DTONES
CURRENT MEMBERS
2015-2016
Get to know the DTones!
Liam Fuller
Tenor; Abroad Fall 2015/Spring 2016
Hometown: Harrington Park, NJ
Majors: Undecided but hopefully something to do with French, Women's and Gender Studies, or Spanish Class
Class Year: 2017
Voice Part: Tenore, Ten-Ten Wins
Nickname: Li-Li, L-Man, Beyoncé, Ginger
Favorite Song: "Live To Tell" by Madonna
Favorite Food: Macaroni & Cheese
Worst Fear: Shopping alone at Walmart (there are some shady peeps up in Walmart)
Soundtrack to your life: 19 by Adele
Spirit Animal: Meryl Streep
Fun Fact: I run on caffeine and the tears of small children.
Moira Mahoney
Soprano; President
Hometown: Radnor, PA
Major(s): In the works
Class year: 2016
Voice part: Soprano (wut wut)
Nickname: Mo, Miss Piggy
Favorite song: Country Roads Take Me Home by John Denver
Favorite food: Captain Crunch
Worst fear: Clowns
Soundtrack of your life: I Love It by Icona Pop
Spirit animal: Turtle
Fun fact: I can do a Grinch face
Prudy Whalen
Alto
Hometown: Williamstown, MA
Major(s): Undecided but probably Psych
Class year: 2017
Nickname: GURL, Prudence
Voice part: Sopralto
Favorite song: I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
Favorite food: Mangoes
Worst fear: Large bodies of dark water and losing my retainer
Soundtrack of your life: High School Musical 2
Spirit animal: Narwhal (like in Elf)
Fun fact: I can lick my elbow and also do that thing where my arms are like spaghetti and I can put them around my whole body.
John Horowicz
Bass/Beatbox; Vice President
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Majors: Undecided
Class Year: 2016
Voice Part: Bass in ya face/Beatbox
Nickname: CHUBBS
Favorite Song: Thats like asking me for my favorite food. They’re all so yummy and different.
Favorite Food: Wow, haha see above
Worst Fear: Dying, right this instant
Soundtrack of your life: Some far out jam that turns into EDM as Jay Z laughs in front of a huge crowd
Spirit Animal: If we’re going for accuracy it would be a sloth but I would love to think that I’m a fierce tiger.
Fun Fact: I’m on the hockey team and I love getting caught in the rain.
Ezra Sassaman
Tenor; Music Director
Hometown: Bar Harbor, ME
Major(s): German and other undecided stuff
Class year: 2016
Voice part: Ten-tens
Nickname: Sassafrass, German
Favorite song: Meeting Laura from the “Perfume: the Story of a Murderer” soundtrack (it’s the real deal)
Favorite food: Pasta (the German kind)
Worst fear: Needles
Soundtrack of your life: Something by Yann Tiersen (La Noyée) or Hans Zimmer (Time)
Spirit animal: the things they have in the Golden Compass!
Fun fact: I don’t have a cell phone! Oh no how could this even be? (Also I can rap in German)
Becky Dukmejian
Alto; Abroad Fall 2015
Hometown: New York, NY
Major(s): Business
Class year: 2017
Nickname: Caroline
Voice part: Alto
Favorite song: At Last by Etta James
Favorite food: Spaghetti Bolognese
Worst fear: Throwing up
Soundtrack of your life: Any Christmas carol!
Spirit animal: Puppy
Fun fact: I met the Backstreet Boys
Sam Moller
Bass; Abroad Fall 2015
Hometown: Needham, MA
Major(s): Ask me in a year
Class year: 2017
Voice part: Slappin da Bass
Nickname: Mauler, Smollz
Favorite song: Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2
Favorite food: Chicken Parm
Worst fear: Mascots
Soundtrack of your life: Seltzer Boy by Allan Sherman
Spirit animal: Capybara
Fun fact: I talk about Ultimate at least 10 times a day.
Zoe Rollenhagen
Alto; Assistant Music Director
Hometown: Morristown, NJ
Major: Sociology (probably)
Class Year: 2018
Nickname: Zolo and Rollo
Voice part: Alto
Favorite song: Ocean by John Butler Trio and We Went Wild by Lord Huron
Favorite food: Diner grilled cheese
Worst fear: Feet
Soundtrack of your life: Anything by Alt-J
Spirit animal: Goat
Fun Fact: I can flare my nostrils to songs
Chelsea-Mia Pierre
Soprano; Webmaster/Fundraiser
Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Major: Undecided
Class year: 2018
Voice part: Soprano
Nickname: Chel Bell, Chellypoo, Mia
Favorite song: Bless The Broken Road- Rascal Flatts
Favorite food: Mac and Cheese
Worst Fear: Rollercoasters
Soundtrack of my life: So I Thought by Flyleaf
Spirit animal: Cheetah
Fun fact: I'm really not that interesting
Kathryn Cargill
Soprano
Hometown: Franklin Township, NJ
Major(s): Spanish and Studio Art
Class year: 2016
Voice Part: Soprano
Nickname: Katniss, KitKat, Nugget
Favorite song: Radioactive (the Lindsey Stirling & Pentatonix cover)
Favorite food: Auntie Anne's pretzels
Worst fear: Knives and throwing up
Soundtrack of your life: Les Mis
Spirit animal: Mouse
Fun Fact: I'm severely allergic to peanuts and tree nuts (aka all nuts, except that peanuts are legumes. Bet you didn't know that!)
