Hometown Burlington, Iowa
Joined Fall '17

Zach is a Sillimander in the class of 2021. Although this is only his first year at Yale, Zach has already made lots of friends. He loves to play soccer with them in the afternoon, have late night conversations with them during the week, and then beat them at Avalon on the weekends.

Hometown Zimbabwe
Joined Fall '18

Sarah loves to sing all of the Russian Chorus' loud songs really loudly. She also enjoys drinking tea.

Hometown Turkmenistan
Joined Fall '18

Current a Yale Divinity School student obtaining a Master of Arts degree in Religion, concentrating in Religion and Ecology. Originally from Turkmenistan, Jennet received a BS at the University of Wyoming and is now slowly transitioning from the Midwest to life in the Northeast...quite an adjustment! She's happy to be a part of the YRC community!

Hometown New York, New York
Joined Fall '18

Sam is a Davenport Gnome hailing from just north of the world’s best city, New York. As a baritone, he enjoys singing both high and low notes, though he can’t really do either. When not singing with YRC, Sam is usually knitting sweaters, working in the Davenport Printing Press, or studying Chinese.

Hometown New Haven, Connecticut
Joined Fall '18

Michael is a 4th Year PhD student in History and Renaissance Studies researching Italian humanism in East Central Europe. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2015 with a BA in History and Italian and studied vocal performance at the Peabody Conservatory. He very much enjoys cottage cheese.

Hometown New Haven, Connecticut
Joined Fall '18

Andrew is a first year in Grace Hopper. He is currently interested in computer science and history and is attempting to connect those two fields in any way. He knows about ten words in Russian.

Hometown New York, New York
Joined Fall '18

Zosia has been singing for 5 years in random choirs, and has now descended upon this Russian one. Of Polish descent, she grew up around Slavic folk music and culture. And she can't wait to relearn Cyrillic.

Hometown New York, New York
Joined Fall '18

Gabriel Mesa was born in New York City in January of 2000, and currently lives in Connecticut. Currently in his first year at Yale, Gabriel remains undecided on what to study, though he is considering physics, economics, and political science. He enjoys singing 80s Rock music with his friends in his free time.

Hometown Pulaski, Tennessee
Joined Fall '18

*fourth wall break* My name is Curt. I will be a Corporate Lawyer one of these days. I once believed that a magical hole underneath my backyard tree led to the land of Narnia, but I have learned since age 6 that this is egregiously wrong and even impossible; I therefore join the Russian Chorus to recapture the fantastical and whimsical qualities of my life that have been missing ever since I stopped believing in the Narnia Sinkhole.

Hometown Temecula, California
Joined Fall '18

James a first-year in Trumbull College. James is interested in studying biology, statistics, and computer science. In his free time, James enjoys reading and photography.

Hometown LA, California
Joined Fall '18

Born in LA, Robin went to high school next to the beach where she once found a really, really big shell. She's been singing in choir for about 10 years, and also enjoys swing dancing, ballet, sketch comedy, and violin. She intends to major in Environmental Studies and also enjoys studying history, especially that of New England and the 1920s.

Hometown Upstate New York
Joined Fall '18

Ioann may seem to merely lurk in the corner with a poker face, but watch out for his unexpected maneuvers as an all-around genuine, self-deprecating guy to have real talks with. Expect him to defy your initial impressions and expectations of Snake himself.

Hometown South East India
Joined Fall '17

Although Manoj is pretty busy working on his Masters in electrical engineering, he somehow still finds time to play guitar, piano, drums, saxophone, and french horn. His name may be pronounced like Nicki Minaj, but Manoj has the better high notes.

Hometown Prague, Czech Republic
Joined Fall '17

Ladislav is a history and English double major, a lover of foreign languages, and certainly more sophisticated than you. Before class, you can find him maintaining his curls and wooing acquaintances with his charming demeanor. After class, you can catch him at ballroom dancing or acting in German theatre.

