex Trebek (and I have proof!)

VERONICA GROSS
She/Her
Alto '25
Social Chair '22, President '23, '24

Hometown: Norfolk, VA

MajorKinesiology (Pre-PA)

Audition songsI Wanna Love You but I Don’t by Ben Platt and Kyoto by Phoebe Bridgers

Favorite V's Song: Serotonia

Favorite UVA Tradition: Singing the Good Old Song

Life Outside the V’s: Taking naps, baking, and doing the New York Times mini crossword puzzles

You Won’t Ever See Me: Waking up before 8 am

Never Would You Ever BelieveI have never seen Friends (please don’t attack me)

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ANDY HEIL
He/Him
Bass '25
Music Director '22, '23, '24

HometownGlade Spring, VA

Majors: Astronomy and Music

Audition Songs: Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Deadbeat Holiday by Green Day

Favorite Vs Song: 21st Century Breakdown 

Favorite UVA Tradition: The good old song

Life Outside the V's: I produce my own music and also sometimes play golf

You Won't Ever See Me: caught up on homework 

Never Would You Ever Believe: I can solve a Rubik’s cube in 20 seconds or less

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NOAH SYLVESTER
He/Him
Tenor '25
Social Chair '23

HometownArlington, VA

Majors: Music and Foreign Affairs

Audition Songs: Amsterdam by Guster and Revolution Radio by Green Day

Favorite Vs Song: Ramble On 

Favorite UVA Tradition: The Good Old Song

Life Outside the V's: Breaking pianos, rolling dice, and doing dubious deeds in foreign countries

You Won't Ever See Me: Commit a crime 

Never Would You Ever Believe: I've lived in four different countries!!!

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SOPHIE BRISCOMBE

She/Her

Alto '25

Hometown: Falls Church, VA

Majors: Global Studies Environments and Sustainability

Audition Songs: Death of a Bachelor- P!ATD, Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse

Favorite Vs Song: Still Into You

Favorite UVA Tradition: crying in old cabell hall or doing my grocery “shopping” at the dining halls.

Life Outside the V's: Usingers, I like making art, running, wreaking havoc, and exploring all the secret chill spots in Charlottesville to plot evil plans.

You Won't Ever See Me: you think you will, but you actually will not ever see me.

Never Would You Ever Believe: never would I ever believe an opinion from a person who’s favorite artist is playboi carti…

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ABIGAIL DODD

She/They

Soprano '26

Secretary '23, Publicity Chair '24

Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD

Major: Math & Chemistry

Audition Songs: Mercy by Duffy and You All Over Me by Taylor Swift

Favorite V's Song: Honey, Only Angel

Favorite UVA tradition: getting 1st years to swipe me into newcomb

Life Outside the V's: USingers, Chamber, stressing over lab tings

You won't ever see me: with my phone charged above 30%

Never would you ever believe: i know almost everything about FNAF (pls let me info dump)

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KYLIE MAUPIN

They/Them

Soprano '26

Secretary '24

Hometown: Forest, VA

Majors: Biochemistry, Pre-med

Audition Songs: The Red Means I Love You by Madds Buckley and Dying in LA by P!ATD (ew sorry I hate brendon urie) 

Favorite Vs Song: Violet Hill by Coldplay

Favorite UVA Tradition: Newvie Week

Life Outside the V's: I love playing dinkum😱

You Won't Ever See Me: before 1pm🙃

Never Would You Ever Believe: im married!?!😦💍 *EMOTIONAL*

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EVALINE MITCHELL 

They/Them

Soprano '26

Hometown: Kenosha, WI

Majors: Undecided

Audition Songs: Jason’s Song by Ariana Grande & Georgia by Phoebe Bridgers

Favorite Vs Song: Only Angel

Favorite UVA Tradition: The Good Old Song

Life Outside the V's: frolicking, Maison Française

You Won't Ever See Me: being punctual 

Never Would You Ever Believe: I once held hands with an octopus!!

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TYLER TAUTE 

He/Him

Tenor '26

Vice President '24

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Majors: Environmental Science

Audition Songs: Rain by Sleep Token and Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas

Favorite UVA Tradition: Tipping hat to professors 

Life Outside the V's: I volunteer for state parks and food banks, and I do my best to help where I can.

You Won't Ever See Me: In crocs (lie).

Never Would You Ever Believe: I had an extra tooth named Timothy who got taken out with my wisdom teeth.

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DANTE RAGUSA
He/Him

Tenor '27

Hometown: Fairfield, NJ

Majors: Astrophysics

Audition Songs: Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra and Seven Nation Army by White Stripes 

Favorite UVA Tradition: The Good Old Song  

Life Outside the V's: I play the tuba in the Cavalier Marching Band

You Won't Ever See Me: on a unicycle 

Never Would You Ever Believe: I hold the record for fastest Blazin' Wings Challenge in Parsippany

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HENRY BROWN
He/Him

Tenor '27

Social Chair '24

Hometown: Bethesda, MD

Majors: Foreign Affairs, Economics

Audition Songs: Loch Lomond and Have You Ever Seen The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival 

Favorite UVA Tradition: Complaining about Construction

Life Outside the V's: U-Singers, following French politics, and searching for the best burrito

You Won't Ever See Me: Because I can turn invisible 

Never Would You Ever Believe: I've never been to Coachella

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FINN HOLBROOK

He/They

Alto '27

Hometown: Danville, VA

Majors: English

Audition Songs: This is Gospel (Panic! At the Disco) and Zombie (The Cranberries)

Favorite UVA Tradition Snowball fight!

Life Outside the V's: Resident at Brown Residential College and freelance photographer

You Won't Ever See Me: Not wearing green or brown (except maybe at concert)

Never Would You Ever Believe: My hair has been every color of the rainbow (yes, including rainbow)

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FELIX YOUNG

Bass '28

Hometown: Harrisonburg, VA

Majors: Computer Science

Audition Songs: Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars and Viva la Vida by Coldplay

Favorite UVA Tradition Hauntings

Life Outside the V's: Ultimate frisbee, engineering, and Brown College 

You Won't Ever See Me: Pulling an all-nighter

Never Would You Ever Believe: I love swing dancing

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SOPHIE TIRMAN

She/Her

Alto '28

Hometown: King George, VA

Majors: UNDECIDED ‼️‼️💪💪

Audition Songs: Fallin’ by Alicia Keys and I’m Still Standing by Elton John

Favorite UVA Tradition Anything with free stuff 🙏🙏‼️‼️

Life Outside the V's: Drawing, Hiking, Skiing, Rollerblading

You Won't Ever See Me: Not leaving something at the Vvvvvv

Never Would You Ever Believe: (I have nothing) (I’m incredibly believable)

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PACO HERRERA

He/Him

Tenor '28

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Majors: Music & pre-Data Science

Audition Songs: Original: Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid, Callback: My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne

Favorite UVA Tradition Glarties ! (Or newvie week)

Life Outside the V's: Cellist in Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, member of UVA’s club running

You Won't Ever See Me: In France

Never Would You Ever Believe: I was bald in 2nd grade

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