Andrew DiNardo
Beatboxer/Tenor
Hometown: Rochester, PA
Major(s): International Business & Management
Class year: 2016
Nickname: Nardo, Nard-Dawg
Voice part: Tenor and Beats (not by Dre)
Favorite song: Either "You Raise me Up"(Josh Groban) or "Amazing Grace"
Favorite food: My nonna's homemade gnocchi
Worst fear: Needles
Soundtrack of your life: I feel like "Soundtrack to my Life" by Kid Cudi is the best fit here
Spirit animal: Quokka. This was told to me by a very very wise person
Fun fact: I can talk/sing like a chipmunk....yep
David Brown
Baritone; Treasurer
Hometown: Briarcliff Manor, NY
Major: International Business (?)
Class Year: 2018
Nickname: Dave, D Brown, Brownie
Voice Part: Bass/Baritone
Favorite Song: Imagine by John Lennon
Soundtrack of my life: Fever Pitch
Worst Fear: Having to put contacts in
Fun Fact: I've never been on a roller coaster.
Hometown: Wilton, CT
Major(s): Psych and Health Studies
Class year: 2018
Voice part: Soprano
Favorite Song: Homegrown- ZBB
Favorite food: Chicken Pot Pie
Worst fear: Petrified of mice
Spirit animal: I've been asked the spirit animal question so many times that i finally took an online quiz and it said I'm a bear!
Fun fact: I am double jointed in both my shoulders
Casey Cunningham
Soprano
Hometown: Andover, MA
Major: Undecided…but hey things can change.
Class Year: 2019
Voice Part: Bass/Baritone
Nickname(s): Bensley, Benz, A-Train (creds to my coach for the last one)
Favorite Song: How to Save a Life - the Fray
Favorite Food: Brownies. All day everyday.
Worst Fear(s): Spiders. Just no.
Soundtrack to your life: Not Afraid - Eminem
Spirit Animal: Bear
Fun Fact: I can make a honking noise. It’s pretty bad for my voice. so yea
Alex Bensley
Bass
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio
Majors: Religion and Studio Art
Class Year: Sophomore
Voice Part: Tenor
Nickname: I don’t have one? Do I need one? That would be sweet if I had a nickname
Favorite Song: THIS IS A HARD QUESTION
Favorite Food: Sushi
Worst Fear: Hurting someone I love
Soundtrack to your life: Trouble by Ray Lamontagne
Spirit Animal: The mountain goat
Fun Fact: Catnip is a natural cockroach repellent
Amanda Rachel Dowling Turner
Tenor
Ellis H. Johnson
Beatboxer/Tenor
Hometown: Born in West Point New York but I have spent 8 years here in Carlisle
Major(s): Physics with a focus in Engineering Class Year: Class of 2018
Voice Part: Beatboxer and a tenor when I get forced to sing
Nickname(s): El J but most people call me Ellis, or just yell my last name to get my attention
Favorite Song: Rivers and Roads by the Head and the Heart but I also am always down for anything by Eminem or Maroon 5
Favorite Food: Huge fan of seafood, my mom’s shrimp orzo is to die for
Worst Fear(s): Used to be deathly afraid of werewolves, now I get freaked out about physics labs
Soundtrack to your life: Sunday Morning by Maroon 5
Spirit Animal: I have been told I am otter-esk, so I guess I’ll role with that
Fun Fact: I enjoy being outdoors and working hard. Last big trip I took was 300 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, on sed trip I was indeed licked by a deer while I was asleep. It was pretty terrifying.
Abigail Zimmerman
Hometown: Westport, CT
Major(s): English Major, Italian Minor
Class Year: 2017
Voice Part: Alto
Nickname(s): Abby
Favorite song: Cigarette Daydreams by Cage The Elephant
Favorite Food: Chicken cutlet sandwiches
Worst Fear(s):The dark!!
Soundtrack to your life: It’s a hard knock life (the Jay Z version)
Spirit Animal: Mermaid
Fun Fact: I love to paint!
Abigail Zimmerman
Alto
Sherry (Ziyu) Dai
Soprano
Hometown: Beijing
Major(s): Undecided
Class Year: 2019
Voice Part: Soprano
Nickname(s): Chérie
Favorite Food: Hokkaido cheese pudding
Worst Fear(s): UGLY!!!
Spirit Animal: Wolf
Fun Fact: love operas
Emily Claire Preston
Hometown: Wenham, MA
Major(s): Undecided
Class Year: 2019
Voice Part: Alto
Nickname(s): Em, Emi, Preston
Favorite Song: Estimated Prophet by the Grateful Dead
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
Worst Fear(s): Ants and Drowning
Soundtrack to your life: Any and all Jack Johnson music
Spirit Animal: Yellow lab puppy
Fun Fact: I'm a skier and a surfer!