Hometown Sudbury, MA
Joined Spring '17

Meredith likes fall hammocks and giving hugs, and she loved daydreaming on the banks of the Neva this summer and learning to play the balalaika. You can find her beating your friends at Super Smash Brothers Melee, sneaking food into the library, or working on improving this website.

Hometown Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Joined Fall '17

Raymond is a competitive jump roper who also enjoys long walks on the beach, card games, and freshly laundered clothing with a hint of lavender!

Hometown Floral Park, New York
Joined Fall '17

Dan is an ocean-blue-eyes mechanical engineering major in Trumbull College. He is in Navy ROTC, he might be left handed, and he made it through five seasons of Parks and Recreation in only four days. In case you still aren't swooning, you should know that Dan also plays tenor saxophone in the Yale Concert Band and helps out at Christian Union at Yale on the guitar.

Hometown Richmond, Virginia
Joined Fall '15

Connor is the perfect Jonathan Edwards College student. He majors in Classics, plays the baroque harpschichord, collects stamps, and chaired Yale's Conservative Party. And when it comes to recruiting members for the YRC, none surpass him.

Hometown Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
Joined Fall '16

Lance is an amateur contortionist who enjoys spending time in Siberia.

Hometown Carlisle, Massachusetts
Joined Spring '17

Alaric's glasses perscription is +10/+9, but he's most proud to be the President of the YRC. Alaric is a math and philosophy major.

Hometown Esopus, New York
Joined Fall '16

Henry is a junior in Branford College and a double major in economics and East Asian Studies. Outside the YRC, he spends his time marching out of step with the Naval ROTC and getting pummeled while playing for the Yale rugby team.

Hometown Taunton, England
Joined Fall '17

Tom studies Japanese history, and in his spare time he enjoys cricket and British comedy. This year, he's keen to try some good vodka with the YRC.

Hometown Beaver, Pennsylvania
Joined Spring '18

Josh is a member of Pierson College. He loves concise maths proofs and bios.

Hometown Houston, Texas
Joined Fall '16

Eric is just a normal high school student who sits at the window seat at the back of the class. When he's not nerding out about JavaScript or reading Hacker News, he's eating hot cheetos or watching Chef's Table. A first-class citizen of the Zoo, Eric is excited to leave his laptop screen weekly so that he can sing with the YRC.

Hometown Kiev, Ukraine
Joined Fall '17

Beau's journey with Slavic music began under the tutelage of Nadezhda Viktorovna, his beloved Russian teacher of many years. From her, Beau learned to love the ability of Russian music to so clearly convey strong and deep emotion, and he knows that you will be moved when you hear us sing.

Hometown Bay Area, California
Joined Fall '17

Michael's favorite Tchaikovsky piece is his Piano Concerto No. 1. In his opinion, Van Cliburn has the best interpretation. Despite being ten miles away from the San Francisco Bay, Michael despises seafood. He prefers Adam's special punch and playing Avalon with the Yale Undergraduate Avalon Club every Friday night in the Silliman Buttery. If you want the best memes, Michael knows them all.

Hometown Goshen, Indiana
Joined Spring '17

Brooks is a music and economics double major who learned to love Russian music while learning the Russian language. If he had spare time, he'd spend it playing chess, singing opera, and watching professional darts.

Hometown Memphis, Tennessee
Joined Fall '06

Adam is 5' 9", 127 pounds, and the best bass on this side of the Atlantic.

Hometown Cape Town, South Africa
Joined Fall '16

Phillip grew up on a farm in South Africa, likes rugby, and enjoys cracking open a cold one with the lads. Gaming, of course, is also necessary. He is pre-med and majoring in cognitive science.

Hometown San Francisco, California
Joined Fall '17

Micah is a first-year Saybrugian who hails from sunny San Francisco. Blissfully undecided about his major, he spends his free time managing tours for the YRC and working at the Native American Cultural Center.